The Powerbreather is an advanced breathing system for swimmers, designed to decrease apprehension in beginners and increase focus and performance among advanced swimmers. Essentially a sealed, watertight snorkel, an intake valve located on the back of the head allows the swimmer to take in fresh air while a second valve pumps exhaled air completely out, the device designed to keep all water out, so that breathing remains unimpeded. And it puts a smile on your face. Via gizmag
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UFO-shaped underwater hotel called “Water Discus” planned in Dubai
Shipbuilding company Drydocks World has signed a multi-million deal with Swiss BIG InvestConsult to develop an partially submerged resort off the coast of Dubai, called the Water Discus Hotel. Designs show two discs, one fully submerged and one above sea level, the one submerged including 21 rooms with views of the surrounding coral reef 10 meters down and possible to be evacuated by lifting the entire disc out of the water. Read for instance Wanderlust and The National.
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Brazilian and Kazakhstani youngsters get doping ban
On March 11, 2012, 17-year-old open water junior worlds qualified Barbara Benke from Brazil was tested positive to the substance Isometheptene (Class S.6 Stimulants), and therefore imposed a sanction of 4 month’s ineligibility starting on that day. And on March 25, 2012, 19-year-old 2009 Youth Asian Games champion Litvina Yuliya from Kazakhstan was tested positive to the substance Methylhexaneamine (Class S.6 Stimulants), and imposed a sanction of 6 month’s ineligibility. See FINA here and here
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Ian Crocker: There’s no miracles in swimming
Ian Crocker shares the life lessons he’s learned through the sport of swimming at a Mutual of Omaha BREAKout! Swim Clinic. Ian shares how his college coach, Kris Kubik, reminded him before his Olympic race that there’s no miracles in swimming. What you put in the sport is what you get out of it. Hits home here with me – the other sensation in Faroese sports was when our soccer team won a match against Austria back in 1990 (the year when Pál was born). People were at first reluctant to call Pál’s feat bigger than that, but that was just a miracle in a game, while this now is hard work in a sport! :-)
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CC photo #125: Us and Alexander at the Stockholm 2010 World Cup
Not the best of photos, but a really fond memory from the FINA 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm. The Faroese swim team together with Alexander Dale Oen.
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Dale Oen won’t get a statesman’s funeral, so his municipality says “we’ll pay”
There has been talk about Alexander Dale Oen getting a statesman’s funeral, as did ski jumper Birger Ruud (1911 – 1998) and marathon runner Grete Waitz (1953 – 2011). But then yesterday the Norwegian government decided not to do this, and then the municipality of Øygarden confirmed that they would like to help as a final gesture to their local hero. The funeral will be from the small church of BlomvÃ¥g in Øygarden, with seating for only 300 people so they’ll have to make other arrangements also. Date not set yet, see BergensAvisen.
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Australian Olympic Opening Ceremony uniforms unveiled
To coincide with the excitement of Fashion Week in Sydney, the Australian Olympic athletes have unveiled their highly-anticipated Opening Ceremony uniforms for the London Games.
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Correction, the penguin-thieves were not Aussies but Welsh
My mistake, I thought they were Australians, given that it happened in Australia and that Australians also manage to do strange things (or were they Welsh too?). Via WalesOnline
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Search for a Speedo Star with Keri-anne Payne
In an aim to inspire the UK to swim, Cancer Research UK and Speedo UK have launched a national ‘Search for a Speedo Star’ competition which will give everyday people the opportunity to become an athletic superstar; raising money for Cancer Research UK in the process. Via the17thman
