This October, Hawkes Ocean Technologies hope to have their DeepFlight Super Falcon ‘hydrobatic’ submarine ready for mankind’s first ever underwater loop, ‘we’re going to go into the water and do what only whales can do until now’. They need funding though, specifically $45,000 by Sunday August 26, they are at $2,665 now on Kickstarter. Via Mashable
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Michael Phelps’ 16th Olympic gold medal race recreated in Lego
Wow, if possible now even more awesome! See The Guardian
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Sex abuse haunts former Olympic swim hopeful
Amid the excitement of the Olympic games, one former Olympic hopeful is speaking out on the darker side of youth sports. Kelley Currin says she was molested as a teen by Rick Curl, her former swim coach and founder of the prominent Curl-Burke Swim Club in the Washington, D.C. area. Read and listen to this story on NPR.
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Michael Phelps: ‘Everybody Pees in the Pool’
Et tu, Brute
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Michael Phelps is ‘very happy to be done’
On his first morning of retirement, Michael Phelps couldn’t sleep. Though he had stayed up until the early hours of Sunday morning celebrating the end of his career with friends and family, confusion reigned when 6 a.m. rolled around. Read more here on ESPN
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Ryan Lochte Interview – His Grill 2012 London Olympics
What’s the deal with Ryan Lochte’s grill – and, his biggest fear revealed in this interview.
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On Pace w/ Pastrana : Ice Diving in Utah
Motorsports competitor / stunt performer Travis Pastrana ‘learning to overcome fear’ by swimming under ice. Nice.
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David Carry reviews his London 2012 experience
David Carry looks back on his campaign at London 2012 – his third Olympic Games in which he reached his first Olympic final.
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Michael Klim: from the pool to the boardroom
Success in sport doesn’t necessarily translate to success in business – but recently Olympian Michael Klim’s company Milk has scored a $2 million cash injection from venture capital firm Blue Sky Investments, which will help fund the company’s expansion into Asia.