Internet for teams at the Budapest 2010 European Aquatics Championships was provided by parking this big bus inside the team area, complete with computers and everything. Best service I ever saw, maybe boosted by the fact that so few of us seemed to realize it was there :-)
Behold the Deepsea Challenger, a one-man submersible craft that in a few weeks will take filmmaker James Cameron into the deepest point in the ocean – Challenger Deep in the Pacific’s Mariana Trench – as only the third human to visit that place since Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh back in 1960. Millionaire adventurer Chris Welsh is also planning do go down there later this year, in his sexy sub “Scarlett”.
National Geographic News via boingboing, follow the expedition on facebook.com/deepseachallenge
A promo of the documentary series about Ben Lecomte’s epic swim across the Pacific Ocean this summer, being developed by Emmy Award winning producer, Doug Stanley. See thelongestswim.com
With his planned retirement at the end of London 2012, Michael Phelps looks back on his career and his final 6 months in the sport. Via Michael Phelps on Facebook.
On the 5th day of British Trials, Andrew Willis and Michael Jamieson managed to qualify for the olympics in the 200 breaststroke, with a time of 2:09.33 and 2:09.84 respectively. Ellen Gandy added 200 butterfly to her Olympic program with a time of 2:06.01, and Jemma Lowe also qualified in this event with a 2:06.37. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
The British government has rejected advice from the British Olympic Association’s chief medical officer that athletes should now shake hands at the London Games to avoid germs that could make them sick. Government health advisers seemed perplexed by the guidelines, which Olympic hopefuls derided as “rude” and “pointless”. Team GB is also distancing itself from the doctor’s advice, see for instance MercuryNews.
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We’ve heard about these waterproofing solutions before, but now Nokia is also stepping into the game, announcing how they can keep mobile phones water resistant by using superhydrophobic coating. Via übergizmo
A week before the Australian Olympic trials, Thorpe has told Australia’s Network Ten that he doesn’t have high expectations of making the team after modest results in lead-up event. “The most realistic outcome of this is that I will most likely fail. … I wish I had another six months to do this,” he said in the television interview.
Hackett is also starting to doubt whether Thorpe can do it, saying his best chances are in the 4×200 relay. Via CBC Sports
Great Britain’s Liam Tancock on the Rome 2009 World Aquatics Championships podium, after having won the 50 meter backstroke in 24.04. I sat right next to Team GB (and his girlfriend), which probably explains why he turned this way :-)
