Year: 2012
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You can hear your splits underwater in the London 2012 pool
Interesting fact, courtesy of Elizabeth Simmonds on Twitter Was weird hearing the live commentary underwater during the race.. Very surreal hearing ur 50m split times blasted through submerged space! — Elizabeth Simmonds (@QueenMond) March 9, 2012 And hilarious follow-up tweet Also just got asked by a 6 year old if I would do him the…
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CC photo #71: Faroese supporters with Pál in Dubai
Despite of having less than 50,000 inhabitants, it is a common saying here in the Faroe Islands, that you’ll find Faroese where ever you go. Like here at the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Swimming Championships, where we got to meet two Faroese families living there, and where that fair-haired boy with the #1 finger…
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Charlie Houchin 400m kick
That boy’s got an outboard motor for legs, splits 34.23 – 37.40 – 38.09 – 37.14 – 36.87 – 37.57 – 37.87 – 37.68 = 4:56.88 (pffft, no kick in the end ;-). Norway’s Gard Kvale predicts him to be 2nd behind Vanderkaay in the 400 freestyle at the US Trials. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/GardKvale/status/178333755969249280″]
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The Copa Pura Vida 2012 swim meet
Really nice video here, it seems from the Copa Pura Vida meet in Pichilemu, Chile. Those starting blocks are hard-core !
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Adlington smokes the 800, Faulkner, Simmonds and Rock make team
On this 7th day of British Trials, Rebecca Adlington clocked a 8:18.54 in the 800 freestyle, Olympic qualifying and faster than anyone ever but Janet Evans, Lotte Friis, Kate Ziegler and herself. Eleanor Faulkner also managed to qualify in the 800 freestyle, with a time of 8:27.11, commenting “Becky [Adlington] is my role model and…
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Nugent says Thorpe will stun the swimming world
Australia head coach Leigh Nugent predicted on Friday that multiple Olympic champion Ian Thorpe would stun the swimming world by qualifying for the London Games next week. Eamon Sullivan doesn’t think Thorpe should be given a go on the Olympic team if he doesn’t qualify. Thorpe himself says he hasn’t been foxing, but has been…
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Head & Shoulders – Michael Phelps Commercial
Olympian Michael Phelps gets his head in the right place with Head & Shoulders Active Sport for Men. Via Michael Phelps on Facebook.
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Penguins on a Plane
On Delta Flight 1641 from San Antonio to Atlanta on March 8th, there were two “special guests” flying First Class, Pete & Penny Penguin from Sea World. Actually quite logical when you think about it, as they couldn’t possibly fly themselves. Via BuzzFeed
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The Telegraph on those Brits who didn’t qualify
Brilliant (but sad) read here on the Telegraph, on those Brits who didn’t qualify for the Olympics, and had “to trudge past the cameras and their celebrating colleagues and, still wet from the pool, try to articulate their disappointment in a strip-lit interview area in the bowels of the Aquatic centre”. And the harsh reality…