Year: 2011
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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…
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Keating and Sir Branson to swim the Irish sea for charity
Cancer Research UK’s ‘The Swim’ is a celebrity-led relay challenge where a group of eight swimmers and celebrities will team up with two members of the public to take on the 56-mile stretch between Wales and Ireland, including Ronan Keating and Sir Richard Branson. The gruelling stretch is almost three times the length of the…
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The Voice of Swimming
5th video in the “Swimmers†web series: “The Voice of Swimmingâ€: They often go unnoticed, though their voices are (literally) ringing in your ears. They are the puppet-masters, the dictators of the pace, tone, and excitement of swim meets. And while you casually watch each race, they scramble behind the microphone, calculating splits, learning pronunciations,…
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Embarrassing moments in the pool
Australian swim stars admitting to their most embarrassing swimming moments, including Grant Hackett revealing that he ended with a tumble turn at the end of his still 1500 meter short course world record 14:10.10 from the Australian Short Course Championships in Perth 2001. Via the17thman.