I was wondering when we’d see one of these pop up! Hit us up and let us know if there are any more!

[H/T: Gus]

ETA: Swim Aid fave, Spin Beck, sent us a link to one she and her Texas teammates did. Also hilarious!

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BTW, The bottom module stirs under the educational group.

Matt Grevers has joined Twitter. The Swim Aids have a soft spot for him, dating back to his Northwestern days where we got to see him compete regularly. (Ahh, the good ol days!) And how could we forget his ginormous TYR ad in Omaha for the 2008 Olympic Trials? Awesomesauce. That was a Swim Aid pleaser. Also, he has the distinction of being the only person on the planet that I’ve ever had to get on tip toe in order to hug. He is that tall.

So follow him, and some junk. Ok?

S/O: Is Davis Tarwater on Twitter? I honestly feel a social network like Twitter was made for him. There isn’t a wittier human being on the planet. For real. (Read his 20 Question Tuesday from last week if you don’t believe me. We go way back, though. T-DUB!!)

It’s no secret that The Swim Aids were absolutely heartbroken when we learned of the Yetter/Hoff breakup of 2008. We didn’t know what to do with ourselves because there does not exist a word to describe how much we love Paul. No, really. We’ve combed the dictionary, and such a word does not exist. Simply put, Paul Yetter > everything. And we will fight anyone who says otherwise.

Anyway, Swimming World Magazine broke the news that The Hoff would be leaving FAST, moving cross country and down to Naples (FL), to reunite with her old coach.

Maybe now would be a good time for Paul to bust out that t-shirt we got him a few years back. Don’t worry, he knows the one.

In closing, this is how we really feel about this news:

Boy were we wrong!

After just one year, the Yetter train will be relocating to Florida and the club coaching realm. According to Swimming World Magazine, Paul will be the head honcho at newly established T2 Aquatics in Naples, FL.

Congrats, Paul! But again, we wonder if the porch disco ball is going to make the trip…

Way to give the head’s up Yetter! You emailed me like 3 days ago! *shakes fist*

Shaq is always good for entertainment. There is absolutely no disputing that. To further his case, he will begin filming on a new reality TV project titled “Shaq Vs.” this week. The show will feature Shaq challenging other elite athletes to competition in their respective sports.

Each episode is to include preliminary challenges, banter from news conferences, interaction with needy kids, and O’Neal and his rival negotiating a handicap. The laughs come from “trash talking,” but “when it comes to competing, there is no joking,” O’Neal says.

Athletes confirmed to tape episodes are Ben Roethlisberger (football), Oscar De La Hoya (boxing), Albert Pujols (baseball), Serena Williams (tennis), Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (beach volleyball), and swimming’s own Michael Phelps.

I’m already laughing at the thought of seeing The Big Shaqtus in a LZR Racer! It will definitely bring the LOLZ!

The series debut airs August 18th at 9 PM (ET/PT) on ABC. I can’t wait!

We’ve seen it with Kaitlin Sandeno, Aaron Peirsol, and Mark Spitz. And now it’s Amanda Beard’s turn.

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amanda Beard claims GoDaddy.com breached a 2008 settlement agreement in which the Web host company agreed to stop using her name and image. In the suit filed in Superior Court, Beard said the December 2008 agreement terminated a previous contract she had with GoDaddy.

Tsk, tsk, tsk, Go Daddy. Be prepared to feel the stiff arm of justice!

Speaking of GoDaddy, though, I think I need to renew some domains I have registered there. Not this one, though!

The last time I recall was the Penta Water issue, which also involved Mr. Aaron Peirsol.

This time around, a ‘marketing company’ has been using Aaron’s image, without permission. Big no, no. He appears in swimwear ads that have run in popular swim mags such as Swimming World and USMS.

Aaron doesn’t like when shady people seek to profit from his image. It makes him sad. We can show you what his face would look like in such a situation:

Classic, right? This picture will forever be in the Swim Aids Hall of Fame.

See, what had happened was…

#1. He completely fell off our radar last Spring/Summer after NCAAs. And, to our knowledge, did not compete at the Olympic Trials.

#2. Our West Coast Correspondent left the Bay Area, in favor of SoCal, and no longer can make a short 20 minute trip to Stanford to check in on young Austin.

I’m from his hometown, but it’s not like he competes for WAC anymore. So, our bad!

Anyway….this post is to congratulate Austin on that bad ass 100y Fly he swam Friday at the Pac-10 Championships. He turned in a 44.69 to establish not only a new Pac-10 and Stanford Record, but also American Record that previously belonged to teh Crockah. You may now refer to Sir Staab as ‘American Record Holder Austin Staab’. Bad. Ass.

It does have a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

After Trials, which brought an extreme wave of sadness to the Swim Aids when Davis Tarwater didn’t make the team, we thought we’d seen the last of him in the pool. That night in Omaha, there were tears, or maybe “man tears” would be a more accurate description. Point is, we were devastated.

Our sources didn’t know any more than we did about the future of his swimming career, so we thought it was a past tense thing. To make matters worse, we knew that there were only 2 post-grad swimmers training in Ann Arbor, and both of their last names are Vanderkaay. So T-Dub!! had to be done, right?

WRONG!

Last week, I took a quick look over the Austin Grand Prix psych sheet and I saw something that made my jaw drop:

So, apparently after the quadrennium came to a close, T-Dub!! said to himself: “Take me to another place. Take me to another land.” And the Lord guided him (back) to Tennessee and the local Tennessee Aquatics swim program.

Davis is competing this weekend, in Austin, and is already off to a great start. He turned in the fastest time in the men’s 100y Fly prelims this morning.

So, can I get a “T-DUB!!” or what?

This post is brought to you by Arrested Development (the group, not the TV show, you damn young’uns): Tennessee

Anyway, over the weekend, Comedy Central premiered a new stand-up special from comedian Jo Koy called “Don’t Make Him Angry”. In it, he discusses the American men’s dramatic win in the 400 Free Relay. He’s launched his own personal campaign against France, because he thinks the entire country sucks. Remember, that’s his opinion, not mine. Don’t send me hate mail yo!

I honestly can say that I shed a tear laughing so hard at this bit. I’m sure you will too!

And if you’re sensitive to profanity, this may not be something you want to view. Personally, I didn’t notice any. But at this point in my life, I’m pretty much immune to all of that. Is that bad? Oh well.

Enjoy the clip, below. It’s about 5 minutes long.

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