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Diana Nyad and team hit by a squall, still soldiering on

Aug 20, 2012

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rokur

in Open Water

Off Nyad’s website:

Angie Sollinger with the Media Ops team reported that just after 8pm EDT “all hell broke loose here.” Out of nowhere, a squall “blew up very quick” and hit the flotilla with winds at one point reaching 14 knots, pushing Diana east. …

At this time, 1:00am EDT, we believe that the worst of the storm has moved past them and it is starting to settle down, though they are still experiencing moderate rainfall. Diana is in good spirits and is feeling strong. There have been no jellyfish sightings. The GPS tracker shows they have resumed their heading north towards Key West at a good pace.

Here is a video from earlier last night
Swimming Pool

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

Don’t pee in the pool

Swimming Pool from Diego&Charlie on Vimeo.
Colin and Sasha – An underwater Love Story

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Gossip

Both Colin and Sasha grew up swimming, and as you can imagine, they fell in love at the pool. So, it’s only fitting that we tell their love story from underwater! Mix one part South African, one part Olympian, two parts wit, and a splash of water.

Colin and Sasha | An underwater Love Story from Oliver Lee Creative Media on Vimeo.
A day in Berlenga Island

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Nature, Open Water, Wow

So that would be the Berlengas in Portugal. Rocky and barren with lots of water, I like it !

A day in Berlenga island from Berta upe TilmantaitÄ— on Vimeo.
The first 24 hours of Diana Nyad’s swim from Cuba to Florida

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Open Water

Official observer Steve Munatones shares his observations of Diana Nyad

And here is Nyad singing and cheering up the crew
Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet Jastremski in 1961

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in History, Technique

Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet “the jet” Jastremski show Bud Palmer and CBS’s Sunday Sports Spectacular how to swim the breast stroke at the 1961 AAU national swimming championships from Yale University.
Ryan Lochte trademarks “Jeah”

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Gossip, WTF

Yessir, Lochte trademarked the phrase “Jeah” on August 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The filing reveals that Lochte hopes to put the word on everything from goggles to sunglasses to jewelry and beer mugs. The swimmer, who won two golds and two bronze medals in the 2012 Olympic Games, said his term is a modification of “Chea,” a word rapper Young Jeezy frequently uses. Read for instance ESPN, USA Today and SOHH
Mireia Belmonte dedicates Olympic medals to Virgin Mary

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Health

Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte Friday offered her two silver medals from the London 2012 Olympic Games to Our Lady of Monserrat in Barcelona, saying both were of “equal value” to her. Read for instance Catholic News Agency.

â€œOne cost a little bit more effort than the other because it was a longer race,â€ she recalled. â€œBut all of my rivals were very tough and before it starts you donâ€™t know what is going to happen because everyone is very strong.â€

Bajando de Montserrat de ofrecerle mis medallas a la Moreneta! ðŸ˜˜ðŸ˜ twitter.com/miss_belmont/sâ€¦

— Mireia Belmonte (@miss_belmont) August 16, 2012

Really interesting details in that article is that Belmonte has schlerosis: “The swimmer was born in Badalona, Spain, in 1990. She began swimming at the age of four at the recommendation of doctors to help correct her sclerosis.”
Phelps ‘did nothing wrong with pictures’, says agent Carlisle

Aug 19, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip, Organization

There you have it, Michael Phelps’ longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissing any suggestion that Phelps may have violated IOC rules when provocative pictures for a Louis Vuitton ad campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. Read for instance kaaltv.com and All Voices

“He didn’t violate Rule 40, it’s as simple as that,” Carlisle said in a telephone interview. “All that matters is whether the athlete permitted that use. That’s all he can control. In this case, Michael did not authorize that use. The images hadn’t even been reviewed, much less approved. It’s as simple as that. An athlete can’t control unauthorized uses any more than you can guarantee someone isn’t going to break into your house.”