A different kind of the Morning Swim Show interview, courtesy of SwimmingWorld Magazine, testing what Nathan Adrian knows about a variety of topics, from astronomy to American history.
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(Cool) Aquabotix HydroView beams your video to the iPad
The Aquabotix HydroView is an easy-to-use, remote-operated underwater vehicle that beams a live high-definition view back to the surface. Controlled using an iPad, smartphone or laptop, the HydroView shoots full 1080p HD video or stills, and returns it to your controller. And looks the part, like something out of Star Trek, only for underwater purposes. Yes, it is $3000, but still, look at it! Via The Triton -
Cold water blamed for swim death
A 56-year-old Swedish woman is likely to have died of a rare condition called “acute pulmonary oedema” – a buildup of fluid in the lungs – that can hit you when swimming in cold water. She was swimming with dolphins off New Zealand, when she started having problems with breathing, and died despite of doctors fighting to save her life. The coroner still rules the decision to go into the water reasonable, even though she suffered from suffered of breath, but calls for improved equipment and first aid practices on snorkeling boats. Read The Marlborough Express.
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Katie Hoff revealing the Fastskin3 system on The Today Show
Grin, “Matt asked Katie a question he rarely asks on-air: “Could you please take your jacket off?” Via today.msnbc.msn.com
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Under Armour event in Shanghai with Michael Phelps
Back in August, promoting the sports clothing and accessories company from his hometown Baltimore.
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It is here, the Speedo Fastskin³
According to Speedo, the Speedo FASTSKIN3 Racing System offers unrivalled benefits to swimmers, including a full body passive drag reduction of up to 16.6%, an 11% improvement in the swimmer’s oxygen economy enabling them to swim stronger for longer, and a 5.2% reduction in body active drag, to create the world’s fastest cap, goggle and suit ever. Read official press release at Speedo.com -
A quick update on Aksenova’s and Joensen’s situation in Vágur
As mentioned before, Russian record holder and Olympian Anastasia Aksenova is currently trying out training in Vágur, here in the Faroe Islands, now almost for two weeks. She competed at a local meet last Sunday, beating our record holder in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.26 against Guðrun’s 26.55. And she endured our biggest storm since 1988 last Thursday, with roofs blowing off houses and stuff.
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Open Water Swimming Nutrition: Why We Get Fat
Interesting, still think that it helps to hold back a little :-)
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Criticism over all-male UK Sports Personality of the Year shortlist
The BBC is receiving criticism now after announcing a Sports Personality of the Year shortlist that for the first time since 2006 doesn’t include a woman. World champion Rebecca Adlington for instance tweeted (after receiving a lot of tweets about the list missing women) that “Think there has been some great women in sport this year including my best friend @KeriannePayne and sad they haven’t been recognised.”
http://twitter.com/#!/BeckAdlington/status/141446983717101569I totally agree, also because I don’t recognize many of the men on that list. If it is any consolation, Faroese media stopped having the “Faroese sports person of the year” award in 2010, after Pál Joensen winning it for three years (and another swimmer before that). And have now sort of relaunched the event with a “Faroese soccer player of the year” award. I’m not even kidding.
Here is Keri-Anne Paine for you, via the17thman
Via The Telegraph and Women’s Views on News