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Bubble Man Attempts Run to Catalina Island

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Dryland, Fun

“In the 1957 song 26 Miles (Santa Catalina), The Four Preps describe several ways to get to Catalina Island – “the island of romance” – including joining the Navy, riding in a leaky boat and even swimming across with water wings.

The group didn’t suggest running, but that is what one man tried to do early Friday morning in Redondo Beach’s King Harbor using a giant inflatable bubble.

Iranian-born runner Reza Baluchi is attempting to be the first person in history to run from the mainland to Catalina Island and back inside a specially modified inflatable “Zorb” ball. In the process, he hopes to raise money to build schools for children in impoverished areas of the world and promote his message of peace.

“If your mind is strong, you can do anything you want,” Baluchi said before departing on his approximately 30-mile journey to the island.”

Bubble Man Attempts Run to Catalina Island from John Schreiber on Vimeo.
Swedish SC Champs 2013 – Day 2

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Uncategorized
Web site • Start Lists • Results • Videos

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Sarah Sjöström clocked 25.35 in the 50 butterfly. Simon Sjödin broke the championships record in the 200 IM, clocking 1:56.04.

Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events:
- 400 free W – Louise Hansson
- 200 IM M – Simon Sjödin, Mattias Carlsson, Erik Persson, Linus Kanth
- 100 IM W – Magdalena Kuras, Petra Granlund, Nadja Salomonsson
- 100 fly M – Noone qualified
- 50 fly W – Sarah Sjöström, Magdalena Kuras, Ida Lindborg, Josefin Lindkvist
- 100 breast M – Johannes Skagius
- 200 breast W – Joline Höstman, Jennie Johansson, Jessica Eriksson, Vilma Ekström
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Greenwich Baths “We Love Summer” (Sydney Harbour’s Eventful Beach)

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water, Wow

“Greenwich Baths is nestled on the tip of Greenwich Point, with spectacular harbor views including Cockatoo Island, Iron Cove and Balmain to the south. To the southeast the imposing Sydney CBD skyline includes the banking skyscrapers and Centrepoint Tower. The Harbour’s pleasant waters are ideal for swimming and the facilities at Greenwich Baths cater for everyone from toddlers having a splash to a lap swimmer enjoying their training.”

Greenwich Baths “We Love Summer” (Sydney Harbour’s Eventful Beach) from I Love This Promo on Vimeo.
Stockholm SwimRun

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water

“21 km trail. 3,8 km open water. 1 hell of a race”

Stockholm SwimRun from Team Nordic Trail on Vimeo.
The Water Is My Sky

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, History, Wow

Introducing: ‘The Water Is My Sky,’ a feature length documentary aiming to explore the world of elite competitive swimming. Here interviewing Rowdy Gaines.

The Water Is My Sky from The Water Is My Sky on Vimeo.
Swimmer’s ‘idiotic’ shark hug caught on camera

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Freediving, Fun, Nature

See 9News

The man, whose head is only centimetres from the mouth of the lemon shark, has been bagged on social media for the stunt performed while snorkelling off the Pacific island of Bora Bora recently.

The lemon shark moves gently through the water as the snorkeler, dressed in board shorts and flippers, approaches and swings himself underneath the big fish, wrapping his hands around it.

Remarkably, the shark barely reacts to the swimmer hitching a ride and continues moving slowly through the water until its passenger lets go.

http://youtu.be/wiSB9_NJce8
Cam You Can! Episode 2 with high-flying acrobat Cameron van der Burgh

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Dryland, Fun

Head and Shoulders Presents Cam you Can! with Cameron van der Burgh!
Controversy continues to whirl around Chinese swimming star Sun Yang

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip

Read People Daily

Despite having finished his seven-day detention for driving without a license, China’s Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang remains the center of controversy.

Sun’s relationship with teammates was questioned this time as a local newspaper reported on Nov 17 that the 400m and 1,500m freestyle Olympic champion has become a supercilious athlete after winning fame and fortune with elite results.

“He’s always coming and leaving alone unlike others who stay together. And he almost has no friends on the team,” an athlete of the Chinese national swimming squad was quoted anonymously by Southern Metropolis Daily as saying.

“Before building his name in 2010, he used to be an easy-going guy who kept close bonds with us. But after improving his performance and winning the World Championships and Olympics, he’s become an arrogant person, who barely talks with us,” said the athlete.

According to the report, Sun also showed no respect to some veteran swimmers such as Zhang Lin and Wu Peng, who used to perform better than him at international events.
I’m A Celebrity 2013: Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington confesses to peeing in the pool

Nov 21, 2013

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rokur

in Health, Safety, Training, WTF

See Nottingham Post

Nottingham’s very own Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington shocked her fellow campers last night on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here when she confessed that she always pees in the pool.

Team mate Joey Essex couldn’t resist probing the gold medallist about her swimming secrets during a Snake Rock campsite chat.

The Mansfield Olympic hero quashed Joey’s fears that peeing in a swimming pool would make the water turn purple.

http://youtu.be/ItXKsL0tzIk

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