Oh no, Et tu, Brute ?
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CC photo #269: A star studded Rijeka 2008 group photo
Not really sure what is happening here, maybe the LEN prize money winners plus a few others, at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships.
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Kiwi hospital removes eel from man’s bum
A man sought emergency treatment at hospital in Auckland last week with an eel stuck up his bottom. It is believed the patient was sent for X-rays and a scan, which showed there was an eel lodged inside him.
“The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus and the incident is the talk of the place,” a hospital source said. “Doctors and nurses have come across people with strange objects that have got stuck where they shouldn’t be before, but an eel has to be a first.”
It is unclear how the eel managed to be trapped inside the man. It is believed medics successfully removed it and the man was later discharged.
(Photo courtesy of rach2k, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Notice! – This is *not* the eel in question!)
Read more here on The New Zealand Herald, via Arbroath
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Shoshoni the horse crosses the Loch Lomond every week
“We live on an island and had no means of transportation to take her to the mainland so we tried swimming – and she loved it. Despite being a horse, she took to it like a duck to water. It helps to keep her fit, and we find swimming is good for her mentally as well.†Read Arbroath
This *must* be what she is thinking, while swimming :-)
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New technique helps reduce surgery scars
Surgery scars are an unsightly problem for many but now there may be a way to soften their appearance without chemicals or medication. Jamie Howard, a physical therapist in Center City, says she’s had success using the Graston technique. It was first developed for athletes, to loosen muscles, tendons, and scar tissue under the skin. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is said to be a devotee. Read 6ABC Action News
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CC photo #268: The Tropical Islands resort near Berlin
The resort my wife visited earlier this month, on a field trip with 9th grade students and fellow teacher and parents. A huge, former airship hangar transformed into Tropical Islands, complete with fake horizon and everything. By pure coincidence, another Faroese party visited at the same time, bringing the total tally of Faroese visitors up to 50, or about 1‰ of the total Faroese population. And oh yes, she recommends it.
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Kirsty Coventry and Arena support AMREF projects in Kenya
One and a half billion people in the world have to use contaminated water, the main vehicle for disease. In Africa, 4 out 5 deaths are linked to water. The lack of drinking water is one of the fundamental causes of hunger, disease and poverty. Read Arena International and see AMREF.
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Gangnam Synchro Style
Aqualillies and what appears to really be Psy doing the Gangnam Style ‘synchro style’. As commented a couple of times on YouTube, ‘slightly disturbing’.
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Azul – A Waterlust film about women in water
A short film by Paula Marinkovic & Alexandra Menk starring Melissa Gil, Diana Salom, and Kalia Aguera. Get a glimpse into the aquatic lifestyle of these amazing women!