I sort of pulled the plug myself, deleting another site that turned out to be connected to this one. Dreamhost support to the rescue :-S
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Chill Meet Warmup at Santa Clara
These guys can’t be serious ! :-)
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D’Arcy pips Phelps in the 200 butterfly
Nick D’Arcy has become just the second man in nine years to beat American superfish Michael Phelps in his pet event, the 200m butterfly. Phelps was nearly a body length ahead coming off the final turn, but D’Arcy reeled him in to win in 1:55.39 to the 1:55.40 of the American great. Earlier this year, Phelps was beaten by China’s Wu Peng, bringing to an end a streak of 60 consecutive races stretching back almost a decade in his pet event. Via Sunshine Coast Daily, ABC News and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Here is a post-race interview with D’Arcy
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Swimming New Zealand has ‘no hope’ of medals
New Zealand’s Olympic swimming hopes appear dim after SPARC’s damning review of the sport an insistence on change – with insiders saying there is little or no hope of medalling at London next year. Read more here on nzherald.co.nz, via the17thman.
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100 Black Men of Jackson want drowning risk lowered
In USA, African-American children are three times more likely to drown than white children, based on studies and statistics. Nearly 70 percent of African-American children can’t swim, compared to 40 percent for white children, according to the most recent survey from USA Swimming. The civic group 100 Black Men of Jackson wants to change this, having started an aquatics program to teach 125 area youths from ages 8-17 how to swim. Here is another one working hard to help, because of own bad experiences. Read clarionledger.com.
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CDC announces healthy swimming video contest
CDC’s Healthy Swimming Program is asking the public to make short, creative videos that feature simple steps everyone can take to ensure a healthy and illness-free swimming experience. There is a 1000 dollars to be won, plus worldwide fame and knowing that you made a difference, so get at it! Via imperialvalleynews.com.
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How to do a fast breaststroke/butterfly turn
Norwegian breaststroker Aleksander Hetland explains (in English) how he does fast breaststroke turns, and then demonstrates it in the water. He won bronze at the Dubai 2010 Short Course World Championships, so listen up ! :-)
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Klim: “I am a master of my domain at the moment”
Australian swim star Michael Klim admits to there having been times when he has climbed out of the pool and shaken his head, now after his comeback, mornings he has returned form a session and told his wife Lindy he wasn’t sure he could continue.
The most recent difficult time came in Dubai when he was hit by a virus in the days leading up to an event and swam 51.7sec in the 100m freestyle. His old world record was 48.18sec.
As he rested in the cool of his Dubai hotel room, flattened by illness and racing, his friend and Olympic champion Ian Thorpe just happened to call.
“I’ve hit a bit of a wall,” Klim told Thorpe. “I’ve been going so well.”
Thorpe had also been gliding through the water and then hit the wall. They spoke about the plateau.
“My time trial I did a couple of months ago was faster than my Dubai race,” Klim says. “It’s hard. I expect to be improving every single time.”
Read more here on the Sunday Telegraph.
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Royal wedding preparations in Monaco
Oh my, Charlene Wittstock is probably the first olympic swimmer to have her own royal maccaroons designed. Via gamutnews.com.