Ehh, I guess a plug for maybe Engine Swim Australia ?
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Diana Nyad presenting her 2012 Xtreme Dream Swim Jellyfish Armor
“It’s the jellyfish, that is what it is all about” :-)
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CC photo #39: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center at night
Photo taken after the last night of the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China. Big building to the right is the arena that hosted the pool swimming and syncro competitions, the one to the left the natatorium hosting the water polo competitions, and the blue thing in the background the diving arena.
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Magnussen targets 3 medals in London, skips high-carb food
According to The Daily Telegraph, James Magnussen is predicting not only gold-medal success for himself in the 100 meter freestyle, but also for Australia in the men’s 4×100 relay, and then a medal in the medley relay as icing on the cake. To realize this, he has restructured his diet and increased his weight-training, gained 3 kilograms of muscle in six months, viewing food as ‘fuel in the tank’ and cutting out all unnecessary food like biscuits, sweets and anything high in carb, while building on his base. Via The Australian:
“It’s just having so much work behind me now, almost two years straight building up a big aerobic base. I can do large quantities of quality work now.”
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Water aerobics is now a proper U.S. Marine sanctioned exercise
Water aerobics is not just for retirees and injured anymore, the Marine Crops is promoting low-impact pool running – rebranded as “water cadence” – to help even the fittest Marines up their game.
How to Aqua Jog
(Couldn’t find a Marine Corps water cadence video, so here’s some aqua jogging)
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Maryland defends student’s right to privacy on social media
Introduced on Thursday, Maryland’s Senate Bill 434 prohibits institutions “from requiring a student or and applicant for admission to provide access to a personal account or service through an electronic communications device” – by sharing usernames, passwords or unblocking private accounts, for example. This is apparently a common practice, to minor student-athletes’ social media accounts for instances of indecency or impropriety, especially in high-profile sports like football and men’s basketball. Read more here on Mashable.com
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Missy Franklin gets ready for Olympic trials
Fourteen-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps says Missy Franklin is the one to watch heading to the London Games.
“I love being competitive,” Missy said. “I love racing. I love the water, it is in my veins and in my heart.” Her eyes sparkle as she talks about the thing that has always been a passion.
Read more here on 9News, and watch video.
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Spitz says Thorpe and Evans have lost their edge, predicts Phelps to win 5-6 gold medals
After having tried and failed himself (mind you, after 17 years in retirement), Mark Spitz questions the ability of Janet Evans and Ian Thorpe to stage successful comebacks for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Via The Telegraph:
“The world moves on and it is quite difficult,” Spitz said at the Laureus World Sports awards conference in London.
“I don’t think as an athlete you ever forget how to train but what you really lose is how to race against your competitors.
“I knew how to compete against those I had been competing against for years. When I went to the pool I truly believed they were wondering who was going to get second as opposed to who was going to beat me.
“By leaving the sport, the door was open for everyone else to jockey up to the No1 gig and so when I re-entered the sport 17 years later I was not only yesterday’s news I was trying to find my own way back.
“Therein lies the handicap [for stars making a return to their sports], they have lost the edge on the new stars.”
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Kayaker ‘hunting’ humpback whales off Kona, Hawaii
Only to film them with his GoPro camera (or similar). And boy, are those clips marvellous.
Humpback Whales in Kona – 1-30-12 from HYPR Nalu Hawaii on Vimeo.