An interview with British swimming legend Mark Foster at the 2011 UAE International Swim Meet, talking about the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex and the ‘lie’ that he was planning a comeback.
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Noma moves to London during Olympics, Weber-Gale’s sigh of relief heard across the Atlantic
Two Michelin star Danish restaurant Noma, twice ranked as best restaurant in the world, will move into the 5-star hotel Claridge’s in Mayfair, London during the Olympics, to serve a five-course menu, lunch and dinner for 10 days, from July 28 through Aug. 6, for price of £195 (US$314). It will be the first time Redzepi has taken Noma overseas and demand for tables will be heavy. Diners from around the world wait months for a table in Copenhagen. Noma receives as many as 100,000 reservation inquiries a month, over which time it serves a total of just 450 tables. Read more here on Bloomberg, via Danish media jp.dk.
And oh yes, the Weber-Gale angle …
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Helmet cam may hold jet-skier Joseph Scaturchio’s last moments
Bound to happen, I guess, with the cameras marketed (and proven) as rugged, survive-all ‘action cams’, but still incredibly sad:
Police are investigating the death of Victorian competitor Joseph Scaturchio in the Australian Watercross Nationals in a crash on the Southport Broadwater on Sunday.
Mr Scaturchio, 22, was killed during a collision between three jet-skis.
Divers today found a GoPro waterproof camera that was mounted on the dead rider’s helmet. The police forensic crash unit, which is preparing a report for the Queensland Coroner, hopes the footage can be salvaged and yield clues to the cause of the crash.Read more here on Couriermail.
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Eric Shanteau on shoulder injury prevention
“If I only have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their body, it is to take care of your shoulders. Swimming is a very repetitive sport, and it is never too early to do ‘pre-hab’. You don’t want to get to the point where you have to do rehabilitation. Taking the time to do quick shoulder strengthening exercises will definitely pay dividends later on in your swimming career†~ Eric Shanteau
See D.I.S.C.
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South Africa selects 12 for London 2012
The South African nationals came to a close today in Durban with 12 swimmers on the plane to London 2012, spearheaded by Shanghai 2011 bronze medalist Cameron van der Burgh and 4-time individually qualifying Chad le Clos. Le Clos is by the way aiming for a magnificent seven entries including three relays. Via SwimNews.
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Interview with Therese Alshammar at the 2011 UAE International Swim Meet
An interview with World Champion, Olympic medalist and world record holder Therese Alshammar of Sweden, shortly after winning the 50 freestyle at the 2011 UAE International Swim Meet held at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex purposefully built for the FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships in December 2010.
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Toothless whales use fat to listen
If that was me, I’d be like Heimdallr hearing grass as it grows on the earth ! :-)
“Scientists have long understood the way dolphins and toothed whales have been able to hear underwater. These animals have a special type of fat surrounding their jaws which can relay sounds from the ocean to their ears. Now, thanks to a new study, scientists are able to understand how their toothless grazing cousins, the baleen whales are able to hear without these sound-enhancing jaws.”
Photo of minke whale courtesy of Andrew Reding, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Interview with Milorad Čavić at UAE International Swim Meet in Dubai 2011
An interview with Olympic medalist, Milorad Cavic of Serbia, shortly after his 50 butterfly at the UAE International Swim Meet held in April 2011 at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex purposefully built for the FINA 2010 Short Course Swimming World Championships.
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Michael Phelps gears up for 2012