Swimmer's Daily

  • Be sure to pick up this month’s issue of Men’s Health, via The Official Ryan Lochte Fan Page on Facebook.

  • At the Seven Hills Trophy meen in Rome today, Japan’s Ryosuke Irie set a new meet record in the men’s 200 backstroke, clocking 1:55.05, and Japan’s Aya Terakawa her second meet record in two days with a time of 2:07.73 in the 200 backstroke. In the men’s 200 breaststroke, Germany’s Marco Koch set a new meet record of 2:08.75.

    Top 3 finishers plus Nordic finalists

    Women’s 800 freestyle – OQT 8:33.84 (OST 8:51.82)

    1. Lotte Friis (DEN) 8:22.10
    2. Wendy Trott (RSA) 8:25.71
    3. Martina de Memme (ITA) 8:36.67

    Men’s 200 backstroke – OQT 1:58.48 (OST 2:02.63)

    1. Ryosuke Irie (JPN) 1:55.05 CR
    2. Radoslaw Kawecki (POL) 1:57.62
    3. Leonardo De Deus (BRA) 1:58.79
    4. Mathias Gydesen (DEN) 2:05.91

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  • With local fishermen blaming the endangered Hawaiian monk seals for stealing their catch, government scientists plan to glue submersible cameras onto the seals’ backs, using the footage to prove to fishermen the animals are not harming their way of life, maybe even ending up on reality TV. With the image quality of rugged action cameras these days, I say ‘about time’ :-)

    Read KFVS 12

    Hawaiian Monk Seal R307 @ Molokini Island Maui Hawaii

  • Hungary’s Eva Risztov silver medalist in the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, see result list here.

    Eva Risztov on the Debrecen 2012 podium

  • Two kinds of side stroke, via the17thman

    US Navy SEALs Combat Swim

  • It is official, if these dogs can surf and you not, then you are a klutz.

    World record attempt apparently later today, via Arbroath

  • In related news (pointing to that intro), peer pressure is an evil evil thing. But nice video!

    Huge 40 Foot Slip N Slide Off a Cliff – Utah State

    Via Geekosystem