26-year-old Åžahika Ercümen from Turkey is the Guinnes world record holder in the longest breath hold swim under ice (wearing fins and diving suit), with a 110 meter swim at Lake Weissensee, Austria, on 11 February 2011, beating both the women’s record of 70 meters and the men’s of 108 meters. Here is a nice video with her I guess sponsored by Turkish Airlines.
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Omega – Michael Phelps
Fancy a watch? – Well, you will now! :-)
Omega – Michael Phelps from Sarah Laird & Good Company on Vimeo.
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Arena Powerskin® The Next Generation
Had a nice experience with Arena’s customer support yesterday, so this one’s on me :-)
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Slow day while this storm passes
Funny weather guys storm.no send their regards on Facebook: ‘Faroe Islands, hang in there!’ Already getting dark at 1400 hours, dark humor also from Faroese on Facebook “Everything above 40 meters per second is called ‘clean-up day’!” (because of the public notice that people should tidy up and fasten everything that will otherwise fly). Or as another guy puts it: Geronimo!
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SeaWorld staff develop brace to help whale with scoliosis
SeaWorld Orlando’s Animal Rescue Team is currently trying to care for a once-stranded pilot whale suffering from scoliosis, using a custom orthopedic brace to help her swim normally again in maybe a few months. Via Animal Tracks
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Ladies in bikinis swim with Great White Sharks
Bill Weir and ‘scientists’ on effort to show that Great White Sharks are not attracted by the sight of human skin. Well good for them! :-P
Via ABC News
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There is salmon in them streets !
Heavy rains in Mason County, Washington coincided with the salmon spawning season, causing water levels to rise, flooding a street that some salmon then chose as their route upstream. Pro fisherman Conway Bowman suggested that folks leave them alone, calling it a “total unfair advantage” to start catching them. But you do realize that it is a delicious (and expensive) dish, right? Via The Huffington Post and kval.com
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Drowning epidemic threatens Australia with 500,000 pupils unable to swim
The Royal Life Saving Society of Australia estimates that at least 50,000 Australian pupils have left primary school each year this past decade without knowing how to swim, and that the country therefore faces a “drowning crisis”, maybe already manifesting itself with a spike in drownings in the 17- to 18-year age group. The society therefore launches a “Swim and Survive” fund today, supported by Uncle Tobys, aiming to put 10,000 children through swimming lessons by the end of next year.
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“Brinicles”, the terrifying icy finger of death
A brinicle is formed when brine (extremely salty water, denser and colder than the sea water around it) sinks from the ice above to the ocean floor, creating a frozen hollow “sheath” in the process. After hitting the seabed, it forms a frozen “river”, killing everything in its path. Run little starfishes, run! Via geekologie.com and geekosystem.com