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Sun Yang rattles 400 free world record

Sep 23, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

Ouch, Sun Yang managed a 3:40.29 in the 400 meter free at the Chinese long course championships this evening, breaking Zhang Lin’s Asian record of 3:41.35 from the 2009 Rome super suit World Championships. This is the 3rd fastest 400 in history, only behind Paul Biedermann’s 3:40.07 from Rome 2009, and Ian Thorpe’s 3:40.08 from the Commonwealth Games. Sun Yang ‘only’ managed a 3:43.24 at the World Championships in Shanghai in July, behind Tae-Hwan Park’s 3:42.04. Must have been a good holiday. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine.

Here is SwimmingWorld Magazine’s rundown of his accomplishment today and in the 200 yesterday:

Here is his also impressive 1:45.53 win in the 200 freestyle yesterday, courtesy of CCTV:
Garrett Weber-Gale on breakfast, lunch and snacks

Sep 22, 2011

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rokur

in Health

Two fresh Wisconsin Foodie shows here featuring Garrett Weber-Gale dishing up some easy meals for breakfast, lunch and snacks.

Here is breakfast and lunch (mmm, choco-something)

Swim USA | Garrett Weber-Gale | Lunch from Wisconsin Foodie on Vimeo.

And here are snacks

Swim USA | Garrett Weber-Gale | Snacks from Wisconsin Foodie on Vimeo.
Diana Nyad is back in the water

Sep 22, 2011

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rokur

in Open Water

This is quite inspirational, Diana Nyad reflecting on her failed swim from Florida to Cuba, comparing it to other of life’s big challenges, like a failed marriage or being let off. *Now*Â I’m rooting for her, like for our own Ove Joensen who rowed 900 nautical miles (1700 km) from the Faroe Islands to Copenhagen in Denmark for 41 days in 1986, but only after having failed twice in 1984 and 1985.
My Pace Google track and display pace while swimming

Sep 21, 2011

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rokur

in Equipment

Interesting concept, still in the development development stage, My Pace Google are swimming goggles integrated with an LCD panel that allows swimmers to see their pace in real-time in the corner of their eye. Solar powered, simply let them dry in the sun after swim. A Spark Awards concept entry, via TakePart.
Cooking pot & strong swimming saves grandmother from floods

Sep 21, 2011

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rokur

in Nature, Safety

Desperate to save his grandmother from floodwaters swamping southern Pakistan, Ali Ahmed and three other relatives stuck her in a large metal cooking pot and pulled her to safety through neck-high water. The men swam for several hours through driving rain, unable to rest because the water was too deep, finally reaching a road and transporting her to a hospital where she was treated for acute diarrhea. Read The Washington Post.
No sewer pool in Oslo after all

Sep 21, 2011

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rokur

in Fun, Swimming Pools

The Norwegian Swimming Federation losts its bid to turn the old sewer facilities under Festningspladsen in Oslo into a water recreational facility, even after the president himself turned up to fight for it. VG reports that the sewer facilities will instead be turned into a gigantic cinema, which I’m sure will only show crappy movies. Via www.simma.nu/no.

(Winning project Festningen Kino. No no I’m sure it will be good, can’t wait to invite my wife to an evening out in the sewer)
Elite Athlete: Janet Evans

Sep 21, 2011

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rokur

in Competition, Training

A Yahoo! Sports segment on Janet Evans’ amazing comeback.

There are other videos, like her workout

And her diet
EVOLTA will complete the Hawaii Ironman in 168 hours

Sep 20, 2011

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rokur

in Fun

At best, that is 10 times longer than the average “ironman”. They are a bit concerned about ocean currents, I say “No sh** Sherlock”, with that propulsion. Read PCWorld
96-year-old swimmer recalls 1936 Olympic memories

Sep 20, 2011

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rokur

in History

A good read here on the Gazette.

When Mary Lou Skok came across Adolf Hitler, she couldnâ€™t see evil. She couldnâ€™t see a man capable of murdering millions of Jews. She only saw a dictator.

â€œHe was just like Charlie Chaplin,â€ Skok recalled. â€œBut he didnâ€™t twitch his mustache.â€

Skok went to the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin as an aspiring swimmer, with $75 in her pocket, with an uncomfortable suit that hardly created optimal performance, with the goal of redemption following retirement after she failed to compete in 1932 in Los Angeles.

She returned with $15, minus a medal, coming within 3.2 seconds of a bronze in the 400-meter freestyle, yet with the memories of the four golds won by the late Jesse Owens and with a new perspective of a Nazi regime advocating the superiority of the Aryan race.

Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/year-125213-memories-old.html#ixzz1YWGQn6VZ