Via abc-7.com:
As of Thursday, there are no more water activities at the FGCU lake until further notice after this student drowned Wednesday night.
It was a tragic ending for Joel Johnson.
Infant swimming resource instructor Kathy Cole says this could have been avoided if Johnson knew the life saving techniques she teachers her students.
“Staying calm cool and collected is key. It does not matter if you are in 10,000 feet in the ocean or in a 10-foot deep pool,” she said.
“My mom saw that I needed my inhaler less and that I was getting healthier’, says Misty Hyman in this video. After winning gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, she failed at qualifying in 2004, retired at 24 years old, and now spends her time at the Melrose Paradise Recreation Club in Phoenix, sharing her knowledge with all ages. Via azfamily.com.
Earlier this month, five-time Olympic swimming medalist Josh Davis was filmed at New Braunfels in a small role for the coming movie “Return of the Hiding Place”, which details the fight by a group of youths in Holland to save the lives of Jews during World War II. Davis, 38, plays a Dutch resistance agent passing over contraband to two young heroes of the film, a sequel to the 1975 movie based on the famous autobiographical novel by Corrie ten Boom.
“My little dream has always been to get asked to try out for the ‘Aquaman’ movie,” said Davis, laughing. “Too bad. I can hold my breath for a long time underwater for all those scenes.”
The Massachusetts man who faked his own disappearance off La Jolla shores in February was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston on Wednesday, charged with defrauding his former employer of more than $3.1 million, ordered to pay restitution and sentenced to five years in prison. Read LaJollaPatch.
Battered and bruised, but happy after a successful open water swim in Tvøroyri, followed by a sailboat barbecue and sleepover on the old sloop Johanna. Now to read up on the news …
Here are some handpicked photos from the event
Ahh, Schmoyoho, Roomie, Walk off the Earth and positive thinking, all in one neat package. The video has only very little to do with swimming, but the message is right ! :-)
This site might get awfully quiet tomorrow, while me and Bartal go to our southern most island Suðuroy to cover the annual open water swim there. 870 meters in 7° Celcius (44.6° Fahrenheit) warm seawater, what’s not to like?
We’ll go on this boat, only a 2 hour ride, each way
Florida Gator Marco Loughran was admitted to a hospital this morning after a minor scooter accident that involved Ryan Lochte, the best swimmer in the world at the moment. Loughran ended up in North Florida Regional with minor internal injuries, while Lochte banged up his knee in the crash. Read The Daily Reezy via The Swimmers Circle.
Unveiled yesterday at CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore, the Xperia Active is a compact smartphone targeting consumers with an active lifestyle, featuring a 3″ screen, the latest Android Gingerbread 2.3, a 5 MP camera with HD video functionality, and a powerful 1 GHz processor. Dust proof and water-resistant, it also uniquely incorporates wet finger tracking, to ensure the phone works perfectly when either the screen or a user’s fingers are wet. Pre-loaded with sports apps, users can set their training route using the built-in GPS, barometer and compass. And there is on-screen heart rate and pulse monitoring, enabled by ANT+ wireless networking technology. See press release.
If all that geek data doesn’t convince you, then maybe Sharapova will
