Swim Kids Operation 10,000 is a fundraising campaign developed by Uncle Tobys to help the Royal Life Saving Society raise awareness and funds to provide free Swim and Survive lessons for 10,000 children who would otherwise miss out. Targeting children from ethnic and indigenous communities as well as from disadvantaged families. Six-year-old Charbel Elias here was one of the lucky. Read The Daily Telegraph
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CC photo #37: Haljand-test in the swimming pool of Tórshavn
Faroese swimmer Poula Ø. Mohr ready for another lap of videoed sprint / racepace test in the swimming pool of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, last year. Dr. Rein Haljand is ready with a front underwater camera in the far end, and his assistant (and son) Holger to pull the side view video trolley. See www.swim.ee for more details on Haljand’s technique testing procedure etc.
Dr. Rein Haljand is in Sierra Nevada now, by the way, testing the Danish team and Pál Joensen while at altitude.
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James Magnussen hot favorite to win the London Olympics 100 freestyle
Last weekend in Adelaide, Magnussen produced a 100 meter freestyle time of 48.05 that would have see him win gold at every Olympics except the last (super-suited) one. While in heavy training. This makes him such a sure win at the London 2012 Olympics, that TAB Sportsbet has him installed as a $1.65 favorite to win that event, compared to Usain Bolt being a $1.50 favorite to win the 100 meter on the track, and Michael Phelps a $2.75 to win the 200 freestyle. Read The Telegraph
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CC photo #36: Amaury Leveaux points to his neck tattoo
French swimmer Amaury Leveaux celebrating his men’s 100 meter freestyle world record of 45.12, in the Rijeka 2008 LEN European Short Couse Championships semifinal. The day after he improved that record even more, to 44.94, first and still only man under 45 seconds. He had a good meet, setting world records also in the 50 freestyle and in the 50 butterfly, winning 3 individual gold medals in total, and doing good with the relay team also.
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CNET testing the Pantech Element waterproof Android tablet
The Element tablet by Pantech offers a waterproof design, quick dual-core processor, HDMI output and 4G LTE data. Bad thing is that it is not operable underwater, and not particularly rugged beyond water resistance. Bottom line that it is a fun, midsize tabled geared more toward the accident-prone than the outdoor adventurer. Read full review here on CNET.com
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Shallow Water Blackout Prevention: The Whitner Milner Story
Whitner Milner died in the family pool from shallow water blackout, which experts believe to be the #1 cause of swimming-related deaths. Rhonda Milner, MD, is working with pool expert Tom Griffiths and Clarion, the safety sign company, to bring awareness to the danger, pointing to the 3 criteria of shallow water blackout: That it is competitive, repetitive and involves over-breathing. A sobering reply to that intelligence-inducing story earlier this evening.
Clarion: Drowning Prevention from Christopher King on Vimeo.
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UMD Swimming struggling to save their program from elimination
With less than five months to go, some are questioning whether the University of Maryland’s formula for saving its men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams was developed in good faith, or merely as a public relations stunt. They are supposed to raise $11.6 million by June 30, and have raised $1 million so far.
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The Race Club: George Bovell – Drills
One of the fastest men on the planet, George Bovell from Trinidad and Tobago shares some of his favorite drills for improving freestyle, courtesy of The Race Club.
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Guinness “Swim Black”
I’m not very comfortable with having a beer commercial on this site, but the build-up story is just so great that, well, please avert your eyes when we come to the brand :-)
Guinness “Swim Black” from Smoke & Mirrors on Vimeo.