Russia’s Daniil Izotov after winning the men’s 200 meter freestyle at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. Silver winner Dominik Meichtry from Switzerland checking out the scoreboard, see result list here.
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Woman attacked by octopus while aquabiking
A woman taking part in an aquabike lesson in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, near Nice, had a nasty surprise, when she was attacked by a reportedly “not small” octopus. It wrapped its tentacles around the woman’s legs, preventing her from continuing with the class. Nice. -
Phew, that freakish thing was just the eye of a swordfish
Science has spoken, after examining that giant eye found on a Florida beach last week, FWC researchers believe the specimen came from a swordfish. I guess it is safe to go swimming again! :-)
“Experts on site and remotely have viewed and analyzed the eye, and based on its color, size and structure, along with the presence of bone around it, we believe the eye came from a swordfish,†said Joan Herrera, curator of collections at the FWC’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg. “Based on straight-line cuts visible around the eye, we believe it was removed by a fisherman and discarded.â€
Via boingboing
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Felix Baumgartner: Supersonic Skydive ‘Like Swimming Without Touching the Water’
Awesome, also because this story then was swimming relevant ! :-D See ABC News
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Hello Ryan Lochte – 30 Rock
Jack meets his lover’s lover – Mr. Ryan Lochte. Thursdays 8/7c on NBC. Get more 30 Rock on nbc.com/30-rock
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CC photo #290: Awesome mini paddle boats in KlaksvÃk
They look like they mean business, these two young swimmers having fun in mini paddle boats during a meet in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands back in February 2008.
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CC photo #289: Eriksdalsbadet during the 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm
The Swedish national stadium Eriksdalsbadet during the FINA 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm. View here is from right above where the athletes sit, there is a long course pool on the other side of the far wall, used for warmup and recovery during sessions.
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CC photo #288: Flags at the FINA 2011 World Cup leg in Stockholm, Sweden
The diving well nicely decorated in Eriksdalsbadet, Stockholm, Sweden. Swimmer Pál Joensen and coach Jón Bjarnason standing in the foreground, Birita Debes in the pool, all Faroese. Unfortunately we couldn’t go this year, because of the dual meet against Iceland, but we’ll be in Berlin next weekend.
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Behold a high bar base jump stunt almost ending in death
Not swimming relevant, but 47-year-old father-of-five hospital surgeon and former gymnast on the Norwegian national team Richard Henriksen attempting a death-defying high bar base jump stunt when the construction collapses. Having no time to think, he decided to just go through with the moves while the setup fell to pieces, head barely missing the cliff on the way down, managing to get the parachute opened when the bar came swooshing close by him, hitting the ground just seconds later. He has performed complicated operations on fellow base jumpers, blames frustrating IT systems for needing this primal rush, has discussed this clip with his (still smiling) kids, and doesn’t even sound like he is done with it, in this NRK report. The reporter you see spectating visibly shaking after Henriksen went down. Crazy.
(Oh wait, in this video he performs stunts in a pool with his kids, so it is swimming relevant :-)
‘A society where kids don’t break arms and legs, is a bad society in my opinion’
Here is the Norwegian report (in Norwegian)
