OK, this is nice but also a bit spooky: A video from when John Caughlin and Mike Mitchell swam the Maui Channel in September 2011, up until (but thankfully not including) the accident when Caughlin got hit by a boat propeller. Follow Caughlin on his recovery blog “Life after 615“.
Maui Channel Swim 2011 – Swimmers: John Caughlin & Mike Michell from McKeever Photography on Vimeo.
“The Leningrad Express”, first man under 15 minutes in the 1500 freestyle, now president of the Russian Swimming Federation. Courtesy of Jos van Kuijeren on Vimeo.
OS 1988 Seoul Vladimir Salnikov from Jos van Kuijeren on Vimeo.
Glamour and glitter dominating the international World Sports Awards gala in London, early 2001. Featuring Inge de Bruijn, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Michael Klim, Lenny Krayzelburg, Ian Thorpe, 007 actor Roger Moore and Mark Spitz cracking jokes. Swimmers dominating the World Water Sports Awards 2000, even with rower Steven Redgrave on home turf. Courtesy of jostalgie.nl.
Olympic legend Michael Phelps has according to the New York Post split with his longtime girlfriend Nicole Johnsen, a former Miss California. She travelled with him to Shanghai 2011, but sources say now that the couple broke up a few weeks ago, and that Phelps is telling friends he’s single. Bleacher Report speculates if this is a bad omen of things to come for Phelps, that he’ll loose focus with London 2012 only half a year away. Aussie bookies are betting on him getting back together with old flame Stephanie Rice.
Image courtesy of Charis Tsevis, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
We’ve been there before, but now it’s on CNN, with a lot of interesting comments from Jones himself about his choice to be a swimmer rather than a basketball player like his father, etc. Via CNN, see also Make a Splash
The Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) announced yesterday evening following a meeting between Federica Pellegrini and national swimming team coaches that her new coach will be the same as Magnini’s, and that her preparation for the London 2012 Olympics starts with a 20 day long altitude camp in Flagstaff, Arizona on January 8.
After the training camp she’ll be based in Rome, and also spend time training along with the rest of the Italy swimming team at the national training centres in Ostia and Verona. FIN president Paolo Barelli said at the end of the meeting, that “the agreed training schedule will allow Federica to be relaxed and train well in preparation for her appearance at the Olympics.” Read more (in English) here on Gazzetta.
Picture courtesy of Simona Dalla Valle, cc by-nc-nd 2.0
Procter & Gamble has announced that Olympic open-water swimmer Keri-Anne Payne has been selected as the latest ambassador for its Oral-B dental brand, as official face of the Oral-B Triumph 5000 with Smart Guide power brush and Pro-Expert toothpaste. Procter & Gamble has as we know also selected Payne to represent its Max Factor brand award-winning False Lash Effect Gold, as part of the company’s efforts to bolster its presence at the London 2012 Games. Via zenopa.com
Video here paralleling the day in the life of a journeyman and Olympian Brent Hayden, emphasizing on how Learn to Learn and Essential Skills are integral on any journey to success. A Dave Hamilton Production for UA Piping Industry College of British Columbia.
A day the life of…….. from dave hamilton photography on Vimeo.
Toughest guy in the universe teaches us how to do CPR, without the kissing because “you only kiss your missus on the lips”. Courtesy of British Heart Foundation, see bhf.org.uk/handsonlyCPR, where they’re preparing a free smartphone app and everything. Thanks Vinnie!
