11 swimmers ready for a cold 200 meter sprint across the bay of KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands, on Sjómannadagurin 2012 (the annual “Seamen’s Day”).
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Cal Men’s Swimming: Nathan Adrian Feature
Former Cal Golden Bear swimmer Nathan Adrian talks about training at Cal for the 2012 London Olympics.
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British Gas Super Swimmer Challenge
Do you have what it takes to live the life of a professional swimmer? Could you handle the training, the strict diet regime, the media attention and the pressure of competition? Take the British Gas Super Swimmer Challenge between 29 August and 12 October 2012 to find out and you could win a day with Rebecca Adlington, plus loads more great prizes. Take the challenge at superswimmerchallenge.com
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Ryan Lochte on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Wow, Lochte on the grills controversy at London 2012: “I put them in right before I was walking out, and they said ‘we’ll strip you from your gold medal if you go up there’”. The grills might be cheesy, but oh my IOC / FINA, that is *really* classy of you. Wow.
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Behold the annual water war of KlaksvÃk
A tradition at “Sjómannadagurin” (Seamen’s Day) in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands, equipping kids with ordinary water guns to challenge big boys with fire hoses. The water is cold, the warning always, “Don’t expect to stay dry!” :-)
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Speedo USA 2013 Performance Video
Via the17thman
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British Swimming Heroes Tour
“This summer British Gas, in partnership with British Swimming, has given families up and down the country a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet our British Swimming Team Heroes.” Featuring Rebecca Adlington, Keri-anne Payne, Michael Jamieson, Hannah Miley and others.
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Humpback whale breaching startles kayakers, boaters, pelicans
A woman kayaking in the middle of a California bay has captured the moment a massive whale unexpectedly breached just meters away from her daughter. 9News via Arbroath
A few days later, a 69-year-old retired high school biology teacher spent an hour taking amazing pictures of a humpback whale rising from the water also off California, as spectators looked on just a few feet way. See The Huffington Post and his photostream on Flickr
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Warning: Don’t swim with contact lenses
Mail Online via Geeks are Sexy
The amoeba that affected this girl is actually pretty rare, but has fast-acting and severe consequences. However, there is also a more common bacteria called “Psuedomonas bacteria†that also lives in water and can destroy your sight in 24-36 hours. Thinking “it’s so rare, it’s likely never going to happen to me†could very well land you in hospital and possibly leave you blind!
