This year is the 23rd year holding the Round the Sound Open Water Swim Race/ Swimathon in Bermuda. Sponsored by Tourism Bermuda, Zobec Ltd, and the Dolphins Swim Team. The charities that will benefit will be the Bermuda Zoological Society and the Lion Fish Task Force.ย Sign up for this years event if you are a local swimmer at www.racedayworld.com.
Mike Peribonio and DJ Principato, seniors at the US Naval Academy, talk about the famous photo they shot re-creating the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima, and life at the Academy.
Robert Gordon University (RGU) commissioned the portrait to mark Hannahโs success in the pool and invited Aberdeen painter and Grayโs School of Art graduate Stuart Allan to work on the project.
The painting, measuring almost two metres square, captures Hannah poised to dive into a swimming pool. It was unveiled on Friday, October 4 at the reception of RGU: SPORT, where it will remain on display, in front of invited guests from the north-eastโs sporting, arts and business communities.
Hannah (24), who graduated with a bachelorโs degree in Applied Sports and Exercise Science from RGU this summer, combined the project with preparations to defend her gold medal in the 400m individual medley at next yearโs Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
She said: โIt was a lot of fun working with Stuart on the project, heโs done a fantastic job and the portrait is incredibly life-like. Seeing how the painting developed has been a fascinating experience and I couldnโt be happier with the result. I still train at RGU: SPORT and to see it each time I come in will give me a great lift as I continue to improve my performance in the pool.โ
Portrait of @HannahMiley89 by @GraysArtSchool grad @stuartallan23 unveiled at #RGU Sport today. #Aberdeen pic.twitter.com/xG4DvKBQs4
— Jenny Rush (@JennyRush7) October 4, 2013
Because I didn’t want to use their title. Interesting.
Who needs extreme sports when you’ve got sheep to tend to.
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte silver winner in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
A very interesting read here on Forbes
When I advise people to seek and hire athletes, what I am really referring to is the athlete traits (akin to leadership traits) that make any individual an exceptional hire. […]
1. They have the drive to practice a task rigorously, relentlessly, and even in the midst of failure until they succeed.
2. Athletes achieve their goals.
3. Athletes develop new skills.
4. Athletes are exceptional entrepreneurs.
5. Athletes strive for balance.
6. Athletes work well with partners and in teams.
Read the full article on Forbes. It is worth it.
The 2013 World Swimming team from Tonga talk about swimming at home in the Pacific.
Just a photo from the 2010 FINA World Cup leg in Stockholm, Sweden. Too bad that there is no World Cup meet in Sweden this year.
