Behold, the Norwegian Short Course Championships 14 – 17 March 2013 can be followed live on Livestream as we speak, with live timing, results and stuff also on medley.no. There is an interesting “Smørdal Sport og Media” icon at the bottom of the page, could very well be that guy who writes on simma.nu/no and Speed Endurance (and who also competes at these championships).
(Recorded sessions can be found here on Livestream)
Medal winners in the women’s 200 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Laura Sogar (USA, silver), Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN, gold) and Kanako Watanabe (JPN, bronze). See the result list here.
A bit late, but really nice
0:00-2:32-A piece of former University of Arizona swimmer Marcus Titus, who is deaf. Prior to Olympic Trials, Marcus created a movement on social media which convinced USA Swimming to allow him to be aided by hand signals.
2:33-4:47-A piece on shot putter Jill Camarena-Williams, whose husband Dustin also serves as her trainer.
4:48-6:31-A piece of former Olympic medalist Amanda Beard, who has added titles of mom and author since her last Olympic appearance.
The hall has facilities on two floors and can hold about 1.000 visitors at a time. Quarried out of solid rock, it can be converted into an emergency shelter for 3.800 people if necessary. See hel.fi
Wow, via SCAQ BLOG
From the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic in Moscow, Russia, October 2012.
Read the blog of dolphin scientist guy Justin Gregg
After rebooting the Soviet Union’s marine mammal programjust last year with the goal of teaching dolphins to find underwater mines and kill enemy divers, three of the Ukrainian military’s new recruits have gone AWOL.
It might not be such a big deal except that these dolphins have been trained to “attack enemy combat swimmers using special knives or pistols fixed to their heads.”
“At the end of a night dive I had quite the surprise when a very cute baby sea lion jumped on my kayak. Was the sea lion pup escaping a shark in the area? Was he cold? Or was he just playing around? In any case,it looks like I now have a new kayaking buddy. Filmed with GoPro HD Hero2 and GoPro dive housing.”
American swimming legend Michael Phelps, the winner of 19 Olympic gold medals, joined children from the Rocinha favela in the pool in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
