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Science says: It is okay to pee in the pool

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Health, WTF

OMG – Phelps, Lochte, Adlington et al. were right all along, via the17thman:

Scientists are now confirming that Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte’s admission that they urinate in the swimming pool is really not such a big deal after all.

‘Urine is essentially sterile so there isn’t actually anything to kill in the first place. Urine is largely just salts and water with moderate amounts of protein and DNA breakdown products,’ biochemist Stuart Jones when asked about urinating in a pool.

Read Mail Online

Personally, I’m still with British PM David Cameron. It is a matter of taste :-P

Peeing in Pools with Ryan Lochte from Ryan Lochte
Swimmer Caught Riding a Dying Whale

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Nature

Earlier in December, at least one unidentified swimmer was videotaped riding a sperm whale off the coast of Florida – and hours later the animal was dead. Now a federal investigation has been launched into what killed the endangered species. Read Guy Harvey Magazine
Hannah Miley on coping with stress of being 2014 poster girl

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

“Hannah Miley reckons sheâ€™s on course for even more glory after learning how to drown out the pressure of expectation.

The Garioch swimmer just missed out on a podium place at London 2012 but hit back with medal-laden displays at the European and World Short Course Championships.

She won a gold and two silver medals at the European Short Course event in France last month and followed that up with gold and bronze medals at the world event in Turkey earlier this month.

Now the 23-year-old has her sights set on the World Long Course Championships in Barcelona in the summer before the small matter of defending her Commonwealth 400m individual medley title in Glasgow in 2014.”

Read more here on the Daily Record
CC photo #363: Jump!

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Faroe Islands, Fun, Technique

Our youngest practicing start jumps on his very first (official) swim lesson, back in August 2012. His technique is a bit, ehm, ‘a leap of faith, we’ll work on the entry later’ :-P
WINTER SWIM 2013

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water

Time has soon come for the second year of winter swimming in the North. Here my crew gets some expert help when it comes to dipping in ice water.
The Daily Show looks back at NBC’s tape delayed London 2012 Olympics

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Fun, Organization

News channels try to avoid spoiling tape-delayed London Olympics results, but only Brian Williams can pull off a news vault with such a high degree of difficulty.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Brent Hayden Swimming Psychology

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, History

“How would you like to get inside the mind of an Olympic medalist?

2012 London summer Olympic bronze medalist Brent Hayden accomplished one of the rarest feats in sport. He stood on the Olympic podium. Brent’s swimming resume includes both an Olympic bronze medal and world championship gold medal. His mindset is world class.

In golf, swimming, or any sport, the mindset of champions is remarkably similar. In my interview, Brent highlights several mental strategies that would make any athlete more successful.”
Christmas divers drink champagne at the bottom of swimming pool in Russia

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

Underwater video captures divers celebrating the festivities drinking champagne around a Christmas tree at the bottom of a pool in Russia.
Czech winter swimmers

Dec 28, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water

Over 200 Czechs take part in a Christmas swimming race in the Vltava river in Prague.