USA’s Anthony Ervin celebrating at the World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, after winning the men’s 50 meter freestyle in 20.85, breaking the American short course record of 20.88, set by Josh Schneider in Dubai in 2010. Read about the meet here on SwimmingWorld Magazine, I’ll take it easy since we have an early morning flight, and since this hotel internet connection is miserable.
Gerard Butler went underwater after being taken out by a big wave whilst filming Chasing Mavericks with Jonny Weston back in December 2011. Report by Genelle Aldred.
Photo taken from the medal podium at the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 in the Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE) in Berlin, Germany.
“Gav and Dan give you a brief insight into what they get up to in their free time. Oh… and there’s some slow mo too.” Via Mashable
The folks over at Contour have a brand new waterproof, wearable, FOV camera coming to market. It’s the CountourROAM2, and it’s designed as an entry level alternative to the Countour+2. At $199, this matches the price of similar products and offers a few things that some don’t, including an instant-on record switch – you don’t have to boot the camera up, just hit the switch and begin recording. See Steve’s Digicams
“It was one of the best water conditions in awhile. The water was very warm, calm, and clear at depth. Hide, Hilow and I came to another spot today to check out for lobsters. When we started looking for them, we knew this was it!”
Just had to share that title off New Times, eh ?
At a media preview inside a San Francisco aquarium, camera-maker GoPro unveiled its new “Hero3,” a smaller, lighter camera with better low-light performance, higher resolution, Wi-Fi, remote control and the ability to go deep under water.
Russia announced Wednesday it will appoint a new national swimming coach by December 1 as the country looks to improve upon its dour performance in international competition. A wealth of foreign candidates are being considered for the vacancy, which came up when Andrei Vorontsov’s deal expired on September 30. Read RIA Novosti
His replacement, said Russian Swimming Federation president Vladimir Salnikov, must be “a fusion of an organizer and a person who has exemplary knowledge and see the trends in the world’s swimming.”
(Vorontsov and Artemyeva raising the Szczecin 2011 trophy)
