And he wants to take now former rival Chad Le Clos with him, read Bleacher Report.
“I’ve always wanted to dive with great whites,” Phelps told NBC’s Bob Costas in an interview about his post-Olympic plans. “Sharks are one of my favorite animals in the world!,” he added, which would probably not come as a shock to his competitors in the pool.
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe says Australia’s lackluster London Games performance is due to decreased spending on sport.
The seats sort of give it away, eh ?
First the total and utter blunder of mixing up North and South Korean flags, and now this
Here is the other thing
Via Mashable
Seven Cameroon athletes, including the entire African nation’s boxing team and half its swimming team, were reported missing earlier this week, authorities fearing “for economic reasons”. The swimmer is Paul Ekane Edingue, gone missing before he was due to compete in the men’s 50 freestyle, none of his personal belongings were later found in his room. They are not breaking any immigration rules yet, as all visas issued to Olympic athletes, and their families, allow them to stay in the country until early November. Read The Telegraph and The BBC
Giggle, see Travis Karr on Google+
So this is local NBC sportscaster Dan Hicken going ballistic over also-NBC sportcaster Bob Costas running over his time limit. Going viral like crazy, see Examiner.
Spanish couple Mónica Fraile and Fran Calvo made a big splash over the weekend when they said their “I do’s” at Sea Life aquarium in Benalmadena surrounded by sharks and tropical fish. Not in scuba suits, no no, ruining perfectly good clothes si si. Via FoxNews
Behold Dublin band The Coronas’ underwater video, complete with underwater (electric) bass and everything. They are touring Britain in November, see Glasswerk.
