Lane 1 - The Hollywood Reporter posts (w/video) "'So You Think You Can Dance' All-Star Belly Flops His Way Into Fox's Diving Special (Exclusive Video). The diving special, which premieres Jan. 9 at 8 p.m., will push its celebrity contestants to new heights as they receive training from experts as they learn the often painful fundamentals that come with performing complicated dives. In an exclusive first-look clip, So You Think You Can Dance all-star Stephen "Twitch" Boss
trains for the special under the tutelage of his coach, Tori, using a springboard and a padded landing as he receives some dry land tips." Meanwhile the Boston Herald posts "Fox's speedo special. Chokachi & pals dive right into …Former “Baywatch” hunk David Chokachi’s career has taken a dive — but not in a bad way! The Plymouth homey, who can rock a Speedo better than Michael Phelps, will compete with other “Baywatch” alums, NFL bad boy Terrell Owens, pro surfer Bethany Hamilton and many more Greg Louganis-wannabes in Fox TV’s “Stars in Danger: The High Dive” on Wednesday."
Lane 2 - ESPN W posts (w/video) "Summer on the Run. Push ahead, but learn your limit. Summer on the Run is a 12-week blog and video series that follows former Olympic swimmer and avid runner Summe Sanders on her journey to train for Disney's Princess Half Marathon on Feb. 24. Summer Sanders talks about getting her kids involved as she continues her training for the Disney Princess Half Marathon."
Lane 3 - New Zimbabwe posts "Coventry marries fiancé in traditional ceremony. FORMER Olympic champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry has told of her pride after her boyfriend Tyrone Seward asked for her hand in marriage during a traditional African ceremony on January 2."
Lane 4 - The Telegraph posts "The lure of hot, bronzed Aussies. FORGET artwork, these body sculptures by the sea drew a sell-out crowd yesterday. The Aussie Sharks, sporting gold budgie
smugglers, took on a team of internationals for the Water Polo By The Sea tournament at Bondi Icebergs - and fans flocked to the annual pool party of buffed athletes. Although former Olympian Thomas Whalan didn't play in the match he was the driving force behind the event, which is growing in popularity. "We want to showcase the sport that we love to an audience that may not otherwise be exposed to the game," said Whalan, who is married to former Olympic swimmer Elka Graham."
Lane 5 - All Africa posts "Oussama Mellouli Tops Arab Poll. For the second straight year, Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli was named best Arab sportsman by pan-Arab daily Al Ahram Al Arabiya."
Lane 6 - Gizmodo posts "12 Ways to Swim Without Water. While your New Year's resolution to get back in shape is commendable, there's gotta be a better way than on one of these ludicrous dry land swimming trainers. Our friends at Oobject have assembled a dozen of the most outlandish examples."
