According to KMPS, Washington native and Olympic swimmer Nathan Adrian received a great honor yesterday. Nathan had a street named after him in his home town of Bremerton. â€Nathan Adrian Drive†is located near the Jarstad Aquatic Center, where Adrian trained as a teen.
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CC photo #242: A well-equipped photographer at Rijeka 2008
Don’t take my word for it, but I think he is Swiss.
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Behold a most awesome DIY water slide
Probably illegal, very possibly unhealthy, but still extremely awesome ! :-)
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Behold the Old Spice muscle-powered one-man band
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California State Senate Honors Tyler Clary
The California State Senate honors Olympic gold medalist Tyler Clary, a Redlands native and graduate of Riverside Poly High on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. See The Press-Enterprise via GoSwim on Twitter
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On the red carpet at the Speedo Celebration
Speedo sponsored athletes confronted with questions from fans on Twitter and Facebook, randomly selected out of a swim cap.
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First underwater wheelchair to debut in London ahead of Paralympics
A British artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world’s first underwater wheelchair this week in London. Sue Austin, a wheelchair-bound artist, invented and helped create the prototype and she’ll be demonstrating what it can do at the London 2012 Festival Wednesday through Saturday. Read for instance Toronto Sun and the BBC
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Cute Koala crosses river, charms canoe crew
Koalas aren’t normally known for taking a dip, but one curious creature on Queensland’s Gold Coast wasn’t shy about exploring new terrain. See Arbroath
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Lego Swimming Olympics 2012 – a Kromo and Veldhuis tribute
Amazing stop motion animation skills here, celebrating the Dutch gold and bronze in the women’s 50 freestyle at London 2012. Created by YouTube user Bieele and 8-year-old son :-)