French swimmer Philippe Croizon, who lost his limbs in an electrical accident aged 26, has successfully swum the freezing waters separating Alaska and Russia with the aid of paddle-like prosthetics. Saying this was the hardest swim he has ever done. Read for instance Rant Sports
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Ryan Lochte shocks Vegas with his pink Speedos
I guess if they heard him mention them as a ‘banana hammock’, they would keel over. See chron
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Alexey Molchanov World Record in freediving 125 meters CWT
Nice video from when Alexey Molchanov set a new World Record in freediving 125 meters ‘constant weight’, back in June, 2012.
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This should be an Olympic sport
Me and my kids at that “Seaman’s Day” in KlaksvÃk, last Saturday. If anything says “Citius, Altius, Fortius“, it is the stacking of boxes with yourself on them. And the product placed sponsor is obvious ! :-P
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Swim Team Edit
Swim Team Edit from WitzEducation on Vimeo.
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We Are Handsome – “The Streets 2012”
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Diana Nyad quits Cuba to US swim after storm and jellyfish stings
Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad’s fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida ended Tuesday morning after severe jellyfish stings and a lightning storm put her off course, her team said. She had been in the water for 60 hours and was about halfway through her swim from Cuba to Florida. Nyad was stung by jellyfish overnight, and a major lightning storm put anyone in the water in extreme danger, said Mark Sollinger, Nyad’s operations chief. He said the 62-year-old exhausted swimmer was pulled out as the dangers mounted. “With all the threats continuing, Diana decided that it was not a risk that we wanted to take,” Sollinger said. Read more here on CNN
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Shark Feeding Frenzy at New Jersey Shore
I guess swimming was cancelled that day, via Buzzfeed
Shark feeding frenzy in Ocean County, NJ, shot August 16, 2012 . These sharks were aggressively feeding on menhaden (moss bunker). The frenzy came within 50 yards of the shoreline. The sharks were probably (according to marine scientists), brown sharks, juvenile blacktip and sandbar tiger sharks.
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Katie Ledecky Exclusive – A Hero Returns with Improbable Gold
Via Swimming World on Facebook
At the age of 14, swimmer Katie Ledecky sat down with her coach and set a goal: to get to the 2012 London Olympics. After months of training, waking up at 3:45 a.m. for practice and balancing a full course load at a brand new school, Katie blazed through the Olympic Trials and earned a spot on the USA Women’s Swim Team. On August 3rd, Katie continued to exceed expectations and shock fans everywhere when she took home gold in the 800-meter freestyle. She set an American women’s record for the event and is the second-youngest American woman to win an individual gold medal.