Olympic gold medalist Ryk Neethling’s swimming academy in Garsfontein, Pretoria has been broken into and equipment to the value of R50,000 (6,300 USD) stolen. Read iolnews.
“It is very sad to me. You try so hard to make a difference in your country. Then it is one step forward and two steps back,†Neethling told Beeld newspaper.
Here is a SwimmingWorld TV segment with Neethling from March 2010
A British man lost parts of both legs when he was attacked by a great white shark Wednesday after he ignored warnings and went swimming at a Cape Town, South Africa, beach. He apparently made it back toward his shore and then was pulled from the water by a bystander, right leg bitten off above the knee and the left one below the knee. The unmarried accountant is now fighting for his life according to the International Business Times, Peta probably still really proud of their ‘payback’ campaign. Via msnbc.com.
Two calculators added under our brand new section ‘Tools‘, which hopefully in time will turn into some kind of swim tool repository. I use the very good (free) service of www.editgrid.com, which is almost ‘Excel on the web’.
The immediate future of Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk is in jeopardy after the Brisbane-based star was knocked unconscious in a hit-and-run-accident while riding his push bike to training yesterday afternoon. X-rays have revealed two broken bones in his elbow and he will visit a specialist today to confirm the extent of his injuries. This only six months before Australia’s London Olympic trials, with him having been member of the Australian swimming team for the past six years, expected to be part of a very competitive 4×200 freestyle relay team. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
“It was a P Plate driver and I believe it was done on purpose. I can’t remember too much after I was hit, but I know I wasn’t doing anything wrong.
George Bovell III is definitely back in training, recovering well from his car accident in August, as proven with this video from his first weight training session the day before yesterday. Follow him on www.georgebovellswimming.com.
1st Weights from George Bovell on Vimeo.
Quillan Oak and Carter Krengel demonstrating an interesting underwater kettle bell strength/hypoxic set. I like the ‘if you want air you have to kick’, bit :-)
Danish comedian Anders Lund Madsen doing a funny routine here about the swimming safety rules posted on Norwegian beaches. Via boingboing.
PETA may have gone too far with its latest campaign, which suggests those who swim or fish in waters containing sharks are attacked or killed as ‘payback’. PETA wants the illustration placed on billboards and benches in areas where shark attacks happen, even stating that recent shark attacks are examples of the ‘payback’ the poster campaign highlights, but locals say they will burn the billboards down if they see them. Read MailOnline.
Third time was not the charm for Diana Nyad, attempting to cross the 103 miles from Cuba to Florida. In a frequently emotional news conference in which she removed her shirt to reveal sting marks from toxic jellyfish, Nyad said she initially planned to muscle through the intense pain, but eventually had to give up, as the toxins began to cause partial paralysis and made it increasingly difficult for her to breath. Read more here on CNN.
