Catch Ross Lewis’ exclusive interview with WA swimmer Eamon Sullivan in which he discusses Australia’s performance in the London 2012 pool and he plans for a new restaurant in Perth with a couple of other Olympic stars.
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CC photo #233: Me trying to get steady shots on a crowded fish farm ring
A photo from the 2012 Swim Across The Bay in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands, yesterday. First swimmer Alvi already out of the water and the second LÃv on her way. Not so easy, trying to get steady video on a relatively narrow fish farm ring, with people moving about and around me, and waves in general from fast moving boats around us. My wife Lis took the photo from the start zone 200 meters across the bay. And yes, there was a drizzle.
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Diana Nyad attempts Cuba to US swim for the 4th time
62-year-old Diana Nyad jumped in the waters near Havana on Saturday in her fourth bid to make the record-making crossing, to swim from Cuba to the USA without a shark cage. She has already been stung by jellyfish a couple of times, but is still swimming according to her Twitter stream. Read for instance USA Today
In June, Australian endurance swimmer Penny Palfrey made it 79 miles toward Florida before throwing in the towel in the face of strong currents.
A fiercely driven competitor, Nyad acknowledged it was hard to watch Palfrey come close to snatching away her long-held goal.
“If she had succeeded I would have congratulated her, because I know how difficult it is, more than anybody. And after all, this is not my ocean,” Nyad said. “But it is my dream. … Frankly — how can I lie? — I’m glad that I still have the chance to be first.” -
Lochness Monster spotted off Skegness, or was it just 2-3 basking sharks ?
London resident Rebecca Clarke was visiting friends in Skegness, England, when she saw this strange sight, initially thinking it was just rubbish floating in the water, but on further inspection deciding it may be some creature. See Arbroath
She said: “It might seem silly but I thought it looked rather reptilian, like a crocodile or a dragon as the fins seemed more rigid than they do on sharks.†Skegness RNLI coxswain John Irving was intrigued by the footage of the creature, which he felt could either be a killer whale or a basking shark.
Here is footage of a basking shark spotted near White Horse Beach in Plymouth, MA. You decide.
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CC photo #232: Swim Across the Bay of KlaksvÃk 2012 Medal Winners
Medal winners of the 2012 annual open water swim across the bay of KlaksvÃk, today. A video is on its way :-)
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Missy Franklin on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
17-Year-Old Missy Franklin on coming home an Olympic Champion, via SQAC Blog
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Camera found at bottom of plunge pool, last video shows how it got there
This video shows why an extra floater strap is a good idea. Uploaded by YouTube user BackyardJim, it’s the last video on the memory card of a camera found at the bottom of a plunge pool near Woodstock, NY. He is looking for the owner, see PetaPixel
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Animals Shaking Off Water In Slow Motion
16 different species filmed by the Georgia Institute of Technology, shaking off water in slow motion, in the name of science. See Buzzfeed
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Ryan Lochte on set on 90210
Via the17thman