“The coolest kid at the beach would come sporting this water toy—a float with a periscope attached. But what everyone wants to know is if they could make it for adults too.” See Tuvie, read Gizmodo.
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Crazed beaver attacks two girls swimming in a lake
Two sisters aged 11 and 8 are recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver while swimming in Lake Anna near Louisa, Virginia. Alyssa received around 15 stitches on her upper thigh and Annabella sustained three wounds just above her knee. The girls’ uncle shot the beaver with a BB gun, then killed it with a knife. Read NBC News.
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Magnussen might swim relay heats at London 2012 to calm his nerves
A surprise call is being hatched to unleash James Magnussen in the relay heats so Australia’s new swimming figurehead can blow out any nerves and mistakes as an Olympics rookie before his full-on shots at gold medal glory. Read The Herald Sun
“We’ve got to look at how to get the fastest team possible in the final and it may be letting guys go and make a mistake, be a bit nervous on the first 50, get the nerves out and absorb the atmosphere in a morning heat so they are coming in that night to get the job done,” Fowlie said.
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CC photo #200: A tame duck outside the Faroe Champs 2012
No, not a lame duck but a tame duck outside the main doors of the swimming pool in Tórshavn during the Faroese (Short Course) Championships 2012. Someone fed it bread, maybe even cake, but when we went inside a gull dove down and stole it all.
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The London 2012 marketing moratorium begins
A period nicknamed “the blackout” started today in which athletes competing in the games may not appear in any advertising by companies that are not official Olympic sponsors.
To understand what this means, consider Michael Phelps: Subway has long sponsored the Olympic swimmer, but it’s not an Olympic sponsor. That means no Subway ads featuring Phelps can air between July 18 and Aug. 15. But this Head & Shoulders commercial of Phelps washing his hair is fine — Head & Shoulders is owned by Procter & Gamble, which is an Olympic sponsor.
So here is the P&G commercial
Read for instance The Washington Post and NPR, via SCAQ Blog
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Countdown for the London 2012 Olympic Games
Four-time gold medallist Michael Johnson takes us through 26-minutes of London’s road to staging the greatest sporting show on the planet. Including exclusive interviews with Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, David Beckham, Jessica Ennis, Vivian Cheruiyot, Danny Boyle, Seb Coe and others, the programme promises to be a mouthwatering appetiser for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The part with Phelps starts at 21.42.
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At last, now we can order mermaid fins !
Only $250, tailor made, durable and 100% functional. Order them at 3-Fins
Untitled from Monika Naumann on Vimeo.
Via Buzzfeed
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It is official: Ryan Lochte has the most awesome (male) body in sports
The voters have spoken: Swimming sensation Ryan Lochte and soccer star Alex Morgan have the most awesome bodies in sports. See ESPN W.
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Video Archive: Judy Grinham, Melbourne 1956 Olympic Champion
At the age of 17, Judy Grinham became the first British woman since 1924 to win an Olympic swimming gold medal, setting a world record en route to the 100m backstroke title at the 1956 Melbourne Games. When she returned to London airport on 16 December, she was greeted by enthusiastic relations, friends from the Hampstead Ladies Swimming Club, and ITN reporter John Hartley. Read Channel4