Watch as former Chicago Bull Scottie Pippin, Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, former Chicago Bear Richard Dent and comedian and TV star George Lopez have some fun at the Ryder Cup Celebrity Challenge at Medinah. See Sun-Times
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Michael Phelps named GQ Russia’s International Man of the Year 2012
Lest anyone had any doubt what a year Michael Phelps has had, behold this: GQ’s Russian version just named him International Man of the Year.Read The Baltimore Sun and see GQ.ru.
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Marco Koch gold in the Dubai 2012 World Cup 200 breaststroke
European, 200m breaststroke (sc) Champion Marco Koch, maintained supremacy in his distance, winning gold in the first leg of the 2012 Fina/Arena Swimming World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Cameron van der Burgh gold in the Dubai 2012 World Cup 50 breaststroke
Olympic Champion, Cameron Van der Burgh takes gold in 50m breaststroke, during the first leg of the 2012 Fina/Arena Swim World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Behold, clever octopus breaks into bait canister while wrestling shark
Those things are cunning, here is an octopus breaching into a baited canister by removing three cable ties, while at the same time restraining a pyjama shark. Filmed by Lauren De Vos and her team testing their baited remote underwater video (BRUV) system in False Bay in Cape Town, South Africa. The banjo music is added (I think). Read more here on NY Daily News
Foiled by an octopus … from Lauren De Vos on Vimeo.
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Ryan Lochte: The Most Innovative Swimmer’s Workout Ever
Ryan’s workout, in and out of the pool, may well be among the toughest in the world. He explains what his 7-day-a-week regimen includes (it totals 30 to 35 hours a week), a combination of swimming and weight/strength training. Via the17thman
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CC photo #278: The HBMBR Sport Complex main entrance at night
The road to the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex main entrance, during the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Swimming Championships. Impressive.
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FINA World Cup 2012, Dubai Day 1
On this first day of the 2012 FINA World Cup circuit, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu bagged $5,000 in prize money, winning the women’s 800 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 200 IM. Most winning male swimmer was Japan’s Daiya Seto, collecting $3,500 by winning the 400 IM and being second in the 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke. See all results here on Omega Timing, more details on SwimmingWorld Magazine and video replays here on FINA TV.
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Grant Hackett, Swimming and Success
Footage from the Olympic Review Dinner at Parliament House 2008