According to The Washington Post, Good Counsel swimmer Jack Conger is often referred to as “the next Michael Phelps,” breaking national records and everything. In this video he talks about his background and goals.
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Josh Hutcherson and The Rock freedive in new film Journey 2
The pair dive 100 feet down into the sea without the aid of a scuba tank as they search for Captain Nemo’s legendary submarine, Nautilus. Vanessa Hudgens also stars in the movie, doing underwater stunts that she wasn’t really comfortable with. Via mb.com
“Shooting the underwater sequences was tough because I don’t do well in water. A lot of people feel really comfortable but I do not. I do not like being underwater. I hate getting my face wet so it was difficult for me but it was such an incredible experience looking over and seeing Michael Caine underwater acting with me. It was such an odd experience. I do not know how many people can say they have done that. It was so cool.”
Via The Sun
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Florida’s exclusive underwater burial ground
Three miles off the coast of south Florida and forty feet below the surface is a man-made, pristine reef where, several times a month, divers come to deposit stone urns containing ashes of the recently departed. This underwater burial ground near Miami was created by the Neptune Society, says Martha Porter, on of the group’s counselors:
“The deep-sea divers go down with your ashes mixed with cement, and they place it in selection spots you made. So, if you have an affinity for water, it’s a great way to go – and people love it.”
Reard more here on Public News Service
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Winter swimming in Russia
What’s with that cross in the far end of the pool ? :-)
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Andrew Lauterstein – It’s Time
Ehh, I guess a plug for maybe Engine Swim Australia ?
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Diana Nyad presenting her 2012 Xtreme Dream Swim Jellyfish Armor
“It’s the jellyfish, that is what it is all about” :-)
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CC photo #39: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center at night
Photo taken after the last night of the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China. Big building to the right is the arena that hosted the pool swimming and syncro competitions, the one to the left the natatorium hosting the water polo competitions, and the blue thing in the background the diving arena.
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Magnussen targets 3 medals in London, skips high-carb food
According to The Daily Telegraph, James Magnussen is predicting not only gold-medal success for himself in the 100 meter freestyle, but also for Australia in the men’s 4×100 relay, and then a medal in the medley relay as icing on the cake. To realize this, he has restructured his diet and increased his weight-training, gained 3 kilograms of muscle in six months, viewing food as ‘fuel in the tank’ and cutting out all unnecessary food like biscuits, sweets and anything high in carb, while building on his base. Via The Australian:
“It’s just having so much work behind me now, almost two years straight building up a big aerobic base. I can do large quantities of quality work now.”
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Water aerobics is now a proper U.S. Marine sanctioned exercise
Water aerobics is not just for retirees and injured anymore, the Marine Crops is promoting low-impact pool running – rebranded as “water cadence” – to help even the fittest Marines up their game.
(Couldn’t find a Marine Corps water cadence video, so here’s some aqua jogging)
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