Year: 2012
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Turkey to seek Guinness recognition for Derya Büyükuncu’s 6th Games
The Turkish Swimming Federation will seek Guinness recognition for swimmer Derya Büyükuncu, who will compete at the Olympics for a record sixth time in London this year. “Very few athletes have the privilege of competing six times in Olympics, and Derya will be the first swimmer ever to accomplish it,†Federation chair Ahmet Mazhar BozdoÄŸan…
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India’s Olympic berth goes to Gagan under strange rules
Get this, India’s single Olympic berth in swimming has been granted to Gagan AP Ulalmath despite of him not being among the four that have made the Olympic invitation time, nor having qualified in the actual event. The thing is, when the four that had made the invitation cut weren’t invited by FINA, India reverted…
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Technical problems at Bristol Olympic training pool
The mechanism has failed that controls the bulkheads in the less than 5 months old pool at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre in Bristol, where Kenya’s Jason and David Dunford arrived to train this weekend. Divers are for now lifting them manually, so that the pool can be used both as a 50m pool as well…
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CC photo #191: Laure Manaudou exits the Rijeka 2008 pool
It had this feeling of a final exit, when Laure Manaudou on the last day of the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships didn’t qualify for the women’s 200 backstroke final, placing 3rd in the prelims but also third of the French, her ‘only’ medal the bronze in the 100 backstroke. But no, after retiring…
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Antwerp 2012 day 5: Oswald takes gold and silver to win individual medal race
The Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships are over, Russia dominated by taking 12 out of 40 possible gold medals, 6 silver and 2 bronze, Italy in second with 7 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze and Germany in second with 6 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze. Most valuable asset was the Russian relays, taking…
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CC photo #190: Our two boys trying out Toftavatn
Jákup and Bjarki testing the waters at Toftavatn in the Faroe Islands today, wife and younger daughter watching in the background. A bit challenging, yes, water maybe 10 degrees Celcius (50 degrees Fahrenheit), but we ended up swimming in it, all three of us.
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Korotyshkin ready to cope with Olympic pressure
Russia’s top swimmer, Evgeny Korotyshkin, talked to RT about how he nearly quit the sport and what he expects from himself at London 2012. Read and watch RT
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Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer
This documentary shows a very human Thorpe and his struggle to come back from retirement. In related news, Thorpe reveals dark days when, in 2010, he confirmed his financial empire was in ruins. And he answers the other question, if he sleeps with men and women. Read news.com.au “Being asked about (being gay) gets annoying,”…