Ted-Ed lesson by Scott Gass, animation by Sandro Katamashvili. Awesome.
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Champion Pole Dancer Demonstrates Strength & Flexibility Moves
Behold Oona Kivelä, 2012 Ultimate Pole Champion, via Laughing Squid
Only bodyweight, so I guess it is safe and easy (/troll)
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Cousteau grandson Fabien to spend October underwater
Read for instance Newser and see WFLAWhile you’re spending October planning what candy you’ll hand out on Halloween, Fabien Cousteau will be spending the month underwater. He’s aiming to spend a record-breaking 31 days in the deep blue, surfacing on October 31, on the 50th anniversary of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau’s record-setting 30 days underwater in the Red Sea.
See Mission 31
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CC photo #548: The French doing dryland at Roma 09
Just a scene from the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. I spot Bousquet and Bernard, and apparently there is also a guy from San Marino in the midst of it all.
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III Marnaton de la Lluna. 2013
‘On the 01/06/2013, the Lluna Marnaton III was held, an event with its own personality. It is not just a journey, it is a 360° experience, a whole day full of activities for all the family in the Camping International De Calonge: children’s activities, swimming clinics, courses and racing kayaks.’
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Viral video of baby swimming across pool stirs controversy
Read for instance 5News, ZAP2it, KPLCtv and FOX19
Adam Christensen posted this video of his 16-month-old daughter, Elizabeth, on YouTube. She was trained by a professional instructor, and her parents were standing by, but some parents are chiming in, questioning whether it is safe.
Adam BC’s disclaimer with the video:
“Just so everyone knows, I am a registered nurse and my wife was a life guard for six years and taught swimming for three. not only are we both professionally trained in CPR and water safety I am certified in advanced pediatric life support. the child in the video (Elizabeth) has been trained properly by ISR certified instructors.”
Here is the video with CNN comments
Here on CNN is a Dr. Jennifer Caudle weighing in:
“If the child didn’t know how to swim, they weren’t properly trained, clearly this is not a good idea,†Dr. Caudle says. But it’s clear from the video Elizabeth can swim. “I personally would like a parent or guardian to be very very close to that child just in case.â€
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Five of my favorite ‘Swim Good’ covers
I really like this song, ‘Swim Good’ by Frank Ocean … it might be a bit dark especially when seeing the original video, but the idea of swimming from something is something I guess all swimmers can relate to.
So there you go, the original first
And then my five favorite covers, in no particular order
Honorable mention: Misfits Dance Crew‘s performance to ebrahim‘s cover
And there are plenty more on YouTube, I made a playlist tonight and will probably be both adding and maybe even swapping videos with the ones listed here.
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Jenna hits up swim class with Dara Torres
See Today
“Doctors say that swimming is one of the best forms of exercise that women can do while they’re pregnant, but as Jenna found out, sometimes the stakes can be pretty high in those prenatal swimming classes. The solution? A private refresher course with Olympian Dara Torres. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.”
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Father electrocuted while swimming in Lake Cumberland
Read WKYT.com
Kevin Short died Sunday in what officials simply describe as a tragic, freak accident. He was swimming with others near Garland Bend on Lake Cumberland when an exposed cord came too close to an aluminum ladder.
“What happened was the cord went in between the ladder and the dock, it had a raw space,†said Donna Gross, Short’s mother-in-law.
Kevin’s 12-year-old son, Kevin, Jr. was actually swimming toward the ladder when his father grabbed it first.“When he was reaching for the ladder, he pulled his son back by playing, like ‘I’m going to beat you to it,’and so big Kevin grabbed the ladder, that’s when he got electrocuted, so that actually saved little Kevin,†said Gross.