Here we go again, as mentioned before, Speedo is about to launch the most advanced swimwear design since the introduction in January 2010 of new FINA regulations banning full-body coverage and the use of polyurethane. Sources now say tomorrow November 30th, read for instance The Telegraph
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IOC campaign “Best of Us” asks all youths to share their best
Anchored by this “The Yellow Line” commercial featuring Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, the Olympic Committee encourages all young athletes to record and submit videos of “their personal best” to the web site olympic.org/showyourbest, and to vote on other submitted videos. The site will include a “mash-up creator” which takes the user-submitted videos and mixes them with footage from Olympic Games past, available on the Games’ Facebook page, channels on YouTube and Chinese video hosting service Youku. With the chance to win gadgets and ultimately a trip to the London 2012 Olympics. Via The New York Times and bigleadsports
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Man throws himself into pool fully clothed to protest membership notice, wins
40-year-old Ian Whitfield dived into the pool at David LLoyd Gym in Darenth Road, Dartford, UK, in his business suit after being told he had to serve three months notice to terminate his membership. He and his partner had missed the deadline with a few days, and faced with having to pay £300, he starting handing out leaflets at the gym, warning other people to be on the lookout. The manager took him into his office, told him they could discuss this, but since nothing happened, Withfield decided to throw himself into the swimming pool fully clothed. He drove home soaking wet, and then received a call telling him the notice period would be waived as long as he did not step foot in the gym again. “I’ve won the battle”, Whitfield said. Read This is Local London -
Christy Healy first man ever to swim 10 km underwater without surfacing
A 10 km underwater swim undertaken by 40-year-old Irishman Christy Healy last month has now been confirmed as a world first by the Guinness Book of Records, and also raised over €14,000 for the Share a Dream Foundation for terminally ill children. It took him 6 hours 21 minutes to make the record, on the second attempt after 3 weeks earlier having to abandon the dive after 9.4 km. Read the Irish Times here and here and see the Facebook page 10k Guinness world record dive attempt
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State Insurance – Swim Promo
Cool promo video here, I guess promoting the State NZ Ocean Swim Series
State Insurance – Swim Promo from Gemma Heyes on Vimeo.
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Sleep-swimming with the E-man
That video is gonna haunt him at his wedding ! :-)
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USA Swimming – Rome 2009
A trip back memory lane, courtesy of Bourbon Street Productions
USA Swimming – Rome from Bourbon Street Productions on Vimeo.
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Federica Pellegrini ‘dumped’ by coach Bonifacenti
Warning, my Italian is really lousy (/non-existant), but according to Taiwan News, Federica Pellegrini has split from her coach Federico Bonifacenti, third coach since the death of her former trainer and mentor Alberto Castagnetti in October 2009, adding a quote from her website: “Unfortunately it is not easy to work with me”. Google Translate quotes her for writing on her blog: “I was hoping not to be dumped in 2 weeks from the Europeans, but it’s ok”.
Picture courtesy of Simona Dalla Valle, cc by-nc-nd 2.0
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This much water !
This much water is enough for an infant to drown in. If you care, share!