“Stalking some friends floating in the ocean during a beatiful sunset at the Russian Bay near Poros, Greece.”
Floating Humans :) from Tjalve Aarflot on Vimeo.
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CC photo #261: Čavić looking all awesome at Rijeka 2008
Serbia’s Milorad ÄŒavić at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, ready for the men’s 100 butterfly preliminaries, Czech swimmer Jan Sefl also seen splashing water in his face. Cavic ended up winning the event the day after in a new European Record of 49.19, see result list here.
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Swimming Time
Swimming Time from Tommy Pitt on Vimeo.
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Swimming with elephants
“Hanging out at the pool in Jongomero, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. A Bull Elephant decided to come over for a drink from the pool, while we were in it.”
Swimming with Elephants from Dave Warfield on Vimeo.
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Swimming Pool
“It takes seconds for a child to drown, and a lifetime to get over”
Swimming Pool from FAMQ on Vimeo.
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Freedive Bonaire 2012
Freediving clinic taught by Carol Schrappe in Bonaire in August 2012
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Akihiro Yamaguchi downs the 200 breaststroke world record
At the Japanese National Sports Festival yesterday, 18-year-old Akihiro Yamaguchi collected his first world record, downing the global standard in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke, nearly becoming the first man under 2:07 with a time of 2:07.01. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine and watch the video.
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Georgians arrange inaugural Tbilisi Open Water Marathon
Yesterday September 15, the first ever official open water event was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, arranged by the Georgian Swimmers’ Club, Georgian Aquatics Sports National Federation, Tbillisi City Hall and Lisi Development. The distance was 5K for men and 3K for women, Georgia’s 200 freestyle national record holder Irakli Revishvili clocking the best time of 1:00.44,with about 50 swimmers participating including London 2012 Olympian Irakli Bolkvadze. The Georgians are now going to make an open water federation, with this event being held every year, hopefully including some international names. Thanks to Dato Murjikneli for info and photos, see Georgians Swimmers’ Club for more info.
Boys (1994 & older)- Irakli Revishvili 1:00.44
- Dato Sikharulidze 1:05.10
- Irakli Bolkvadze 1:07.13
Boys (1995-1998)
- Temo Kobakhidze 1:07.38
- Dato Shakhnazarovi 1:11.03
- Akaki Vashakidze 1:13.17
Girls (1998 & older)
- Teona Bostashvili 0:51.18
- Sopo Sagaradze 0:51.50
- Oksana Belova 0:52.57
Here is footage from the event
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CC photo #260: Kristina & Poula cheering on Andrass
Here we go again, first meet of the Faroese 2012-2013 season, we’re a bit late but there you go.
