Month: April 2012
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The Race Club on Head Position
In this two part series Gary Hall Sr explores some drills and what happens to the body position when the head is too high vs. the proper head position. Notice it differs from some other theories, I’m sticking with the Olympian (and common world-class practice) though. Via The Race Club on Twitter Source: The Race…
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Pellegrini: “I wouldn’t get an abortion to go to the Olympics”
Out of AGI.it: The comment was made by Federica Pellegrini in an interview to Vanity Fair, which dedicates the cover of the issue due to be released tomorrow to the Italian swimming champion and her fiance’ Filippo Magnini, who are openly shown together for the first time. “I take the necessary precautions but, should it occur,…
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Coach of Mie Ø. Nielsen: “Now she’ll train”
15-year-old Danish swimming sensation Mie Ø. Nielsen has in one year gone from talent to possible candidate for an Olympic final, having posted 28 Danish junior records from March 31st 2011 to March 31st 2012, and now a 59.69 Olympic qualifying Danish and Nordic record in the women’s 100 backstroke. Her Icelandic coach Eyleifur Jóhannesson…
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Chinese Nationals: Sun Yang posts 3:42.31 in the 400 free
At the Chinese Nationals today, Sun Yang cruised to a world top-ranked time of 3:42.31in the men’s 400 freestyle, qualifying for the Olympics together with Hao Yun in 3:46.01. Shao Yiwen and Xin Xin qualified in the women’s 400 freestyle in 4.05.88 and 4.05.93 respectively, Ye Shiwen and Zheng Rongrong in the women’s 200 IM…
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Dale Oen joins Norwegian altitude camp despite of problematic shoulder
Norway’s world champion Alexander Dale Oen has been suffering from a pinched nerve and some cartilage damage to his shoulder, forcing him to stay away from hard training, and from competing at the British Trials and Debrecen 2012 Europeans. He is out of pain now when not stressing the shoulder, but suffers when doing any…
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Japan Swim: Kitajima posts 58.90 in the 100 breaststroke
At the Japan Swim today, Kosuke Kitajima posted a scorching 58.90 in the men’s 100 breaststroke, breaking his own ‘supersuited’ Japanese and Asian record of 58.91 from the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ryo Tateishi also qualified for the Olympics in this event, with a time of 59.60. Yuka Kato set a Japanese record in the women’s…
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The Danes drop Debrecen, Sette Colli now last resort for Olympic qualification
According to Danish newspaper Politiken, the Danish Swimming Federation has decided to drop their participation at the European Long Course Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, choosing instead the Sette Colli Trofeo in June as the last resort for Kathrine Holm Sørensen and Mathias Gydesen to qualify for the Olympic team. It is the first time in history…
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CC photo #95: At work at the 2009 Faroese Championships
Me and Jón Brian Hvidfeldt, professional reporter and good friend, commentating the 2009 Faroese (Short Course) Championships. Still the main event here in the Faroes because, well, we don’t have any long course pools yet. I think the monitor shows our big star Pál Joensen and young gun Magnus Jákupsson, so that’s a lucky shot…
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‘Big Al’ and Fletcher wrestle crocodile to save 23-year-old stewardess
Stewardess Tara Hawkes, 23, had been swimming with guests from the luxury cruise ship True North in a fresh water pool at Talbot Bay, about 200km north of Broome and was standing in waist deep water when at 2m crocodile attacked, latched onto her leg and tried to drag her back in. That’s when passenger…