“Harbin, one of the coldest cities in China, hosts a ice swimming contest. The swimmers take the plunge into waters close to -26 degrees Celsius.”
Ehm no, pretty sure that water freezes before -26 degrees Celsius, even in China
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Abuse In Sports: An Overview
At MaleSurvivor’s 2012 International Conference a panel discussion on Abuse in Sports was held. This is part two of the discussion.
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Freedive and scuba diving don’t mix
Noteworthy warning from Feargus Callagy of FreediveIreland.com, that you can risk getting the bends if you mix scuba diving with freediving. Read Deeper Blue
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Ian Thorpe still believes he has a future in the pool
The 30-year-old Australian has cited his short preparation time as the reason for his failed comeback last year and is confident he could still swim at the elite level.
“I still have a life in the pool,” Thorpe told the BBC.
But Australian coach Leigh Nugent has poured cold water on the return, admitting it would be “a big ask” for the Thorpedo.
“Ian is such an enigmatic character and a brilliant athlete, but if you really haven’t got that gut burning desire to do it well then maybe you have to look at other things,” Nugent told the BBC.
Thorpe admitted taking a “ego bashing” after focusing on the 100m and 200m events as a sprinter and Nugent believes the 10-time Commonwealth champion needs to return to his previous guise as a middle-distance specialist.
“His physiology suits the 200-400m area and to try and break into the sprint area is pretty tough for him,” explained Nugent.
Read for instance sportal.com.au, Herald Sun and BBC Sport
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Aleksander Hetland – World Champion
A really nice ‘iPhone diary’ captured by Aleksander Hetland’s roommate Petter Fagerlund, the day after Hetland won gold at the Istanbul 2012 World Championships. Unfortunately (naturally) in Norwegian, but what Hetland is discussing while driving is that it of course it is cool to end his swimming carreer as world champion, but that he still will end it, despite of people saying that he can’t stop now. He also says that if he had managed to qualify for the Olympics this summer, he probably would have stopped there, so maybe it was just as well that he didn’t.
Aleksander Hetland – World Champion from Petter Fagelund on Vimeo.
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Extreme diving from bridge over Rome’s Tiber on New Year’s Day
A handful of Italians have spent New Year’s Day diving 17 metres from a bridge into the chilly Tiber river in Rome.
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Minnesota State Women’s Swimming Hawaii Training Trip Day 3
Day 3 of the The Minnesota State women’s swimming and diving Hawaii Training Trip
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Whittier Aquatics train with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
The Whittier College aquatics program joined with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department this week to help them strengthen their relationship with the City of Whittier, while also helping build camaraderie within the aquatics program.
The training session occurred at Huntington Beach and allowed both the swimming & diving and water polo teams to work out with the Field Operations Training Unit (FOTU) conducting tests including overall conditioning, physical fitness and defensive tactics. The training itself was not only self-defense tactics from the elite-training unit, but was also great for team unification.
Read more here on wcpoets.com
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Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer and others tackle pararescue training
RYAN Lochte, Conor Dwyer and the University of Florida men’s team tested themselves this morning against the strength and endurance of members of the Elite Special Forces at the Patrick Air Force Base. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
That was officially my hardest work out i have ever done. Thank u @usairforce #nopain
— Ryan Lochte (@ryanlochte) January 4, 2013