Tragedy has struck the production of Disney and Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger summer blockbuster after one of its crew members sadly passed away earlier today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that he was prepping a tank, possibly cleaning it, when someone noticed no bubbles from the gear were surfacing. Apparently he had a heat attack, investigators treat it as a “natural death.” Read for instance TMZ and TheHDRoom
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Swimming with Anacondas
“As I held my breath underwater, the 200-pound anaconda slid leisurely beneath me — inches from my face. The endless, scaled form with a head the size of an anvil is a creature from nightmares (including my own) and native myths.” Read and watch ABC News Explore
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CC photo #267: Jeanette Ottesen on the Istanbul 2009 podium
LEN TSC Chairman Søren Korbo handing Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) some kind of trophy at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships, for winning bronze in the women’s 100 butterfly (time 56.02).
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Coastguards – A Waterlust Film about Sharks
A short film by Biologist Austin Gallagher describing his fears and fascinations associated with sharks.
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Chameleon Washing His Hands
Important stuff, y’know, via Neatorama
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The Noise of the Aquatic Centre
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View 2012 Waikiki Rough Water Swim finishes by name
Very interesting YouTube deep linking service here by LiveSwim, where you can pick a finisher of the 2012 Waikiki Rough Water Swim and then watch that person cross the line. It is apparently a service of Pacific Sport Events & Timing.
Here is the entire 3-hour video
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Nathan Adrian’s First Fashion Week
Find out how Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian feels about wearing a suit instead of a Speedo, how he’s mingling with the Fashion Week crowd and what he thinks about Ryan Lochte’s style.
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Track & Fields athletes unite to fight “Rule 40”
Friday 21 September, the Track and Field Athletes Association announced that it was being joined by international athletes, including Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, to fight the Rule 40 that bars Olympians from using their names or likenesses for advertising during the Olympics. Read for instance ESPN, the Washington Post, USA Today, Sports Illustrated.