Month: May 2011
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Shanghai 2011 will be broadcasted LIVE on Dubai Sports
Don’t know how far that TV channel reaches, but some of us have fond memories of watching it in Dubai :-) FINA from Hisham Ramadan on Vimeo.
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Highlights from the Faroese championships
Segment on Faroese national TV, Monday the 23rd of May after the Faroese Short Course Championships. I have for the first time ever tried to add closed captioning to the video, which was hard and tedious. And yes, I am the commentator screaming stupidly when the Faroese 50 meter female record is broken by a…
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Julie freediving the Sea Tiger shipwreck
Canadian freediver Julie Bisaillon freediving the Sea Tiger shipwreck off of Oahu, Hawaii, on one breath. I like freediving :-)
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Merrill swam for three hours to save his friends
Wednesday night, 25-year-old Collin Merrill’s boat capsized with two of his friends aboard, having left his cell phone, and having no idea whether or not anyone would be looking for them. “One of the reasons I knew I had to swim for it was because we were heading to the jetties and the shipping channel…
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Jukić under investigation for saying no to doping test
European 200-meter butterfly champion Dinko Jukić is under investigation for missing an unannounced doping test, refusing it on the basis that he was unhappy with the hygiene standards. The Austrian swimming federation confirmed the refusal, which may count against Jukić under FINA’s three-strikes-and-you’re out rule. Read more here on SwimNews.com and on USA Today.
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Swimming with thousands of jellyfish
Stinging or not, I wouldn’t do it. Via Photoblog.msnbc.msn.com. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Gary Hall Sr interviews Paul Asmuth and Jack Roach
Gary Hall Sr sits down with USA Swimming Open Water Coaches Paul Asmuth and Jack Roach, discussing the recent trends in open water swimming including safety and an increasing popularity. I have to try one of those beach chair interviews one day, back here in the Faroes, only need someone with a gun to fend…