“Excuse me, but could you go any more slower?” :-)
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Exercise may get you higher grades
Experience from University College South Denmark suggest that if exercise is an integral part of an education, fewer fail and more people get high marks. 40 nursing students got the opportunity to exercise 3 times a week during lunch hour, resulting in their overall module 1 grade point average jumping up to 6.51, compared to 4.74 in 2009 and 3.80 in 2010. They say that it is too early to make any firm conclusion, but think that all programs should consider incorporating exercise and sports, as a win for the students but also to society that may have a better and healthier population. Via dsr.dk.
[Image courtesy of Mike Baird, CC BY 2.0]
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Highlights from the Fran Crippen SafeSwim Event
Todays edition of the Morning Swim Show featuring highlights from last weekend’s Fran Crippen SafeSwim event. Watch the full show in the video player below and visit SwimmingWorld.TV for more video interviews. Via SwimmingWorld Magazine.
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Tahiti – Ocean Voyage
Not so much about swimming, but that’s beside the point.
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Jones vs Schneider for last spot on US Shanghai team
Josh Schneider and Cullen Jones tied each other in the 50 freestyle last summer at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and World Championships Trials, setting up the need for a swim-off now 9 months later at the Charlotte UltraSwim on Thursday May 12, 2011, to determine the last spot on the US World Championship team. Read more on speedendurance.blogspot.com and wcnc.com.
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The most beautiful swim photo I ever saw
Adelaide Now brings this story about some row in Australia over who should host the 2012 Australian Olympic Trials, the brand new State Aquatic Centre at Marion in South Adelaide, an upcoming venue in Brisbane, or “Australia’s premier swimming venue”, Sydney’s Olympic Park. I don’t know, but their picture of swimmer Whitney Ireland at the Marion Aquatic Centre is just amazing.
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Peirsol on Crippen, open water and retirement
ESPN caught up with now retired Olympian Aaron Peirsol, at the 10K Crippen SafeSwim in Fort Lauderdale, honoring Fran Crippen by doing what he lived for – racing in the open water. Peirsol turns out to be an eager open water swimmer, still swimming 3-4 days a week while enjoying his retirement. Via espn.go.com.
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High school coach resigns after pulling swimmer by her hair
Parents in Roseville, California are in an uproar after high school assistant swimming coach Geoff Capell tried to pull the captain of the school’s girls swimming team Jennifer McCarroll out of the pool by her hair during a swim meet last Friday. The action was caught on camera by the parent of another girl on the team.
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The Big Splash has launched
British Swimming announce today the launch of “the world’s largest celebration of swimming”, the Big Splash partnership between the BBC and British Swimming stretching 10 months, seeking to inspire the UK to get into the water. The first major event will be The Great Salford Swim on Sunday 15th May when thousands of swimmers including Ian Thorpe, Keri-Anne Payne and David Davies will take part in a mile long-swim around Salford Quays. Find out more at www.bigsplash.co.uk.