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It's about helping others to achieve their goals and for all to get to their own best level. That to me, is what sports are all about...
Check out this video at CNN.com .
30 Apr 08 @ 7:00 PM
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A parrotfish makes its own sleeping bag to sleep in. It uses mucous (like spit) to make a see-through bag all around it's body to protect it from attack by other creatures in the ocean.
30 Apr 08 @ 2:36 AM
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“Happiness is inward, and not outward; and so, it does not depend on what we have, but on what we are.”
~Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) author, educator, clergyman
28 Apr 08 @ 2:21 AM
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The fastest men can run about 35 km/h (21 mph). Which means that even the dolphin is faster. Dolphins can reach 60 km/h (37 mph).
23 Apr 08 @ 2:35 AM
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Taken from the 12th FINA World Championships
22 Apr 08 @ 6:47 AM
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"If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world, and that his heart is no island cut off from other lands, but a continent that joins to them."
~Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lawyer, philosopher, scientist
21 Apr 08 @ 2:50 AM
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The slowest fish is the Sea Horse, which moves along at about 0.016 km/h (0.01 mph).
16 Apr 08 @ 2:33 AM
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
~Howard Thurman (1900-1981) author, theologian, civil rights leader
14 Apr 08 @ 12:50 AM
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I certainly don't think this is technological doping...
MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- FINA president Mustapha Larfaoui defended swimmers Wednesday who have broken world records in Speedo's new high-tech LZR Racer suit.
At the same time, though, Larfaoui is open to changing the rules if the swimsuit's ultra-lightweight technology, based on NASA intelligence, is deemed to give competitors an unfair advantage.
Read on at CNN.com
9 Apr 08 @ 7:11 PM
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Sharks can swim 70 km/h (44 mph). Even Killer Whales reach those speeds. The fastest shark species, the Mako, can swim at 96 km/h (60 mph). Swordfish reach 64 km/h (40 mph), Marlin 80 km/h (50 mph) and the fastest fish of all, the Sailfish, 109 km/h (68 mph).
9 Apr 08 @ 2:32 AM
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~By Tim Sheeper
Late-in-life swimmers getting into triathlon ought to develop four behaviors in order to achieve full personal potential:
Perseverance, Confidence, Passion, and Play
Read on at Slowtwitch.com
Provided by Christine Bange, thanks!
8 Apr 08 @ 5:51 AM
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Also, you could check out Alain Bernard's World Record 100 Free Statistics
7 Apr 08 @ 6:09 AM
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"[He] was a star who did not want to be a star, a celebrity in search of privacy and the right to do his job without any public interference."
~David Halberstam, author of The Making of a Coach, Sports Illustrated (about Bill Belichick)
7 Apr 08 @ 2:52 AM
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We're pleased to announce a partnership between Go Swim and Dynoswim. Dynoswim.com is now offering our website visitors the opportunity to view Go Swim's video player. The Go Swim video player is known throughout the swimming community as among the best resources for swimming drills and examples on proper technique and good form. You can view these videos by clicking Swim Drill Videos on your left navigation.
Please comment below and let us know how you like it!
4 Apr 08 @ 4:43 AM
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Technique, Tips, and Drills
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Did you know fish talk to each other? Some of them communicate by making noises in their throats by rasping their teeth, others use their swim bladders to make sounds.
2 Apr 08 @ 2:30 AM
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