Brendan Cullen, a grazier from drought-ravaged New South Wales, is 12 hours away from an ocean. But that is not stopping him training for one of the toughest ocean swims in the world — crossing the English Channel. And he’s preparing for it in one of the last bodies of water near Broken Hill.
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“We Are Changing What it Means to be Different” | Ellie Cole | Rising Phoenix | Paralympic Games
Para swimmer Ellie Cole (Australia) shares her thoughts on Netflix’s ground-breaking documentary, Rising Phoenix, and the impact she thinks it will have on society.
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Lezak, Bousquet talk about the 4×100 Free Relay from Beijing Olympics
Did you know this was the first time France had ever medaled in a relay in the Olympics?
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How Benedict Cumberbatch Learned to Freedive for Jaeger-LeCoultre’s New Short Film
As an actor, Benedict Cumberbatch is no stranger to finding himself in uncharted territory, but when the Jaeger-LeCoultre brand ambassador went to Rakino Island, New Zealand to film with the brand for their new Polaris Memovox watches he found himself a little bit out of his depth.
“I think there was something lost in translation when I said [to Jaeger-LeCoultre] that I love diving and want to do something in nature. I was thinking scuba diving, which I have done a bit of,†said Cumberbatch at a conference for select international press last month. What he didn’t expect to find himself doing was freediving. Despite being an avid meditation enthusiast and practicer of the Win Hof breathing method, prior to the experience, Cumberbatch said the closest he had gotten to free diving was holding his breath in a pool, while an Italian friend of his, who is a fan of the sport, recounted stories about freediving in the open ocean.
“Even with all the noise of making a film, the calm you see me in and the breathing where I’m beginning to get into the state of lung capacity with oxygen going to the blood and the stuff in the water was real,†said Cumberbatch. “It was very easy to go into that bubble, which is very important to do as an actor as well—to be able to just switch off and focus on the present. So, I think I’m going to keep doing it.â€
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Mother trying to rescue 3 children drowns in North Wildwood, officials say
A mother from Berks County, Pennsylvania drowned trying to rescue her three children from the waters off the Jersey Shore, officials said.
Fire, police and rescue units were deployed to the 18th Street Beach at 3 p.m. Tuesday after a 911 call reporting four swimmers in distress.
According to the North Wildwood Fire Department, the swimmers were a family of four from Wernersville on vacation.
Officials said crews were able to rescue two boys, ages 8 and 10, and a 19-year-old woman.
Emergency responders found the fourth victim, a 49-year-old woman, face down about 150 yards off the shoreline.
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DU suspends 38 swimming/diving student-athletes for attending large off-campus party
The University of Denver suspended 38 men’s and women’s swimming and diving athletes for recently attending a large off-campus party, in violation of local and state health restrictions as well as university policies addressing the spread of COVID-19.
All athletes will be forbidden to participate in team activities through the rest of the fall quarter and go through the “Student Rights and Responsibilities (SRR) process for disciplinary action, which may include interim academic suspension for the fall quarter pending the outcome of the SRR process,†the school stated in a letter sent to DU community members signed by chancellor Jeremy Haefner and athletics chancellor Karlton Creech.
The NCAA swimming and diving season is delayed to January because of COVID-19, and it could be pushed back further.
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The “Rescue Swimmer” Pool Workout
Wanna look cool during your next pool workout? Do the classic PT/Swim workout that Cody used to prepare for USCG Rescue Swimmer School.