Swimming on 55th Floor Pool 3 time larger than Olympic Size!

He'll definitely want to make sure he doesn't swim too close to the edge.

This man is the first lap swimmer in the world to enjoy such a view - 55 stories over the city of Singapore.

The £4billion Marina Bay Sands tourism development opened in the city yesterday, and the 150-metre long pool - three times the length of an Olympic swimming pool - was a highlight.

Poison of a Materialistic Society

A man who doesn't have a stable job and money is neither beautiful nor intelligent. A man who has money is beautiful as well as intelligent.

A son who doesn't do a job and give money to his mother after one month is not a son. A son who earns and gives it to his mother is actually a son.

A husband who works 18 hours a day but can't give a handsome amount of money to his wife is not her husband despite of the fact that he works for 18 hours and tries his best. A husband who takes bribes and gives handsome money to his wife is a good husband.

A society built upon the ideology of Greed. And where people don't appreciate one's effort but the product which the other person is providing, no matter it is from legal ways or illegal ways, is a society I call a failed society full of Pimps.

Over 80 Plus Hockey Players in Single Tournament set World Record

For a group of hockey players who gathered in British Columbia to try and set a world record, breaking a stick was no big deal - it was breaking a hip they were really worried about.

Two teams made up of players more than 80 years old squared off at a Burnaby ice rink Tuesday and are now hoping the Guinness Book of World Records recognizes the achievement of the octogenarians.

"There's never been a tournament for an 80-and-over group," said game organizer Denny Beaudin.

"We have applied to the Guinness Book of World Records to indicate it's the first world tournament for players 80 and over, so it's something we're hoping we can establish."

Beaudin said the teams have not yet heard from Guinness officials regarding their application. A Guinness spokesperson did not return a message seeking comment.

While the world record would be nice, those who laced up the skates Tuesday were far too busy having fun to fret.
"Much better than I expected," 87-year-old goaltender Jim Martin said when asked what he thought of his performance.
Martin was the oldest player to participate in the game and gave up just one goal in the first half. His replacement didn't fare as well in the second half as Martin's black team lost to the red team 6-3.
At a time when most goaltenders utilize the butterfly style - that's going down on both pads - Martin was content to let his stick do much of his moving, though he blamed it for the lone goal he gave up.
"I got my stick caught up in the net and I couldn't let go of the stick and I couldn't get over to stop the puck," he said, a smile beaming from his goalie mask as he spoke.
While physical contact was minimal, the injury sheet wasn't completely blank.
One player left the ice with a pulled groin. Another stayed down on the ice for several seconds after being tripped.
"I don't know what happened but I went down," said Bill, who was too eager to jump back on the ice to leave his last name.
"I hit my head, which I don't like. But those things happen, I guess."

Former National Hockey League forward Cliff Ronning, who grew up in Burnaby before venturing off on a professional career that saw him net 869 career points, worked as the game's referee.

Ronning, a former Vancouver Canuck, said seeing the players out on the ice was inspiring.

"I just thought it was an amazing idea, having an older tournament like this," Ronning said.

"To be able to see the passion of these guys at the age of 80, I hope one day I get there and (am) able to put the skates on."
The game, which was delayed for half an hour after three players got lost on their way to the arena, was part of a three-day casual tournament that also features four teams that have players over the age of 75.
Len Haley, who suited up for the NHL's Detroit Red Wings in 1959-60, was among those in the younger group to hit the ice. He turns 78 next week.

"I keep in pretty good shape," Haley said after picking up two goals for his team, nicknamed the Alberta Rednecks.
Haley said old-timers hockey used to be much more prevalent in Canada, but finances have changed that.
"Costs, travelling, and the rooms, and everything, guys fell away from it," he said.
"This tournament is one of the best things they ever did."

Al Ing, who faced off against Haley on Tuesday, said old-timers hockey has seen some good men pass in recent years and those who are still playing the game are glad to be doing so.
"We're lucky to be walking," he said.

World Fastest Cycling around the Globe World Record set by James Bowthorpe

Few people who watched the BBC documentary The Man Who Cycled the World last summer would dream of emulating its star. On his way to smashing the world record for circumnavigating the globe on a bike, Mark Beaumont crashed into a donkey in Pakistan, was mugged in Louisiana, and endured nights locked in Iranian prison cells, for his "own protection".

At lunchtime tomorrow, however, another British cyclist will roll out of Hyde Park in London in an attempt not only to repeat Beaumont's feat, but to wrest from his calloused hands a record that some have called unbreakable.

James Bowthorpe, an apparently rational 31-year-old furniture maker from Balham, south London, will have to cycle 120 miles a day to complete his epic, 18,000-mile adventure in five-and-a-half months. If he hits his target, he'll knock three weeks off the time set by Beaumont, who also suffered saddle soreness and food poisoning en route to breaking the previous record by three months.

Bowthorpe's challenge, which The Independent is sponsoring, will take him through more than 20 countries and across deserts, mountain ranges and jungle, before, wayward donkeys permitting, he arrives back in the British capital in September.

On a chilly but sunny evening in Hyde Park, a few days before Bowthorpe leaves its leafy embrace, the bearded cyclist is quietly confident. "There's no doubt that this will be by far the hardest thing I've ever done," he says. "But I have to believe I can do it."

His understated steel will be his ally during long sections of solitary toil. Not only does Bowthorpe plan to pedal himself and 40kg of bike and kit around the world, he wants to raise £100 for every mile he rides, donating £1.8m to research into Parkinson's disease.

"My granddad had Parkinson's when I was growing up and I only knew him as a slow old man with sticks," Bowthorpe says. "About two years ago I decided I wanted to get into medical school and had to volunteer to get clinical experience. I wanted to explain to my younger self what was up with my granddad, so looked for work around Parkinson's."

Bowthorpe joined What's Driving Parkinson's, a research team based at King's College Hospital in south London. After two years of voluntary work with the group, whose groundbreaking research into the degenerative brain disease always requires new sources of funding, he was convinced he had to go that extra mile (or 18,000). "I've seen people who have been told elsewhere that their symptoms will get steadily worse come in to the clinic and improve to the point you wouldn't know they even had Parkinson's," he says. "It's something I believe in very strongly, and to raise enough money I knew I would have to do something really tough."

To sustain interest in his epic bike ride – surely the toughest there is – Bowthorpe will be armed with an arsenal of gadgets to track his progress and blog about the people and sights he encounters. His customised Santos touring bike, which has a sturdy drive belt in place of a chain, and whose gears are encased in a hub (no fragile derailleur to keep clean), also includes a GPS beacon. It will automatically update his progress on a map on his website, Globecycle.org. When he gets the chance to upload photos, GPS tags mean they will drop on to the map at the place they were taken. A solar panel on his pannier rack and dynamo in his front hub will power the gizmos.

His baggy shorts and beard ("I decided to go against tradition and start with one") don't give him the look of an athlete, but Bowthorpe has trained hard. On top of recent 120-mile-a-day rides in India, Sweden and North America, the Londoner has been visiting the gym six days out of seven and cycling more than 400 miles a week. Meeting supporters, poring over maps and securing visas have made the last few months busy. "I even rigged up a desk in my workshop so that I could answer emails while training on my exercise bike," he says.

Bowthorpe says it will be "a relief" to start his journey when he waves goodbye to his family and girlfriend, Nadja, tomorrow. "They think I'm crazy but know what I'm like," he says. He's also eager to see what his mind and body are capable of. And when things get tough – and they will be – he says he'll remember why he's there. "If it were for myself and simply to break a record, I'd probably give up halfway round," he says. "If I succeed it will be because other things are more inspiring."

To follow James's progress around the globe or to donate money, go to www.globecycle.org.

Longest Stint of Tenpin Bowling World Record set by Stuart Ridley

Stuart Ridley does nothing by halves. The 32-year-old Lower Hutt man is so passionate about tattoos he has plastered most of his body with 36 dragons.
Now "Tattoo Stu", as he calls himself, is trying to break the world record for the longest stint of tenpin bowling with more than 100 hours of sleepless action. "When I want to do something, I like to do it big. It's like Texas big, or bust."
The idea began when Mr Ridley, a casual bowler, heard that the last Kiwi to attempt the record had stumbled early on. "He only did 33 hours and then he started to hallucinate."
A self-described insomniac, Mr Ridley was confident he could last the distance. "I won't stop unless I collapse."
He learned how to survive on snatches of sleep when he worked early hours as a pastry chef. "If I wanted to see my mates, I had to stay awake."
Training so far has included a couple of 16-hour bowling sessions, and entire weekends without sleep. "Put it this way: I know I can stay awake for 100 hours. The only question is, can I bowl for 100 hours?"
His ordeal will begin at 9am on Monday at Strike Entertainment Centre in Lower Hutt and he expects to finish about 7pm on Friday which would be a record-breaking 106 hours.
To keep to Guinness' standards, he has to swap to a new lane if there is a breakdown, and submit to drug tests at the start and finish of the marathon.
He is allowed a 10-minute break every two hours.
Proceeds from anyone who bowls in the five lanes next to him will go to teen cancer organisation CanTeen.

Time to Relax

Nowadays, more and more sports and fitness buffs are taking massage seriously as a part of their conditioning programs. But, many of us are of the opinion that it's meant for just the professional athletes. That is so not true. Massage is for everyone, even for you. It has a greater number of benefits which we fail to see otherwise, considering it as a luxury.

Benefits of massage can be acquired by anyone. Commonly massage can help you by providing you with include relaxation, improved blood circulation and relief of muscle tension.

As for fitness athletes, massage can greatly help in improving their flexibility and reduces the angst of athletic competition. Massage helps get better performance, boost endurance, and help lower fatigue levels.

There is a variety of massage you can choose from. A good massage therapist may use many different styles and help in providing you with a good sense of relief and relaxation.

How many of you think a good massage can have a positive impact on your overall performance? Is it a luxury or need after working at stretch for 8 hours for six/seven days a week?

Health secrets of an OLYMPIC champion

Despite all the corporate grandstanding, the saccharine profiles, and the cheesy music, we're still drawn to the Olympic Games because they promise a glimpse of athletic perfection — that sinuous state of being when the outer boundaries of raw physical ability are reached and then exceeded ever so slightly. But the fact that such boundaries are breached raises a question: How can each generation of athletes become faster, stronger, and quicker ... without doping? The answer is simple: They train with coaches on the absolute cutting edge of exercise science, coaches whose tips will help you build muscle, burn stubborn fat, and even recover in record time. You'll find their secrets here. Beijing may be out of your reach, but a leaner, stronger, more energetic you is only a few weeks away.

Boxing: Larry Nicholson

USA Boxing's developmental coach of the year in 2003 and current assistant coach for USA Boxing

Float like a butterfly

"Nimble feet will give you a leg up in any activity that requires quick changes of direction, be it backyard toddler chasing or pickup basketball with the guys. Place eight cones three feet apart in a line, and then do three sets of each of the following exercises: Weave through them at a sprint, weave through them while high stepping, jump over them with your feet together, and weave through them while facing sideways.

You won't find a better warm-up. We do it every morning before stepping into the ring."

Develop full-body strength

"Weights are great, but don't underestimate the power of body-weight exercises. They provide you with a body awareness that you just can't get with plates or dumbbells, and that translates into more explosive power in the ring and more agility in the real world. Unfortunately, most guys do body-weight exercises incorrectly.

They focus on reps when they should really be concentrating on time. Rather than shoot for, say, three sets of 10 push-ups, do as many as you can in 30 seconds. Employ the same strategy with pull-ups, dips, and single-leg squats, resting for 30 seconds between each set."

Olympic Lifting: Mike Burgener

Father and coach of Casey Burgener, the top-ranked U.S. power lifter in Beijing

Achieve perfect balance

"Along with flexibility and body control, balance is an essential component of weight lifting. The best way to bolster it is with an overhead squat. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and grasp a length of PVC pipe with a grip that's slightly wider than shoulder width. Hold it eight to 12 inches above your head, keeping your chest out, torso erect, and heels on the ground. Press the pipe upward as you squat down as far as you can go without arching your back, and then rise up. Do three sets of five to 10 reps. Start doing it with a barbell when the PVC pipe becomes easy.

You'll strengthen your core, hips, and shoulders. You'll also find it challenging to get out of bed the next morning."

Keep hitting new heights

"When you hit a wall — say, spending a month at 180 pounds on the bench press — don't train harder or attempt to force muscle growth by piling on more weight. Reduce your load by 10 to 20 pounds. In other words, if you want to bust out of a rut, undertrain for a week or two. Trust me on this one. If one of my athletes is tired, sore, or just not with it, I'll reduce his load for a week to 10 days. More often than not, he'll come back better than before and set records because his muscles were able to fully recover and repair themselves."

Swimming: Bob Bowman

Head coach for the University of Michigan swim team and personal coach to six-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps

Extend your stroke

"If you watch Michael Phelps swim, you'll see that his power comes not from fast strokes, but from long ones. The average freestyle swimmer takes 12 to 16 strokes to cover 25 yards. Michael requires just six to eight. Follow his lead by trying to trim one stroke per pool length the next time you jump into the water. Consciously extend your arms. It will feel awkward at first, like you're exaggerating each stroke, but once you start hitting those longer strokes at your previous short-stroke speed, you'll be faster, stronger, and fitter."

Armor-plate your core

"In order to slice through water with deftness and speed, you have to be strong in multiple planes of motion. I have Michael do medicine-ball exercises to achieve that end. My favorite is called the diagonal woodchopper. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a medicine ball over your right shoulder. Chop down and across your body until the ball touches the ground outside your left foot. Return to the starting position. Do three sets of 10 reps on each side. Next, lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Holding the ball directly above your head, suck in your navel and lower the ball behind you as far as you can without lifting your back or bending your arms. Do three sets of 15 reps."

Running: Brad Hudson

Champion 2:13 marathoner and current coach of Olympic gold medal marathon hopeful Dathan Ritzenhein

Run faster, expend less energy

"Whether you're trying to log a faster 10K or just keep up with your bean-thin teen, the key to running more efficiently is to reduce the amount of time your feet spend on the ground. One of the best ways to do this is with hill sprints. Find a stretch of road with a 10 percent grade (think: bunny slope) and sprint up it for 10 to 12 seconds. Stay on your toes, lifting your feet rapidly and taking short, quick strides. Walk back down, rest three minutes, and repeat. Steadily work your way up to six to eight sprints. In so doing, you'll condition your fast-twitch muscle fibers — the ones that count in the 40-yard dash — to fire at maximum intensity, and your nervous system to relay signals more efficiently."

Build speed stamina

"Everyone knows that intervals are the key to cardiovascular fitness, but if you want to achieve a new personal best, don't focus on increasing your interval speed, focus on increasing your interval distance. For example, if you regularly run six miles, start running every other mile at your targeted 10K speed. Once that becomes comfortable, steadily increase the distance of each interval until you're running all six miles at your race pace."

Cycling: Allen Lim, Ph.D.

Physiologist for Team Slipstream-Chipotle, which is sending numerous cyclists to Beijing, including 18-year-old phenom Taylor Phinney

Pedal with greater power

"Whether you're commuting to work, cruising through Vermont, or racing around a velodrome, the key to proper cycling technique is to keep tension on the chain at all times. The upstroke is particularly important: Pull back on the pedal with your hamstrings, and when it nears the top of the revolution, kick forward. Working through all 360 degrees will boost power and speed, and accelerate your fitness gains."

Reduce your recovery time

"The most important muscle in cycling is the one you park on the seat — your gluteus maximus — so stretch it before and after every ride. Lie on your back and pull your right knee toward your chest until you feel the stretch in your glutes. Hold for 20 seconds, switch legs, and repeat. Other important muscles to stretch include your hamstrings, quads, and calves."

Basketball: Keith Jones

Senior vice president of basketball operations and athletic trainer for the Houston Rockets, and an athletic trainer for Team USA Basketball

Prevent back injuries

"I don't care if you're a pro baller or a weekend warrior, most injuries on the court — thrown backs, pulled groins, twisted ankles — result from reacting to someone else's movement. Keep yourself nimble and limber with the following stretch: Lie supine on the floor with your legs flat and arms by your sides. Next, pull your left knee toward your chest, and then to the right, so that you feel the twist and stretch in your back and core. Hold for 20 seconds, and then repeat with your right leg. Also, invest in a pair of compression shorts. Ninety percent of NBA guys wear them. McDavid's Dual Density Hexpad Thudd Short ($80, mcdavidusa.com) is a good brand, and it will both keep your muscles warm and help prevent pulls."

Boost your agility

"Warm muscles are agile muscles, which is why I have my players do the following full-court drill before every practice and game. If you don't have access to a basketball court, mark off 100 feet wherever you can find room. Jog to the far baseline and back. Skip to the far baseline and jog back. Jog backward to the far baseline and then jog back. Do walking lunges to half-court, jog the rest of the way to the far baseline, and then repeat the drill back. Do 'ice skaters' (lunge forward 45 degrees to your right, and then 45 degrees to your left, and so on) to the far baseline and repeat back. Do 'defensive slides' (shuffle sideways with your arms held out in front of you) to the far baseline, and then face the other way and repeat back."

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How will the stadium of the future look?

Where will we be going to enjoy our sporting events in the future? What kind of amenities and features will the stadiums have to cater to our needs as fans? We have investigated some of the up-and-coming technologies that we can expect to find in the stadium of tomorrow and compiled all of these innovations into a composite that includes the best design and technology features from a dozen cutting-edge stadium plans.

The Frankenstein stadium of the future is composed of some technology that we have already heard about—like new Cowboys stadium and its gigantic video screen. However, you may not have come across plans for a single-piece steel roof that makes taunts more audible to opposing players in Liverpool F.C.’s new stadium, or the wireless screens set to be built in Oakland's new Cisco field. The interactive screens will allow visitors to order food, pull up stats, and even find the shortest bathroom lines from the comfort of their seat. There are also plans that make stadiums greener, cooler, and more flexible when it comes to configurations.

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Captain of UVa Lacrosse Will Barrow found dead

Former Captain of UVa Lacrosse Will Barrow found dead and said to be suicide.

Will Barrow former UVa lacrosse team captain was found dead. Will Barrow death was suspected to be a suicide said by the Charlottesville Police, but still under investigation. Will Barrow is 22 years old and drafted to Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse after he served his former school University of Virginia lacrosse.