“While visiting the Mystic Aquarium (with artist-pal Tony DiTerlizzi and family) I stopped to show a 10 year-old beluga whale, named Juno, my sketchbook.”
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Diana Nyad and team hit by a squall, still soldiering on
Off Nyad’s website:
Angie Sollinger with the Media Ops team reported that just after 8pm EDT “all hell broke loose here.” Out of nowhere, a squall “blew up very quick” and hit the flotilla with winds at one point reaching 14 knots, pushing Diana east. …
At this time, 1:00am EDT, we believe that the worst of the storm has moved past them and it is starting to settle down, though they are still experiencing moderate rainfall. Diana is in good spirits and is feeling strong. There have been no jellyfish sightings. The GPS tracker shows they have resumed their heading north towards Key West at a good pace.
Here is a video from earlier last night
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Swimming Pool
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Colin and Sasha – An underwater Love Story
Both Colin and Sasha grew up swimming, and as you can imagine, they fell in love at the pool. So, it’s only fitting that we tell their love story from underwater! Mix one part South African, one part Olympian, two parts wit, and a splash of water.
Colin and Sasha | An underwater Love Story from Oliver Lee Creative Media on Vimeo.
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A day in Berlenga Island
So that would be the Berlengas in Portugal. Rocky and barren with lots of water, I like it !
A day in Berlenga island from Berta upe Tilmantaitฤ on Vimeo.
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The first 24 hours of Diana Nyad’s swim from Cuba to Florida
Official observer Steve Munatones shares his observations of Diana Nyad
And here is Nyad singing and cheering up the crew
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Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet Jastremski in 1961
Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet “the jet” Jastremski show Bud Palmer and CBS’s Sunday Sports Spectacular how to swim the breast stroke at the 1961 AAU national swimming championships from Yale University.
Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet Jastremski in 1961
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Ryan Lochte trademarks “Jeah”
Yessir, Lochte trademarked the phrase “Jeah” on August 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The filing reveals that Lochte hopes to put the word on everything from goggles to sunglasses to jewelry and beer mugs. The swimmer, who won two golds and two bronze medals in the 2012 Olympic Games, said his term is a modification of “Chea,” a word rapper Young Jeezy frequently uses. Read for instance ESPN, USA Today and SOHH
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Mireia Belmonte dedicates Olympic medals to Virgin Mary
Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte Friday offered her two silver medals from the London 2012 Olympic Games to Our Lady of Monserrat in Barcelona, saying both were of “equal value” to her. Read for instance Catholic News Agency.
รขโฌลOne cost a little bit more effort than the other because it was a longer race,รขโฌย she recalled. รขโฌลBut all of my rivals were very tough and before it starts you donรขโฌโขt know what is going to happen because everyone is very strong.รขโฌย
Bajando de Montserrat de ofrecerle mis medallas a la Moreneta! รฐลธหหรฐลธหย twitter.com/miss_belmont/sรขโฌยฆ
— Mireia Belmonte (@miss_belmont) August 16, 2012
Really interesting details in that article is that Belmonte has schlerosis: “The swimmer was born in Badalona, Spain, in 1990. She began swimming at the age of four at the recommendation of doctors to help correct her sclerosis.”