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Saturday's Swim Report - Pop Quiz: Which Element Carries 17 Protons?

Lane 1 - The Tampa Tribune posts "I Made It!: ‘You will need all the tools in your arsenal to beat cancer’.  GOAL: Raise awareness for prevention and screenings to help in the fight against cancer.  WHY I DID IT: I have been swimming since I was 12 years old and competitively swimming nationally and internationally for 75 years. As an avid competitive swimmer and founder and coach of the St. Petersburg-based U.S. Masters Swimming team, the Florida Mavericks, cancer was the furthest thing from my mind."

Lane 2 - Army posts "Swimmer Interview: Warrior Games Sgt Krisell Creager-Lumpkins."

Lane 3 - ESPN posts "Mag Minute: Ryan Lochte, Olympic swimmer.  Former Florida Gator Ryan Lochte has won 11 Olympic medals (five gold) and sits behind only Michael Phelps with his seven individual medals in men's swimming. He is the world-record holder in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter individual medley events. Since becoming omnipresent in pop culture following the London Games, the 28-year-old has appeared on "30 Rock," expressed interest in "Dancing with the Stars" and become the star of the E! show "What Would Ryan Lochte Do?" which debuted in April. He also plans to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio Di Janeiro."

Lane 4 - Adelaide Now posts "Sports stars getting caught in the Twitter trap.  IT'S costing Olympic gold medals, reputations, prestige and money but elite athletes cannot shake the allure of social media habits. Olympic gold medallist Rice was forced to deliver a teary media apology, lost sponsor Jaguar and took a hit to her brand after an uncharacteristic gay slur tweet directly after Australia humbled South Africa in a rugby clash in 2010.  Australia's 100m backstroke favourite Emily Seebohm, 20, unwittingly prioritised a late-night twitter and facebook session over a gold medal shot of a lifetime. In the aftermath of a sub-par final swim that still clinched silver, Seebohm conceded a marathon social media session had drained her on race day."

Lane 5 - Discovery posts "Top 10 Beaches of 2013.  Every year Professor Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University ranks America's 10 best beaches based on a list of 50 criteria. This year's top pick? Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y., gets the nod. Three of the best, according to the good doctor, are in Hawaii. And the rest are on the East Coast."

Lane 6 - The Prince George Citizen posts "Olympian to coach camp.  For Canadian Olympian and world silver medalist Gary Reed, it's important to show young athletes that it doesn't take superpowers to find success at the Olympics or world championship.  "They want to know what it feels like to run in the Olympic Games," said Reed. "I think a lot of the times it helps when they understand that I'm just a human being - I'm just like them. I was just a young athlete like they were, struggling, training hard and trying to come up through the ranks."

Lane 7 - NBC 41 posts "Signs of a swimmer in trouble.  With summer almost here and children out of school, the pools and lakes will likely get crowded. But while the water can be a fun place for kids, it can also be dangerous."

Lane 8 - NY Times posts "Chlorine, Swimming Pool Helper, Has a Checkered Past.  With the unofficial start of summer on Monday, many people will get up close and personal with the element that carries 17 protons. I speak, of course, of chlorine."

aussieBum - SWISH, Men's Swimwear - Behind the Scenes

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Somebody must have poured a large teaspoon full of 'creative juices' in Sean's coffee before the 'Swish' shoot because he was firing on all cylinders in the aB studio that day. Watch this vid and see how an entire campaign can be banged out in about half an hour when all the elements come together perfectly ...

Friday's Swim Report: Swimming Is Worth It, At Any Cost!

Lane 1 - Sun Sentinel posts "The Swimming Hall of Fame is nice — at right cost.  Yes, the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale is a nice attraction for the city, and has been since 1965.  And yes, it has been showing its age for a few years. It lacks the buzz to attract people.  But no, that doesn't mean the city should get into any kind of bidding war to keep the facility here. Particularly since the bidding could involve Fort Lauderdale tax dollars against private investment millions in California. That's not a battle Fort Lauderdale should even attempt to win."

Lane 2 - Japan Times posts "Kitajima claims victory in 100-meter breaststroke at Japan Open.  Former two-time double gold medal Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima powered to victory in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke on the first day of action Friday at the Japan Open."

Lane 3 - Sports Illustrated posts "Breaststroke changes a possibility; more notebook.  As rules stand now, swimmers are permitted one dolphin kick at the start of each breaststroke race and coming off the wall of each turn. However, swimmers tend to fudge the rule by sneaking in an extra, or at least a pseudo-dolphin kick when they can in order to gain an advantage. Now, a proposal presented to FINA, the sport's international governing body, would permit unlimited dolphin kicks to the 15-meter mark after each turn, making the stroke easier for some swimmers, in theory."

Lane 4 - The Wave posts "Learn To Swim, Olympians Say.  With May being National Water Safety month, the Swim Strong Foundation hosted its first summer water event in the Rockaways on May 18th at Far Rockaway High School.  Representing the Make a Splash Foundation were two US Olympians. Mel Stewart won three Olympic medals – two gold and one bronze – in Barcelona in 1992. Lenny Krayzelburg is a four-time Olympic gold medalist from the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 games."

Lane 5 - Fox 26 Houston posts (w/video) "Drowning Prevention. Friday night a five year old boy downed. Tragedy struck again on Sunday. This time it was a three year old boy who scaled a fence and drowned in an apartment complex pool. So far nine kids in the Houston area have drowned this year, 74 drowned in Texas last year.  So Thursday the YMCA is kicking off it's "Water Wise" program.. it's an effort to prevent kids from drowning by teaching swimming and water safety to kids and their parents. It's an outreach effort. There's no need to go to a Y, they will go into less affluent apartment complexes to teach the basics."

Lane 6 - Philly Burbs posts "The thrill of water polo.  The sport’s lack of popularity in America doesn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the high school athletes who play it.  If you ask most high school students what sports they play, the most common answers might be football, soccer, basketball, track and field or swimming.  Though if you asked me, I’d tell you I play water polo."

Roosters hit the Beach! | Bondi Rescue S8 E12

The boys are back, but like you've never seen them before!
Bondi Rescue's five-time Logie winning lifeguards return to TEN this summer... and for the first time ever they're telling their story exclusively in their own words.

Thursday's Swim Report - The Love Story Maybe Over But The Swimming Goes On & On

Lane 1 - The Morning Call posts " Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones to help open Wildwater Kingdom season.  Cullen Jones, who says he's giving back to swimming, will be at Dorney Park Saturday."

Lane 2 - Arena posts "Ranomi Kromowidjojo & Jacco Verhaeren go Head to Head.  We asked Ranomi Kromowidjojo & Jacco Verhaeren to complete a series of sentences for us. Listen as they share with us their inner most thoughts and feelings on the wonderful sport of swimming…."

Lane 3 - The Vancouver Sun posts "Swim star Ryan Lochte headlines Zajac meet; so what will he do?  Olympic, TV reality 'dude' hoping to make a big splash at UBC this weekend.  The Mel Zajac Jr swim meet at UBC has had its share of headliners over its 50-year history but it has never had an 11-time Olympic medallist with his own reality TV show.  Ryan Lochte is the dude, his show is entitled What Would Ryan Lochte Do? and the question for him Wednesday was: Hey, Ryan, what are you going to do at the Zajac meet?"

Lane 4 - La Gazzetta dell Sport posts "Pellegrini and Magnini split  "Our love story is over".  In a joint statement given to ANSA, the two swimmers announced their decision: "Our feelings have faded, and the things that have been written over the last few weeks aren’t true"

Lane 5 - Community Impact posts "Waterloo Swim School.  Longtime swimmer dives into teaching lessons.  A California native, Mike Varozza grew up swimming, a passion that would lead him to qualify for the 1988 Olympic trials, compete in U.S. Masters Swimming and later motivate him to open a swim school.  “I found my way back in swimming,” he said. “I’ve always enjoyed the sport and teaching specifically.”

Lane 6 - BBC posts "David Carry takes on Swimming Scotland role.  Double Commonwealth Games gold medallist David Carry has been appointed to the board of directors at Swimming Scotland."

Lane 7 - Speedo UK posts "Swim Drills - Head Up Drill with Stuart Hayes and Michelle Dillon."

Lane 8 - WeHoVille posts (w/photos) "8 Shots of Speedo Speaker Michael Crosby Addressing WeHo’s City Council; Nearly Naked, Obviously.  Talk about a fish out of water.  File this one away in the “only in WeHo” category: In only a Speedo, local water polo player Michael Crosby took to the public comment podium at Monday night’s City Council meeting to express his approval of the city’s plans to build a whole new recreation center, including two pools on the rooftop."

Go Swim: Breaststroke - Long Stroke

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Why Do It:
While there will always be variables in breaststroke, hereapos;s an option for a longer stroke and some key points that need to be considered in this approach.

Easy 1,000 Yard Barely Swimming Workout

I got in a swim today.  A very short swim but I don't have a whole bunch of free time today.  This morning I'm filling in teaching some extra classes at the gym.  Started off my day teaching a 5:45 Group Power (weight training) Class then went right to the pool.  Everyone was already swimming and since they are tapering for Masters' Pan Am in two weeks they had an easy workout.  I jumped in and started to swim.

1    3:20.0     250     1:20
2    :35.2     50     1:11
3    :35.8     50     1:12
4    :35.2     50     1:11
5    :35.1     50     1:10
6    :34.9     50     1:10
7    :34.9     50     1:10

I don't know what they did before this but it was a 300 followed by 6x50's on 60.  Then I was on my own.  Figured I had to swim a bit more to get to at least 1,000 yards.

4x50's Pull on 55 first two breathing every three last two breathing every 4

4x50's on 60 Fly, Back, Breast and Free

Then a 50 easy.  Just 1,000 yards but at least I swam.

Month    Total Distance
Jan    6.96 miles (=12,250 yards, =11,201 meters)
Feb    6.25 miles (=11,000 yards, =10,058 meters)
Mar    2.50 miles (=4,400 yards, =4,023 meters)
Apr    7.02 miles (=12,350 yards, =11,293 meters)
May    4.69 miles (=8,250 yards, =7,544 meters)
Total    27.41 miles (=48,250 yards, =44,120 meters)

I'm hoping to get to the 7 miles mark for the month if not just a bit above.  Would like to beat April but we'll see.  I'll be teaching a few extra classes this week and next so who knows how much swimming I'll get in.