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Swimming
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Friday Morning Spice
16 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Doccie explores history of Olympic swimming in SA, Olympics breakdancer says online hate has been ‘devastating’, NPA drops case against 95 Libyans, Italy imposes beach rules and selfie stop lights, and Why Ibiza is having a fashion moment once again.
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Paraguayan Olympic Swimmer Booted From Olympic Village For “Creating An Inappropriate Environment”
06 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s either been an eventful Paris Olympics for Paraguayan swimmer Luana Alonso or because of Luana Alonso.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
30 Jul 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Fibre optic cables targeted in new infrastructure attack in France, Dark clouds gather for lower-paid employees, California fire doubles in size, and North Korea looking for medicine abroad to help leader after weight gain.
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Cape Town Swimmer Achieves 200th Robben Island To Blouberg Swim, Raising R160,000 For SPCA
24 Jun 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Some heroes only wear Speedos.
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Everybody Is Freaking Out Over A Young Man Swimming For His Life After Jumping Into Wild Cape Town Waters [Video]
28 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A TikTok video has gone viral showing a swimmer battling ‘white water’ around the rocks somewhere on the Cape Town coast.
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A 14-Year-Old Student Will Swim From Robben Island To Blouberg For The Penguins
08 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A teen girl is braving the icy Cape waters to raise money for the endangered African Penguin and other seabirds.
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Watch SA’s Tatjana Schoenmaker Win Silver At World Championships [Video]
25 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Schoenmaker finished behind gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte from Lithuania, while American Lydia Jacoby rounded up the podium with a bronze.
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Here’s That Hilarious British Bin-Swimming Video Doing The Rounds
20 Jul 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
England is notorious for its cloudy, cold weather, so when the country is made to endure the hottest day ever (in excess of 40 degrees Celsius), weird things are bound to happen.
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Lewis Pugh Has Done It Again [Video]
08 Sep 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The South African endurance swimmer just tackled the ‘coldest swim on Earth’ in nothing more than a Speedo.
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Skinny-Dipping South Africans Will Enjoy This List
18 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Online nature and wilderness resource Outforia has ranked South Africa highly in its list of the best skinny-dipping spots around the world.
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Apparently This Olympic Swimmer Has A “Phenomenal” Third Leg [Video]
30 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Gold medals for everyone involved in this Tokyo Olympics live TV gaffe, when a BBC sportscaster’s compliment turned into an innuendo, giving the two British swimmers an opportunity to prove their stoicism.
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Remember The Ozzie Who Protested At World Swimming Champs? Things Just Became Very Awkward
30 Jul 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
At the Swimming World Champs, Ozzie Mack Horton refused to share the podium with gold medallist and accused doper Sun Yang. That has now backfired rather spectacularly.
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Check Out SA’s Latest Swimming Sensation Grabbing Gold At World Champs [Video]
29 Jul 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
21-year-old Zane Waddell stormed to victory in yesterday’s 50m backstroke swimming World Champs final, letting out a massive roar after securing gold.
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Ugly Scenes At World Swimming Champs As Medallists Face Off [Video]
24 Jul 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
The podium ceremony after the 200m freestyle at the world championships in Gwangju, South Korea, was pretty ugly to watch.
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Friday Morning Spice
19 Oct 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Swimming legend dies. SAA blocks passengers. Uber launching VoIP. Facebook stillbirth mother drama. Putin’s new ride. Apple’s big hint. Kendall’s stalker can’t stop.
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More And More People Are Talking About The ‘Torpedo Challenge’ – Hectic Fitness Challenge From Sandy Bay To Clifton
28 Sep 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
If you feel like your exercise and outdoor time isn’t diverse or extreme enough, you could take things to the next level with SwimRunning.
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As We Cross To The World’s Largest Ever Skinny Dip
12 Jun 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the weekend, more than 2 500 women stripped down to their birthday suits for a good cause. Fair play to the lot of them.
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Swimmer Sacrifices Race To Observe Minute’s Silence, Following Officials’ Denial [Video]
24 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After his request to honour victims of the Barcelona terror attack was denied, Fernando Alvarez held his own tribute, forfeiting his potential win.
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You Can Thank Brandy And Coke For This Local Guy’s ‘Sand Swimming’ Viral Video
03 Aug 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’m one of those people who hates seeing video clips of me after a few too many, but this guy’s rather unique swimming style is proving very popular online.
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Huge Shock As It’s Revealed Some Olympic Pool Swimming Lanes Are Faster Than Others
19 Aug 2016 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
If Chad le Clos’ three-way tie taught us anything it’s that split seconds matter, which is why this new info is making serious waves.
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This Is Why The Olympics Pool Mysteriously Turned Green
10 Aug 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Most of the focus has been on the awful conditions of Rio’s water conditions, with everyone talking about the outdoor variety. That diving pool though.
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The Filipino Diving Team Is So Bad The Government Is Getting Involved [Video]
12 Jun 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Happy Friday everybody! We have a pot of coffee on the go which should be ready any second now. Go get yourself a cuppa. But don’t choke on it whilst you’re laughing at this.
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Olympians Will Have To Swim Through Shit – Rio Can’t Clean Up Raw Sewerage In Time
25 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Congratulations on spending your entire life in the pursuit of athletic excellence – now get ready to compete in amongst Rio’s sewerage waste.
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Michael Phelps Is Engaged To Miss California 2010 [Photos]
23 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Remember that time when that unattractive woman won Miss California? No, because it didn’t happen. Michael Phelps seems to have found himself a keeper after dropping knee yesterday.
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This Is How Much Chad Le Clos Makes After Winning A Quick Four Races
09 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Oh it has been fun watching this lad grow up. With his new swimwear line and now four wins in Doha, he is doing well for himself. Wonder what he will be up to next.
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Chad Le Clos’ New Line Of Swimwear Is UNBELIEVABLE! [Video]
11 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yoh, who knew that little face from the 2012 Olympics would be dazzling your computer screen two years later? At least he had the decency to keep his shirt off again…
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Pure Terror: Incredible Footage Captures Two Great White Sharks Attacking EACH OTHER! [Video]
01 Oct 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Watching this video is like the Tabard to swimming in the ocean. It makes cage diving seem almost as pleasant as being stuck in space without oxygen. Fun times.
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Did You Know: Ostriches Enjoy Swimming In Lagoons Along The West Coast? [Image]
16 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The West Coast National Park has seen some unusual activity in the Langebaan Lagoon, with ostriches taking some pretty lengthy swims recently.
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Worst Diving Board Dive Ever [Video]
31 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s hard to imagine this woman will be diving again any time soon after her blunder at the top of a pretty-high diving platform.
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Danish Cops Are The Most Fun In The World [Video]
29 May 2014 by chelsea / No Comments
Onlooker captures footage of super cool cop, being super cool. Why can’t we have cops like these?
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