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Nick D’Arcy files for bankruptcy

Dec 6, 2011

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in Gossip

Ouch, Nick D’Arcy has reportedly now filed for bankruptcy, which means he’ll avoid having to pay the AUS $180.000 that he was ordered to pay Simon Cowley in damages for assaulting him. Cowley’s lawyer isn’t pleased:

‘It’s just a way of walking away from this whole mess and this debt and this judgment that he owes” â€¦ “I would have thought that he would have had the courage at least to try to speak to Simon and try and negotiate something with him, whatever it was.”

Read more in The Sydney Morning Herald and see video on ninemsn.
Polska! Polska!

Dec 5, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

So, it has been a couple of quiet days here on Swimmer’s Daily, but now we’re in Szczecin in Western Pomerania, in the magnificent Radisson Blu Hotel where drawers open if you clap your hands.

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Beluga has a weak spot for mariachi music

Dec 3, 2011

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in Fun, Nature

This is Juno the beluga whale, headbanging to mariachi music at Mystic Aquarium. Via discovery.com and mmm.com.

They flute music too, for a while
So you’re 426 feet down in your freedive and then the sledge jams

Dec 3, 2011

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in Freediving, Safety

This must be exciting, dig the German speak, it gets even better if you try to hold your breath with the guy.
Launch of the Speedo Fastskin3

Dec 3, 2011

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in Equipment

A look at the unveiling of the Speedo Fastskin3 Racing System in London and New York City, featuring the exclusive thoughts of Michael Phelps and Rebecca Adlington.
Dara Torres 25.24 and 2nd in the 50 free at the US Winter National Championships

Dec 3, 2011

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in Competition

44-year-old swimming legend Dara Torres posted her best result since the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, with a 25.24 and 2nd in the 50 freestyle at the ATT Winter National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Fellow American Jessica Hardy was first in 25.08. Torres is happy, “It’s nice to finish second. I haven’t been second in a while. If I do that at the trials, I’ll be fine.” Via AFP
Swimmers brave icy water in Beijing for good health

Dec 2, 2011

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in Health

Also in China it is believed swimming in near freezing water during the winter months strengthens the immune system of one’s body. Via photoblog.msnbc.msn.com

Beijing Ice Swimming a Hot Winter Sport by NTDTV
Neptune allows cochlear implant recipients to hear while swimming

Dec 2, 2011

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in Safety, Technology

Advanced Bionics announced yesterday that they have received approval in the US and Canada for Neptune, the world’s first and only swimmable, waterproof sound processor. Designed to help cochlear implant recipients hear in and out of the water, it can be worn anywhere and way they choose, such as in the hair, on an arm, under a collar, or in a pocket. Parents will appreciate features like the removable controls that make it tamper-proof, and of course that their children now can be able to hear safety instructions, and enjoy the pleasure of hearing in general what happens in and around the pool or bath. Via The Sacramento Bee
Herbert Nitsch preparing for a 800 feet ‘no limits’ freediving world record

Dec 2, 2011

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in Freediving

Airline pilot and extreme freediver Herbert Nitsch freedived to at depth of 700 feet (-214 m) on June 14th 2007, putting him way ahead of his nearest competitors in the ‘no limits’ category. Now he is preparing for a 800 feet (-214 m) in the summer 2012, in this “torpedo sled” facilitating the descent and ascent with a underfoot ballast system and an overhead inflatable buoy. His ultimate goal is the ‘legendary’ (some would say ‘crazy’) barrier of 1,000 foot (-305 m).

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