Month: July 2012
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London 2012 day 1 prelims: Vollmer posts OR, lots of shocks in other races
In the men’s 400 IM, medal favorite Laszlo Cseh missed the final with 7/100 of a second, Michael Phelps just scraping by in 8th spot. In the women’s 100 butterfly, USA’s Dana Vollmer posted an Olympic Record of 56.25. In the men’s 400 freestyle, Tae-hwan Park posted a confident time of 3:46.68 but was disqualified,…
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Reuters’ Underwater Camera for Shooting Olympic Swimmers
Design derived from the cameras used during the BP oil spill back in 2010, via PetaPixel
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CC photo #209: Hoisting the flags outside the Tórshavn swim pool
Back from the 2009 Faroese (Short Course) Championships, head referee in white, member of the federation swim committee in blue and I think Pál’s father in black. Go Pál.
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Ah, Weber-Gale is at it again, now eating bugs in London
Garrett Weber-Gale has found his old pals at Noma while in London, the three years in a row World’s No 1 restaurant having set up a “Taste of Noma” at the Claridge’s luxury hotel on Brook Street, Mayfair. And they are back to eating bugs again, no reason to change a winning recipe. Btw, don’t…
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Kellogg’s “Swimmer” London 2012 Olympic Games Film
Wow, this is totally my kind of ad: “As the world gathers to honor the glory of the finish, lets take a moment and celebrate the promise of the start”
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Michael Phelps snipes back at teammate Tyler Clary
Read USA Today “Some people like to express their feelings in words,” Phelps said. “Some like to express them in action. I’ve always done that by swimming, and that’s how I’ll continue to do it. “People can say and do whatever they want. That’s fine. I’ve gotten to where I am today by working hard,…
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Uh oh, excessive heat inside Olympic Aquatics Centre raises concern
Organizers are attempting to address complaints from swim coaches over excessive heat inside the Olympic Aquatics Centre. The unexpected heat wave affecting London this week has created a greenhouse effect that sent temperatures around the pool deck and in the stands soaring to more than 30 degrees Celsius (85 Fahrenheit). Organizers play it cool. Read…
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Phelps unfazed by Australia’s “weapons of mass destruction”
Phelps wouldn’t take the bait when asked to respond to the menacing moniker applied to Australia’s heavily favored 4x100m freestyle relay team featuring James Magnussen, James Roberts, Eamon Sullivan and Matt Targett. Via news.com.au “We take care of our own business,†an icy Phelps said. “If you get caught up in other people’s talking, and…