“The 95th birthday celebration of the global liberation icon and South African elderly statesman, Nelson Mandela, has seen many corners of South Africa and the world erupt in excitement over Madiba’s life.
Even the sporting world has paid tribute to Madiba. Retired Olympic gold medalist-swimmer Lyndon Ferns was accompanied by a multi-racial group of young swimming girls – part of the ‘Get the Girls to Gold’ programme.”
“Chris DeRose is live out at Lake Michigan talking to David McClellan, of Swim Across America, to talk about their two events this weekend to help raise funds for early stage cancer research.”
An 11-year-old North Carolina girl was electrocuted when a current ripped through the pool where she was practicing with a team at a local swim club.
MyFox8.com reports Lauren Cecil was swimming with two other girls Tuesday evening when an electric line snapped and fell into a parking lot at the swim club in Lexington, sending an electric current through the water.
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An anonymous donor has pledged £300,000 to the charities Susan Taylor was fundraising for when she died swimming the English Channel.
The money will be split between Rainbows Hospice, in Loughborough, and Diabetes UK.
The total on Ms Taylor’s fundraising website stands at about £71,000 (right now Rainbows £60,815.96 and Diabetes UK £10,335.00) but the charities have been contacted and told of the extra £300,000.
Rainbows said Ms Taylor would have taken heart from the donation.
A swimmer after the open water swim “Skálafjarðarsvimjingin 2013” across the firth Skálafjørður, here in the Faroe Islands, 16th June 2013. Just need a moment.
They are making the straps out of silicone. Interesting.
Barcelona 2013 Simming World Championship Medals MAKING OF from lagranja design on Vimeo.
See press release here on FINA.org:
Barcelona 2013: new record of participation with 181 nations in Barcelona (ESP)
With only one day to go before the Opening Ceremony of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona (ESP), taking place from July 19 to August 4, 2013 FINA is pleased to announce that a new record of participating nations will be established at this edition of FINA’s premier event. No less than 181 nations have registered for the World Championships, improving the previous record of 178 countries set at the last edition in Shanghai 2011.
See for instance USA Today, WTVR and KLTV
Tami Stanley fosters dogs for the Texas Labrador Retriever Rescue, and is fostering ‘Bunny,’ a brown lab.
While training her for adoption, Stanley discovered the dog not only loves the water, but can hold her breath under water.
“I happened to grab the toy and it was under the water and Bunny came swimming by and just went ‘bloop,’” said Stanley. “So then we put it further and I held it with my toe on the bottom. She went right down and got it!”
Bunny, who could hold her breath and dive, was soon diving from seven – to nine – and then even 13 feet deep.
USA Today video autoplays, therefore pushed below the break
