Watch the miraculous journey of infant sea turtles as these tiny animals run the gauntlet of predators and harsh conditions, courtesy of TED-Ed
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Stephanie Rice must swim through pain in London
Stephanie Rice’s famously troublesome shoulder has flared up after full-intensity speedwork in London to emphasise the stark reality that she will need to swim through pain from the start of her Olympic program on Saturday. Read the Herald Sun.
(Video featuring Rice, D’Arcy and Magnussen, among others)
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CC photo #206: An emotional Petra Chocova at Debrecen 2012
Czech Republic’s Petra Chocova on top of the Debrecen 2012 medal podium as European Champion in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke. Her winning time 31.25, see result list here.
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Aussie head coach Nugent expects reduced medal tally in London
Head coach Leigh Nugent is upbeat about Australian swimming’s new wave and the James Magnussen factor, yet he has prepared Australia for a 25 per cent downturn in Olympic medals from the pool in London, down to “somewhere between 13 and 15 medals”. Read The Herald Sun
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Behold a London double-decker bus doing push-ups
Dubbed “the London Booster”, Czech artist David Cerny has created this full-sized Routemaster bus which performs press-ups outside his country’s Games headquarters in London. Read for instance The Telegraph and RT
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Ramadan a challenge for Muslims at London 2012
It so happens that these Olympic Games coincide with the Muslim month of Ramadan, which means that all able-bodied Muslims are expected to fast from sunrise to sunset, unless they have a valid reason no to, for example those that are traveling, sick or facing health risks. Apparently the biggest problem will not be fasting but sleep-deprivation from having to eat at 4 o’clock in the morning. Some choose not to, which of course is a tough, personal decision.
See also Al Jazeera
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra recorded all 205 anthems in 50 hours
Old news, maybe, but the London Philharmonics managed to record all 205 national anthems of the London 2012 Olympics in just 50 hours over six days at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. That is about 15 minutes per song, arranged and rearranged to last 1 minute, to be ready for the 100 team welcome ceremonies and 805 victory ceremonies. Did you know that the Congo national anthem asks “And if we have to die/ Does it really matter?â€, and that the opening line of Ukraine’s anthem is “Ukraine is not yet deadâ€?
And it is not just a question of playing them, but also to give each one of them a special London 2012 feel. Wow.
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Today is one year since this day
Alexander Dale Oen posting 59.37 in the 100 breaststroke semifinal at Shanghai 2011, en route to become Norway’s first World champion in swimming.
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The Australian London 2012 uniforms are lined with Olympic champions
Nice touch