Under Maps Labs in Google Maps, which can be found in the lower left corner, is a measuring tool that can be activated. You can choose the geeky option and measure the distance based on the size of Olympic swimming pools, for example. The English Channel is at least 822 pools in width :-)
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Following our report and questions in December and pressure from USA Swimming, FINA today imposed a ban on Li Zhesi, the Chinese teenager who at 16 last March 31 tested positive for EPO.
Japan’s Marie Kamimura ready for the women’s 200 backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. She ended up fourth in 2:04.22, see the result list here.
“Film director David M. Reynolds is obsessed with the fabled island of Atlantis. He’s so obsessed that he spent the past two years working practically nonstop (and with barely any budget) on five short films collectively called The Underwater Realm. In each of these four-to-five minute shorts, humans come into contact with Atlanteans, from a slave thrown overboard during the height of the Roman empire to a modern-day couple who are mysteriously snatched while exploring an underwater cave. They’re all now freely available on the web for anyone to see. And if all goes well Reynolds hopes that the shorts will lead to three feature-length underwater movies that revolve around Atlantis.”
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Ian Thorpe looks increasingly likely to forgo a tilt at this year’s World Championships in Barcelona in favor of targeting next year’s Commonwealth Games. While he has continued to train in and out of the pool since the Olympic Trials, it is understood that he will only return to Switzerland to recommence full work under Russian coach Gennadi Touretski in February. Read The Australian
Brazil’s Nicholas Santos entering the Sinan Erdem Arena, ready for the men’s 50 butterfly semifinal at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning the final, the day after, see the result list here
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“Firstly doping harms athletes; secondly, doping is unfair to the athlete’s competitors; thirdly, doping undermines sports in society,†Cooper explains. “Contrast this with the arguments against recreational drugs. Firstly drugs harm an individual; secondly, drugs harm those with whom an individual interacts; thirdly drugs harm the moral structure of society.â€
“Just a little vid from the first swim meet of the season. It was amazing and I can’t wait for the next one.”
http://youtu.be/D16X9g6w4OU
Could T. Rex swim? Just how good were dinosaurs in the water? This episode of Sketchasaurus investigates.
http://youtu.be/NdO9uomS42g
