Year: 2012
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Rouge et Or Natation 2011-2012 video montage
Beautiful montage video I think recapping the 2011-2012 season of the Université Laval swim team Rouge et Or (Red and Gold) in Québec, Canada, presented at their Sports Gala 2012.
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Olympic Legends take over the London Underground
Hop on the London Underground at Jesse Owens station. After one stop change at Carl Lewis, and then ride the Tube all the way to Michael Phelps. That will get you from central London out to the Olympic Stadium. The London Underground has taken on a new look with Transport for London’s Olympic Legends Map.…
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All Aussie swimmers but two reject the Speedo Fastskin3
There is no end in sight to the Speedo suit controversy plaguing the Australian swimming team and their chief sponsor, with just two swimmers willing to wear the Speedo product in its current form. Via the Sydney Morning Herald According to sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, both sponsored by Adidas and going to wear an…
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Kosuke Kitajima signs with Arena/Descente
The Japanese distributor for the Arena brand, announced today that it has signed Kosuke Kitajima. The two-year contract begins April 1, 2012 for an undisclosed amount. Kitajima will begin wearing Arena at the Japanese Olympic Trials, April 2-8, at the Tatsumi Aquatics Center in Tokyo. Kitajima had previously contracted with Mizuno. Read more here on…
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CC photo #89: Dániel Gyurta after his 200 breaststroke win in Rome 2009
Hungary’s Dani Gyurta very happy after his men’s 200 meter breaststroke win at the Rome 2009 World Aquatics Championships. Winning time 2:07.64, Australia’s Christian Sprenger had set the 2:07.31 world record in the semifinal the day, but swam 2:07.80 in the final, joint 3rd with Lithuanian Giedrius Titenis, USA’s Eric Shanteau in between with a…
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Wow, the highest shallow dive world record is 11.20 m (36 ft 8.96 in)
The highest shallow dive was from a height of 11.20 m (36 ft 8.94 in) into 30 cm (12 in) of water and was achieved by Darren Taylor (a.k.a. Professor Splash, USA) in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, on 26 November 2011. See the Guinness Book of World Records.
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World’s first live Google+ underwater hangout from Great Barrier reef this Friday
Award winning documentarian Richard Fitzpatrick, together with the team from the Catlin Seaview Survey, will be hanging out on Google+ from beneath the sea LIVE from the Great Barrier Reef this Friday March 30 at 3:45 p.m. Sydney Time (that’s early Friday morning 04:45.00 UTC in Europe). Leave your questions and comments for the divers…
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Why do deep-sea explorers wear those tiny wool caps ?
Interesting fact here on Slate: Because it’s practically freezing down there. The water temperature at the bottom of the ocean usually hovers around 37 degrees Fahrenheit, and most deep-sea exploration vehicles don’t have climate control. Explorers tend to bring hats, gloves, long johns, and other warm layers, which they pull on as they descend and…
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Mission Viejo coach accused of sexual abuse, kept a journal over sexual encounters
News broke last week that former Mission Viejo Nadadores assistant coach Daniel Ad’m Dusenbury “may face a lifetime ban from swimming following allegations that he had sex with an underage female Nadadores swimmer” according to the Orange County Register. Interviews with Nadadores officials, parents and others indicate that Nadadores coaches and officials may have suspected…