After more than 40 hours of swimming and hitting a second Portuguese Man o’ War, Diana Nyad decided to quit, told by her medical team that she could risk long-term cumulative effect on her body, if she suffered additional likely stings. She had then completed about 67 nautical miles of the 103-nautical-mile passage, and suffered from paralyzed muscles in her back. Read diananyad.com and for instance wpbf.com
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Nyad stung in face by something, switches to “staged swim”
Diana Nyad was yesterday evening stung in the face by some kind of presumed jellyfish, and had to go out of the water for some hours to be treated by doctors. Her face and area the area around her eyes was affected, but she’s back in the water, swim switching to a “staged swim”, meaning that it may occur in stages. She will still be able to set a world record, now in the staged swim category, rather than as a non-stop swim. Follow her progress here on diananyad.com.
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Teach your kids to swim
What is this, anno 1972 ? Important message anyhow.
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Kumari beat husband’s murder trap by knowing how to swim
25-year-old Ambika Kumari was allegedly pushed off a bridge by her husband, a relative and a friend, into the Ganga in Bihar, but managed to battle about 12 hours through the night against swirling waters, eventually being found unconscious on the river bank 60 km downstream. They had married one-and-a-half years ago, but he’d only told his mother about it, and now it seems he tried to get rid of her. Guess/hope he’s in a lot more trouble now, than having a wife too many. Read hindustantimes.com
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Diana Nyad hit a Man o’ War, but battles on
It has been a challenging night and for Diana Nyad, now some 57000 strokes and well into the next day of swimming from Cuba to USA, she hit a Portuguese Man o’ War, suffered from multiple stings and had to tread water for half an hour, rehydrate and change suit. Her stroke pace dropped from the usual 52-55 to 48, but has since picked up again and is gaining strength according to her Facebook page and Twitter. Via Forbes. -
Geoff Huegill admits drug use and suicidal thoughts while retired
“I remained trapped because I was so ineffective in my life outside the pool,” Huegill revealed in the book. “The usual cycles kicked in again, plenty of alcohol and party drugs. I was arriving home from clubbing at 4am, the hour I used to be getting up and training. I now had debt collectors to deal with.“My weight was a burden. I’d returned home 45kg heavier than my 90kg swimming weight, with a waist measurement of 111cm.
” I’d beat myself up because I wasn’t achieving anything, then I’d write myself off to try to block those depressive thoughts, then I’d have to deal with the consequences of writing myself off spending money I didn’t have, behaving badly, letting people down and burning bridges with friends.
“I was in a downward spiral and powerless to do anything about it.”
Read more here on the Daily Telegraph
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Kids create Bellagio-style Water Show in Pool
Water gun powered, absolutely excellent ! :-) Via Buzzfeed.
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The gliding butterfly style of Ida Marko-Varga
Interesting video here about Swedish butterfly-ace Ida Marko-Varga’s one kick per cycle gliding butterfly style, that has seen her drop 9 seconds of her personal best since started working on it, and enabled her to swim a lot more butterfly in practice. She placed 16th at this year’s World Championships, gunning for a lane in the final in London. Via Sander Englund Smørdal on Google+
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Diana Nyad has started her 3rd Cuba-USA attempt
Diana Nyad is back in the water as of 6:05:08 pm Havana time, going for the 200,000 strokes to Key West. See diananyad.com.