Ryan Lochte was already a very popular guy at the beginning of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, but grew to godlike status when he started to give away his medals to local kids at the venue.
Here is him surprising a kid with his 200 IM gold medal
This after setting a new World Record in the event
And here is him managing to give away his 100 IM gold medal, also
The Ajax Polar Bear Swim takes place each January 1st at Paradise Beach Park in Ajax, Ontario. This is the video from the 2013 version (8th annual).
“The annual bikini issue is out and hotter than ever. Find out which sexy gal made the cut.”
Clue, it is not me
Highlights of Lithuanian Open Swimming Short Course Championships 2012 with Olympic champion RÅ«ta Meilutyte.
According to tv2.no, both Olympic champions Cameron in the men’s breaststroke Van Der Burgh and Daniel Gyurta will attend the Bergen Swim Festival 19-21 April 2013, to honor their fallen friend Alexander Dale Oen. The meet was cancelled last year, as it was scheduled to be arranged only days after Oen’s untimely death, a short course meet in the long course season that the arrangers plan to make into a long course meet when their new 50-meter venue will be ready in early 2014. Read also this press release (in Norwegian) on bsf.no.
“The polar bear swim is a tradition in Vancouver (and in other places as well) to swim in the cold wintery waters of English bay beach on the first day of every new year, as a means of beginning a fresh new year whilst having some unassuming fun.”
New years day 2013 – The Polar Bear Swim! from Yiming Cai on Vimeo.
Another video from the same event
2013 Polar Bears from Paul Tarasoff on Vimeo.
“New Year’s Day Swim at Saundersfoot 2013. Hundreds taking part, thousands watching. Super start to the year. Can you spot the local “Pap” taking photos!”
Now with fireworks !
Saundersfoot New Years Day Swim 2013 from Nick Pudsey on Vimeo.
“For this gig I didn’t shoot flat like I normally do for post grading I wanted the the image to feel cool by pulling towards blue in camera.”
Yeah, and the weather helped too :-)
The Polar Bear Swim from Kadshah Nagibe on Vimeo.
Oh no, the humanity
