Or SLAM for short, her “athlete’s view of parenthood & more”. She gives workouts for beginning through advanced swimmers (as well as dryland training), offers fitness and fashion tips, shares the music she likes and even gives “Amanda Facts”. Read more on USA Today, and visit www.swimlikeamom.com.
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Mark Foster rules out a sixth Olympics
According to Reuters, 41-year-old Mark Foster has now ruled out the rumors of him competing at his home Olympic Games next year, as he doesn’t envisage winning a medal.
“I know I could make the team and be in the top two in the country but would I do anything? No, I’d probably make the semi-finals, maybe.”
(Foster to stay on the spectators’ side of the fence)
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Dan Martin to swim, cycle and run around the world
Literally, a Global Triathlon beginning with a first-ever 5700 km swim across the Atlantic Ocean under traditional stage swim rules, before crossing Europe and Asia on bicycle, and then America on foot. The swim alone will take 6 months, starting in May 2012. Via SwimmingWorld Magazine.
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Ohio landlord defends “White Only” sign at pool
A landlord in Ohio is claiming that not only is her “White Only” pool sign not racist, but that the state’s civil rights commission was wrong in declaring it discriminatory. An African-American girl visited the pool and was told that she made the pool ‘cloudy’ because she used chemicals in her hair, and then this sign came up. The landlord defends herself with saying that it is “a historical sign” and then adds:
“I’ve never said anything to that child,†Hein said. “If I have to stick up for my white rights, I have to stick up for my white rights. It goes both ways.â€
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Great white shark attack victim shares his story
“I just remember hearing a crunch, darkness and next thing I knew was in the water, underwater,” says Eric Tarantino, shark attack victim. “Everything was quiet and I could see the shark.” Via Central Coast News
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2011 Salnikov Cup medal winners
So, tired of waiting for the results in English on www.saknikovcup.ru, I’ve fought my way through the result list in Cyrillic letters on russwimming.ru this evening, listing the medal winners in English by using the little I remember of Russian from high school.
Most noteworthy results are Nikolay Skvortsov’s (RUS) 1:50.55 in the 200 butterfly and Elena Sokolova’s (RUS) 4:01.93 in the 400 freestyle, earning each of them the Silver Shark statuette. Also Danila Izotov’s (RUS) 1:42.83 in the 200 freestyle, and Job Kienhuis’ (NED) 14:30.14 in the 1500 freestyle. All short course meters.
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FLUID Nuit Blanche Paris
A TSAI Chia-Wen light and sound installation for Nuit Blanche Paris 2011, in the most ancient swimming pool “Château-Landon” of Paris City.
FLUID Nuit Blanche Paris from Chia-Wen TSAI on Vimeo.
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Non-slip Arena WoW soles “Walk on Water”
WoW is a non-slip “Walk on Water” outsole technology that gives your Arena sandals a ‘perfect grip’ no matter if the floor is wet or not. Exciting video, for a moment I wondered if they’d chase each other into (onto?) the pool, but (spoiler alert:) no such luck! :-)
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Stephanie Rice suffers shoulder infection following surgery
Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice has had a minor setback in her recovery from shoulder surgery last week, with an infection now forcing her to miss training. Rice’s doctor ordered her to avoid training today, “Doc said it was slightly infected. Got some antibiotics and can get into xtraining again tomorrow,” Rice tweeted. Coach Michael Bohl says they’ll now wait until the infection is cleared before deciding when she can swim again, hopefully later this week. Via Herald Sun and The Sydney Morning Herald
(Image courtesy of Kinney Cheng, cc by-nc-nd 2.0)