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Jamaican Free Diver Killed By Shark

Mar 14, 2013

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rokur

in Nature, Open Water, Safety

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Police identified the victim as 68-year-old George Facey of the western town of Savanna-la-Mar. They said he was among a group of Jamaican fishermen who left the Old Harbour Bay Fishing Beach early in the day and encountered sharks while diving off a remote cay located some three miles off the south coast. A local fisherman said he was told by colleagues that the veteran spear fisherman got separated from the group and was attacked by a possibly 16-foot-long (4.8-meter-long) shark, likely a tiger shark.
Norwegian SC Champs 2013 LIVE on Livestream

Mar 14, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Behold, the Norwegian Short Course Championships 14 – 17 March 2013 can be followed live on Livestream as we speak, with live timing, results and stuff also on medley.no. There is an interesting “SmÃ¸rdal Sport og Media” icon at the bottom of the page, could very well be that guy who writes on simma.nu/no and Speed Endurance (and who also competes at these championships).

(Recorded sessions can be found here on Livestream)
CC photo #438: The Istanbul 2012 women’s 200 breast medal podium

Mar 13, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Medal winners in the women’s 200 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Laura Sogar (USA, silver), Rikke MÃ¸ller Pedersen (DEN, gold) and Kanako Watanabe (JPN, bronze). See the result list here.
Olympic Hopeful Feature Stories

Mar 13, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

A bit late, but really nice

0:00-2:32-A piece of former University of Arizona swimmer Marcus Titus, who is deaf. Prior to Olympic Trials, Marcus created a movement on social media which convinced USA Swimming to allow him to be aided by hand signals.
2:33-4:47-A piece on shot putter Jill Camarena-Williams, whose husband Dustin also serves as her trainer.
4:48-6:31-A piece of former Olympic medalist Amanda Beard, who has added titles of mom and author since her last Olympic appearance.

Olympic Hopeful Feature Stories from Ryan Recker on Vimeo.
Behold Helsinki’s underground ItÃ¤keskus Swimming Hall

Mar 13, 2013

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rokur

in Swimming Pools, Wow

The hall has facilities on two floors and can hold about 1.000 visitors at a time. Quarried out of solid rock, it can be converted into an emergency shelter for 3.800 people if necessary. See hel.fi
GoPro Hula-hoop Cam At Venice Beach

Mar 13, 2013

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rokur

in Wow

Wow, via SCAQ BLOG
Ferenc Kovacshegyi (HUN) presentation on Eva Risztov (10km Open Water)

Mar 12, 2013

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rokur

in Technique, Training

From the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic in Moscow, Russia, October 2012.
Soviet killer dolphins roam the Black Sea as we speak

Mar 12, 2013

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rokur

in Nature, Safety, WTF

Read the blog of dolphin scientist guy Justin Gregg

AfterÂ rebooting the Soviet Unionâ€™s marine mammal programjust last year with the goal of teaching dolphins to find underwater mines and kill enemy divers,Â three of the Ukrainian militaryâ€™s new recruits have gone AWOL.

It might not be such a big deal except that these dolphins have been trained to â€œattack enemy combat swimmers using special knives or pistols fixed to their heads.â€
Sea lion pup takes kayak ride

Mar 12, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Nature

“At the end of a night dive I had quite the surprise when a very cute baby sea lion jumped on my kayak. Was the sea lion pup escaping a shark in the area? Was he cold? Or was he just playing around? In any case,it looks like I now have a new kayaking buddy. Filmed with GoPro HD Hero2 and GoPro dive housing.”