In the world of open water swimming, a race is on to see who can be the first to finish all 7 leg’s of the Oceans 7: The English Channel, Catalina Channel, Molokai Channel, Tsugaru Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, Cook Strait and North Channel. Read more here on CBS Pittsburgh.
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300-mile swimmer hopes achievement will help others
44-year-old David Young took to the water as a means of motivating himself after experiencing periods of low mood caused by the death of his close friend Davey Mac who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and committed suicide in 2006. Read more and watch video here on Sky Tyne and Wear.
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Oh no, Michael Phelps loves his gummy bears
How am I to keep my kids away from stuff like that now? :-)
Via swimutopia
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PH Netanyahu congratulates first Israeli European champion
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated swimmer Jonathan Koplev, who became the first Israeli to hold the European championship title Thursday after setting a new personal best of 24.73 seconds in the men’s 50-meter backstroke and winning the gold medal.
“Mazal Tov. Your achievement is incredible. Keep your head above water and continue breaking records,” Netanyahu told the swimmer over the phone.
Read ynetnews.com
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Photos published from Grant Hackett’s ‘Night of Carnage’
Police photographs obtained by The Sunday Mail show the extent of the Olympic gold medalist’s fury, with an upended baby grand piano, smashed furniture and holes punched in the wall. Officers who attended the scene were told that Hackett – who weighs nearly  100 kg and is almost 2m tall – grabbed his diminutive wife and threw her against a window like a rag doll. The couple’s petrified young twins were in the apartment at the time and were traumatized after witnessing the manic outburst, distraught and shaking with fear when police arrived. Read for instance Courier Mail and see more photos here on The Telegraph. -
Slacklining Over Swimming Pool FAIL
No no, it is not what you think, not even after the first few seconds. Watch and learn! :-D
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Debrecen 2012: Hungary still ahead in the medals race, but others closing in
On this sixth day of the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Spain made a jump up the medal table by winning two silvers and a bronze, while Germany edged closer to Hungary’s top position, by winning the men’s 200 freestyle. Top-three situation now that Hungary leads with 7 gold medals, 8 silver and 5 bronze, Germany in second with 6 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze, and Italy third with 5 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
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CC photo #148: A very happy Panagiotis Samilidis
Greece’s Panagiotis Samilidis, bronze medal winner in the men’s 50 breaststroke at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. See result list here.
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Van der Burgh’s home burgled on this his birthday
South African swimming sensation Cameron van der Burgh has revealed on Twitter that he has had most of his medals and trophies stolen from him after his house was burgled on his birthday. Read more here on Sport24.
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