I like this trend, off Australian Swim Team on Facebook:
“See Matt Targett and fellow members of the Australian Swim Team at the 2012 Grand Prix in Canberra this Friday… the event will be Live Streamed at www.swimming.org.au“
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Train Hard. Swim faster.
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CC photo #169: And the time is 2:71.50 :-P
A snapshot from a meet in Tórshavn, yesterday evening. Don’t ask :-P
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Aww, dog wants to play with penguin
“Theirs was a forbidden love, separated by the speciesist rules of society and a glass wall. It was not to be.” Via Neatorama
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Angry Birds go underwater with Piglantis
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Ryan Lochte on the cover of Men’s Health
Be sure to pick up this month’s issue of Men’s Health, via The Official Ryan Lochte Fan Page on Facebook.Lochte is (well deserved) breaking into mainstream media these days. Cover of MH huh? has to be all downhill from… http://t.co/udZKbxax
— Aleksander Hetland (@alexhetland) June 17, 2012
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Sette Colli 2012 day 3: Irie, Terakawa, Koch and Pereira set meet records
At the Seven Hills Trophy meen in Rome today, Japan’s Ryosuke Irie set a new meet record in the men’s 200 backstroke, clocking 1:55.05, and Japan’s Aya Terakawa her second meet record in two days with a time of 2:07.73 in the 200 backstroke. In the men’s 200 breaststroke, Germany’s Marco Koch set a new meet record of 2:08.75.
Top 3 finishers plus Nordic finalists
Women’s 800 freestyle – OQT 8:33.84 (OST 8:51.82)
- Lotte Friis (DEN) 8:22.10
- Wendy Trott (RSA) 8:25.71
- Martina de Memme (ITA) 8:36.67
Men’s 200 backstroke – OQT 1:58.48 (OST 2:02.63)
- Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 1:55.05 CR
- Radoslaw Kawecki (POL) 1:57.62
- Leonardo De Deus (BRA) 1:58.79
- Mathias Gydesen (DEN) 2:05.91
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Scientists to strap cameras to Hawaiian seals
With local fishermen blaming the endangered Hawaiian monk seals for stealing their catch, government scientists plan to glue submersible cameras onto the seals’ backs, using the footage to prove to fishermen the animals are not harming their way of life, maybe even ending up on reality TV. With the image quality of rugged action cameras these days, I say ‘about time’ :-)
Read KFVS 12
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CC photo #168: Eva Risztov on the Debrecen 2012 podium
Hungary’s Eva Risztov silver medalist in the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, see result list here.
