Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal from the swim club Ægir in Klaksvík racing to another sea swimming victory here in the Faroe Islands, at the open water event across the firth Skálafjørður, Sunday 16 June, 2013. She managed the 1600+ meters in 21:44.20, the fastest man second in 28:02.86.
You might remember how we had a visit from the British sports journalist Rod Gilmour, back in May, him working on a book about Pál Joensen. Well, a few moments ago he launched a website for the Pál Joensen book project, go see thepaleffect.tumblr.com!
See IMDB
MEN WHO SWIM is a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle aged men who have found unlikely success as members of Swedens all male synchronised swimming team. What began as a weekly escape from the daily grind of work and family responsibilities, gradually evolved into a more serious commitment. Inspired by classical Esther Williams techniques from the 1950s, this group of train drivers and meat buyers, archivists and teachers soon became passionate exponents of the sport.
eqhd Men Who Swim Trailer from Valerie Gomes on Vimeo.
See also YouTube
2008 Olympic Silver medalist Christine Magnuson explains one of her favorite drills – the Gator drill! Adam Brown, two-time Olympian for England, demonstrates.
Christine Magnuson Gator Drill from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
Shane and his brother, Andrew, go for a swim.
Laughing At My Nightmare (Exclusive Clip) from Wayfarer Entertainment on Vimeo.
Read for instance MailOnline, The Drum and Scotsman
A Edinburgh company director, who enjoyed the sport of extreme swimming, has drowned after getting into difficulties off the coast of south Devon.
Jonathan Joyce, 41, co-founder and technical director at Capital-based Storm ID, was spotted unconscious in the water by a canoeist who took him ashore at Beesands beach, near Salcombe on Saturday.
He was treated by paramedics before being airlifted to hospital, but died a short time later. […]
Mr Joyce was a leading member of the Outdoor Swimming Society and created a “wild swim map”. The society’s website said: “Jonathan is the missing link with our aquatic ape ancestors. Throwing himself into any water deeper than a puddle he spends all his free time looking for new places to swim, in and around Devon.”
Read for instance 9News and news.com.au
Disgraced Olympian Scott Miller has been embroiled in a drug scandal after he was arrested by the police allegedly in possession of several grams of ‘ice’ and AUS$17,000 in cash.
The Atlanta 1996 dual medallist was arrested at a home in Mascot, in Sydney’s south, and charged with two counts of possessing goods suspected of being stolen and one count of possessing a prohibited drug.
Read Lancaster Online
Wanda Gregg is 56 years old, and she is learning how to swim.
The Lancaster woman never learned the skill as a kid. Now she has two grandsons and she wants to be able to be in the pool with them.
“We started with breathing, blowing bubbles — the basic stuff. That’s what I needed,” she says of a six-week adult swimming class she recently completed at Universal Athletic Club in Manheim Township.
A view from my house last Sunday, the team of masters swimmers from Havnar Svimjifelag arriving in style on the good ship Norðlýsið, to participate in the open water event across the firth Skálafjørður in the Faroe Islands. They should have had the sails up, that would have looked even better :-)
