So it’s another freediving day on Swimmer’s Daily, here via this article about the ABC Open project “Water is …“, which inspires people to share their experiences with water. Video is Erez Beatus, one of Australia’s best known freedivers, describing his sport. See also the Vimeo group “Water is …”
Self-discovery on a single breath from Michaela Werner on Vimeo.
Spanish Freediver Miguel Lozano freedives to -70m on VW and finds a friend down there … in Tenerife.
Having overcome his fear of water, radio presenter Simon Clarke has now splashed the Guinness World Record for the longest underwater live radio broadcast, with a total time of five hours and six minutes. Yes, there is a world record for underwater radio broadcasts. Read The Western Wards Gazette.
Best choice of cold water swimming theme song ever: “Cold as ice” by Foreigner, 1977 :-D
So, I’m totally out of my depth here, but this article is interesting, discussing whether the supersuits were wrong or not, philosophically speaking. The conclusion is that yes, if we value fair competition and the ability to compare results against an absolute standard over time, then the supersuits were wrong.
- (11) If some technological advance undermines a valuable aspect of a sporting activity, then the use of that technology is wrong (within that sport).
- (12) Inter-temporal comparisons of sporting (or, maybe, just swimming) performances are valuable.
- (13) The use of performance-enhancing swimsuits, such as those used in the 2009 SWCs, undermines the inter-temporal comparison of swimming performances by making such comparisons unfair.
- (1*) Therefore, the use of performance-enhancing swimsuits in the sport of swimming is wrong.
Read Philosophical Disquisitions
Image courtesy of Elke Sisco, cc by-nc-sa 2.0
Champion distance swimmer Diana Nyad speaks at the Philadephia Geographic Society’s GeoFest celebration, about her swimmer career, her Xtreme Dream and at 14-years-old being raped by her swim coach (!) Watch it.
Swimmer Diana Nyad speaks at Philadelphia GeoFest from Matt Sloane on Vimeo.
Day 4 of the shooting of “Swim. – Short film“, and already it’s a wrap. Effective!
WARNING, a bit of hot tub action at 00:17 (phew, saved, now nobody will watch it).
SWIM – Behind the Scenes / Day Four from SWIM. – Short Film on Vimeo.
“Born to Troll” off Damn LOL, thanks Bartal :-)
As Ryan Lochte accepted his award for the Male Race of the Year Award at USA Swimming’s Golden Goggles Sunday night, he pulled a typical Ryan Lochte move: He nearly dropped the trophy.
One estimate says the hardware is worth in the range og $1,500, so it was a good thing Lochte caught it before it fell to the floor.
