No sport is safe with the Olympic swimmer around! See his many talents in “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” premiering Sunday, April 21 at 10|9c.
http://youtu.be/eKZaOejspHs
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CC photo #458: Vladimir Morozov at Istanbul 2012
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov gold winner in the men’s 50 freestyle at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.
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Finland appoints Bo Jacobsen as new national head coach
The Finnish Swimming Association has appointed Danish coach Bo Jacobsen as new national head coach, starting May 1st, 2013. Bo Jacobsen is renowned in Danish swimming as head coach these past 18½ years of one of the most successful swim clubs in Denmark, WestSwim later merged into Esbjerg Svømmeklub. Read the press release here on Esbjerg Svømmeklub and see also SwimNews.dk(Photo: Bo Jacobsen at the Rijeka 2008 European SC)
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Is this some kind of Michael Phelps effect on golf?
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Danish pro Andreas Harto takes things to a new level in this video, removing his pants (along with shoes and socks) to chip his way out from the edge of a water hazard at a tournament in Morocco on Sunday
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Ronan the Sea Lion first non-human mammal to “keep the beat”
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Scientists trained a musically inclined sea lion named Ronan to “bob her head in time with rhythmic sounds,” according to a UCSC press release. Ronan later showed that she could transfer this skill to music and tempos she hadn’t yet heard.
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CC photo #457: Flags (and Hungary) at Rijeka 08
Just a shot of the big sign saying “Rijeka 08” at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, the flags above and a few Hungarians on the bleachers.
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CC photo #456: Ying Lu on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
China’s Ying Lu gold medal winner in the women’s 50 meter butterfly at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.
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SA swimmers will have to pay for their trip to Barcelona 2013
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South African swimmers, including Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos, will have to pay their own way to compete in the FINA World Championships in Barcelona later this year as their cash-strapped federation cannot fund their trip.
Swimming South Africa CEO Shaun Adriaanse confirmed that the federation would be sending the swimmers to Spain but they would have to pay for their own flights and accommodation for the championship starting on July 19.
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Can you survive quicksand?
Is it possible to survive being stuck in quicksand? Jonny Phillips risks life and limb to experience firsthand what it is like to slowly sink into quicksand—just a few feet away from an incoming tide.