“You’ve got nothing on us,” say the penguins to all those human ‘polar bears’ out there.
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Ervin takes top seed in the Austin Grand Prix 50 free
Wow, Anthony Ervin is back, posting a 22.30 in the 50 free prelims at the 2012 Austin Grand Prix, best time in the World this year, despite being put in the B-final. Nathan Adrian was second in 22.45. Via The Swimmers Circle
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New study shows very clearly that exercise counters aging
Picture here from a new study freely available at The Physician and Sportsmedicine that took detailed measurements of 40 masters athletes between the ages of 40 and 81, and found a surprising lack of age-related muscle loss.“This study contradicts the common observation that muscle mass and strength decline as a function of aging alone. Instead, these declines may signal the effect of chronic disuse rather than muscle aging.”
Via Sweat Science, one of the very best sports science blogs out there.
Notice also what one the commenters there has observed: “And check out the bone density difference too. Amazing.”
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The Dark and Cold workshop in winter swimming
My opinion: If the water is that hard to come to, then it might not be for you ! :-)
Kurs Vinterbad i Ursviken 2012-01-14 from Olaf Schneider on Vimeo.
Visit darkandcold.com for more info
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SuSvim responds to Berns’ taunt: “Yes we can”
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Watch the Austin Grand Prix LIVE on iHigh.com
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How to plan and execute an underwater swim shoot from start to end
Very informative video here from 2D House, on how they planned and executed their Fstoppers 2011 Behind The Scenes Contest entry, having chosen to make it an underwater swim shoot. Unfortunately they missed the (for a shoot process entry perhaps most vital) submit deadline, and therefore were DQ-ed. But the video is still great :-)
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Behind the scenes of a Stephanie Rice photoshoot
Go behind the scenes on a Stephanie Rice photoshoot, and hear about her plans for 2012. The Daily Telegraph has a piece today on how she shouldn’t be doing shoots like these, rather imagine herself on the cover of Vogue than Zoo magazine, and look at it through the eyes of a 40-year-old bloke rather than her Gen Y girlfriends. But there you go.
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Prince George Aquatics Adult Swimming Lessons
A promo for what seems to be a well-structured, quality program teaching adults to swim, offered by the Aquatic Division of the City of Prince George (Canada). That bearded guy is epic !