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    Despite the rumors from top competitors and men in the know, swimming legend Michael Phelps has yet to dive in a pool competitively since London, and told a German paper Wednesday that he thinks top rival Ryan Lochte is trying to deflect some attention away from himself.

    Phelps, of course, says he’s happy with the life of leisure he’s enjoyed since London, and he’s happy to “no longer smell chlorine,” but he still won’t entirely count out a comeback.

    “All I can say: I am very happy with my current life, I enjoy my retirement, I enjoy playing golf.” Phelps explained (with some help from Google Translate). “I will be still be seen at the edge of the pool at the World Championships and I will of course watch Rio 2016. Will I come back? I do not know. It is a matter of time. At the moment, I’m happy the way it is.”

    Michael Phelps

    Image courtesy of Marco Paköeningrat, , CC BY-SA 2.0

  • The youngest Lithuanian to win Olympic gold, Ruta Meilutyte talks about being a full-time student with a sporting career.

    http://youtu.be/o4HDp9_PS74

  • Dr. Christy Valentine speaks with FOX 8 New Orleans about how to stay safe when enjoying recreational water activities this summer.

  • “If there are dangerous seas, you’ll find him there. Lewis Pugh, the man who has astounded the world with his ability to swim in the coldest of waters in dressed on nothing more than a Speedo, and a man with an incredible passion for the environment.”

  • Great video from the Falkland Islands – “People dashing into the freezing South Atlantic in the depths of winter just to earn their Certificate of Lunacy. Brrrrrrrr!”

    http://youtu.be/gukFWWdFAtY

  • Great Flashmob with the song Planet Water (Ivan the gas) and Xop, the mascot of the 2013 Barcelona World Swimming at the Piscines Bernat Picornell swimming complex.

  • Not my best shot, but the best one I’ve got from when Therese Alshammar won gold in the women’s 100 meter short course butterfly, at the FINA 2010 World Cup meet in Stockholm, Sweden. Also in the picture Sarah Sjöström (Sweden) on lane 5 and Jeanette Ottesen (Denmark) on lane 6. And a man with a bucket. See the result list here.

    Alshammar winner in the 100 fly at Stockholm 2010

  • Three of the four current Danish 2013 Barcelona squad members having fun in the sun while on altitude camp in Sierra Nevada. World champs Jeanette Ottesen, Pernille Blume and Rikke Møller Pedersen. Most of the talk is in Danish, but you will manage anyhow.

    (Warning, maybe NSFW in your corner of the world)

  • See ABC News

    An Oregon teen who did not know how to swim was listed in critical condition Tuesday after being under water for more than 30 minutes, officials said.

    Cesar Campuzano, 15, was rescued by the Newberg Dive Rescue team and the sheriff’s marine patrol Monday evening, after he leaped into the river at Rogers Landing, Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Tim Svenson said.

    “What happened was basically they [Campuzano and some friends] were down on the dock and they were all in the water, they knew he couldn’t swim and he said he couldn’t,” Svenson said. “They thought he was joking, and as they were getting out he jumped in.”

    Svenson said three teenage boys tried to retrieve Campuzano out of the water but he kept crawling over them, proving too heavy to be lifted out of the water.

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