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.
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CC photo #219: That feeling
My older son Jákup relaxing in the Viva Holiday Mallorca main swim pool, back in 2010.
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Michael Phelps mastered the psychology of speed
A month old video, but absolutely still relevant for the rest of us.
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Rebecca Soni AT&T commercial
According to SCAQ BLOG created and aired in only ten hours. Awesome.
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Fox News says US Olympic athletes don’t love their country like they used to
What really puzzles me, is why a guy in black suit and a lady in commie red bash athletes for not wearing the flag. See Buzzfeed
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Why Phelps isn’t lying: He’s done
Wayne Drehs and Michael Wilbon discuss Michael Phelps’ future. Watch and read ESPN
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Stormwatcher Lucy Yang braving terrible New Jersey flood back in 2010
Excuse me if you’ve seen this already, I hadn’t :-)
Via Neatorama
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CC photo #218: Ranomi Kromowidjojo at Rijeka 2008
Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. She won bronze in the 100 freestyle and was part of their record breaking 4×50 freestyle and 4×50 medley (swimming backstroke). Now Olympic champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle :-)
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London 2012 day 8 finals: Sun, US women post World Records
The London 2012 Olympics swimming championships are now officially over, Michael Phelps managed to win 18 Olympic gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total before ending his swimming career. Sun Yang posted an extremely impressive 14:31.02 World Record in the men’s 1500 freestyle, ahead of Ryan Cochrane (CAN) in 14:39.63 and now former Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli (TUN) in 14:40.31. The US women set a 3:52.05 World Record in the women’s 4×100 medley, ahead of Australia in 3:54.02 and Japan in 3:55.73. USA also won the men’s 4×100 medley, clocking 3:29.35 ahead of Japan in 3:31.26 and Australia in 3:31.58. And Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) added the women’s 50 freestyle to her 100 freestyle Olympic crown, setting an Olympic Record of 24.05 ahead of Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR) in 24.28 and Marleen Veldhuis (NED) in 24.39.