Monday, August 05, 2024

& USA Swimming Olympians should unionize and demand more money for gold medals earned!

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  From CNBC: Cash incentives for Hong Kong athletes  competing in Paris jumped 20% from the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Gold medalists will recei...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Science alert for open water swimmers!

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Beware of swimming-induced pulmonary edema, known by the acronym (SIPE). It's preventable and treatable but can be fatal if you ignore t...
Thursday, October 03, 2019

Why did Misty Hyman upset Susie O’Neill in the 200m butterfly at the Sydney Olympics?

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I watched the race several times, and what is demonstrably clear is that Misty Hyman had a superior technique. This can be observed by how...
Wednesday, October 02, 2019

Two-time NCAA champion Abraham DeVine is accusing his former team at Stanford of homophobia...!

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The article lacks specific incidents that leave us many questions and no real leads. If Abraham Devine would like to share his opinions...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Diana Nyad examined: We want to believe our heroes are better than us, more often then not, they fail.

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I like Diana Nyad, (she looks good in that Rolex too) I think she produces great sports op-eds. However, she is not immune to scrutiny,...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Michael Phelps gives strange criticism over Olympics adding 3 new swimming events!

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Meant to blog this 2-plus years ago. Business Insider: "... "What else are we going to add? Are we going to do, like, 75-mete...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Michael Phelps on water conservation...

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"Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting." — Mark Twain At least somebody is talking about this. Right now China, Indi...

James Ian McGlothlin, 41 — A swim instructor and child pornography sentence to 18-years and lifetime supervision!

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Another monster caught and placed in a cage. Not only a child pornographer but an abuser whose victims were infants, toddlers, and disabled...
Friday, April 13, 2018

Swim illustrations I created that look great on a smartphone

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I would be most flattered if you put these on your phone, Enjoy!

The most amazing aquatics 'playground' is about to built in Copenhagen...

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Titled: the " Water Culture House "  serious swimmers will have access to the open water of the Copenhagen harbo...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Bar opening up in Montreal with pool theme circa 1935 — An odd mix!

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I don't get this at all save for the fact that swimmers generally like alcohol. Club Pelicano is its name, and it should be ope...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Momma don't let your babies grow up to be Olympians!

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Malcolm Gladwell: Journalist, best selling author,TED speaker stated that it takes 10,000 hours to master a subject. Many have disagreed ...