Gracie Abdallah went to the Minneapolis Grand Prix hoping to meet her favorite swimmers and take a few autographs back to Sioux falls with her. Her marigold-yellow T-shirt has the names of nearly a dozen swimmers scrawled on it with a black Sharpie, but the greatest sovenier was one of Michael Phelps’ gold medals from the meet, with his name signed on the royal-blue ribbon. Read ArgusLeader.com and see KSFY.com.
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Open water swimming drills
Courtesy of www.openwaterswimming.com, kicking with a snorkel and the “hug drill”. Both of them work perfectly for pool swimmers also :-)
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What, no banana hammocks ?!?
What kind of Pool Rules is this ?!? – see weknowmemes.com
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HzO can also waterproof you mobile phone
Waterproofing nanotechnology popping up everywhere these days, during a press preview for the upcoming 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, a company called HzO showed of some kind of technology that creates a “nano-scale film barrier” with the circuitry of for instance a mobile phone, that rather than keep water out, allows water too creep inside without doing any damage. Read phandroid, see also older post here about waterproofing your iPhone with NeverWetâ„¢.
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Canada’s new currency is see-through, stretchy and waterproof
It’s official, Canada’s now has money ready for you to tuck into your bathing suit and take for a swim. And it’s plastic, and it’s see-through. The $100 bill is out now (who needs less?), the $50 bill coming next March, and the rest in circulation by 2013. They’re not the first though to have money out of polymer, as Australia and New Zealand have had such currency for well over a decade. But they will have the most high-tech features. Read Canadian Business.
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Catania withdraws as 2014 World SC Championships host
The Euro crisis and debt problems of Italy has stretched to the world of swimming: Sicily has told the Italian Federation (FIN) and FINA that it can no longer host the World short-course championships at Catania in 2014 because of a lack of funds. Read SwimNews.com.
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The truth about the night Grant Hackett snapped
Brace yourself before reading this Women’s Day report …
On the surface, Grant Hackett seems to have it all – a beautiful wife, gorgeous two-year-old twins, and a golden reputation that has earned him a host of corporate gigs and a commentary spot at next year’s Olympics. But the triple Olympic gold medallist’s future is in doubt after he “lost it†and overturned his wife Candice Alley’s beloved grand piano during an ugly screaming match at their Melbourne penthouse on Derby Day. (more…)
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“Mr Unstoppable” training for his Mississippi swim
Injured Marine Jay Platt trains to cross the Mississippi River handcuffed, shackled and blindfolded. And yes, he managed to complete the swim.
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Alshammar and Le Clos overall winners of the FINA World Cup
It’s official, Therese Alshammar (SWE) and Chad Le Clos (RSA) are the overall winners of the FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2011, each receiving US$ 100,000 in prize money in addition to their thousands won in individual races. For Alshammer it is her second time in a row, winning in 2006, 2007 and 2010, and taking second to Jessica Hardy in 2009. Her total 2011 cash haul is $126,000, only topped by Le Clos with his $145,500. Read for instance SwimmingWorld Magazine and SwimNews.com.