“Future phenom: All American swimmer Taylor Garcia. Taylor Garcia took up swimming as a recreational sport in school but soon realized that the thing she hated the most about swimming competitions was losing. “The lows are just something that fuels me for the next competition,” she says, “and I can just pick myself up from those disappointments.”
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Olympic swimmer Nick D’Arcy considers retiring and pursuing career in medicine
He failed to make the 200m butterfly final at the London Olympics due to a shoulder injury and surgery since has kept him out of the water.
D’Arcy has stopped training with Brisbane-based coach Michael Bohl’s group and will not trial for Australia’s world championship team in April.
His coach said the 25-year-old, who works as a radiographer, had indicated he may pursue a career in medicine.
“I think he is done (training with me) – he wants to do medicine,” Bohl said. “He has some practical work he has to do in the first part of this year as a radiographer (to finish his radiography degree), he missed a few hours with the Olympics last year and he has a little bit of work to get his degree.”
Read The Telegraph
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CC photo #378: Vladimir Morozov after his 100 free win at Istanbul 2012
Russia’s Vladimir Morozov straight after winning the men’s 100 freestyle in a time of 45.65 at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He was coughing when we spoke with him later, so maybe not even in the best of shape? See result list here.
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Tom Daley’s Mum Hits Back At British Swimming Boss
As you might have read for instance on Inside the Games, British Swimming’s CEO David Sparkes has critized Olympic swimmer diver Tom Daley for agreeing to front the new diving reality show Splash!, saying his ambitions to work in television could hamper his diving carreer. Daley’s coach Andy Banks hit back, and Daley’s synchronized partner Peter Waterfield also, and now mummy’s mad too, sending a furious open letter to British Swimming:
“As far as I’m aware, Tom was one of the few major success stories for British Swimming this summer… and possibly one of the athletes that helped you retain your job.
Others say that your performance was the worst of any CEO in British sport.
Surely you should be thanking Tom and showing your support and gratitude?”Ouch!
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‘Bambi’ in trouble again, now rescued from frozen Colorado lake
Wildlife officials and brewery workers have rescued a large mule deer which became stranded on an icy lake. The animal lost traction after it found itself in the middle of the of the lake near Golden, Colorado.
http://youtu.be/B5-utOaf1wI
A younger version from December 2011
An then of course
Via Arbroath
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Speedo can’t be very happy with the product placement here
Ouch, off Nothing To Do With Arbroath
Jimmy Savile spent “every waking minute” of his life thinking about abusing children, attacked patients in hospices and even used the final edition of the BBC’s Top of the Pops to commit sex offences, police disclosed yesterday.
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Angry Birds Space splashes underwater with new Pig Dipper episode
If gravity wasn’t enough, Rovio chose to add another interesting element to the birds in space – buoyancy. Angry Birds Space just got updated with an all new Pig Dipper episode featuring 30 new aquatic-themed levels. Read NDTV
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Swimming is Evil
“So i went to a swimming thing and it was the worst experience ever never do it wow.”
– she has a point, and I actually laughed out loud a couple of times from watching this
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Aquadettes – On Life, Death and Synchronized Swimming
“Regular practice of synchronized swimming is a great way to maintain health and strength and a great way to meet active and fun women! They have many members who have had arthritis, joint replacements, and other health challenges and they stay active with the Aquadettes”