Year: 2012
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Ian Thorpe bounces back with a 1:50.59 and 5th in the Victoria state 200 freestyle
Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe finished fifth in the 200-meter freestyle at the Victorian state championships today, his best result since coming out of retirement last year. “This is the best I can swim at this stage, there’s a lot I have to improve upon now,” says Thorpe, “technique-wise I wasn’t very good tonight, I…
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Top 10 hotel swim-up bars
Sigh, number one is Dreams Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Well at least my dreams are for free ! :-) See full list here on boston.com
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Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies features new exhibit
Interactive and with 12 different types of sharks that you can face to face with. Available only for a limited time at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Pool chlorine tied to lung damage in elite swimmers
Competitive swimmers who train at indoor chlorinated swimming pools may have lung changes similar to those seen in people with mild asthma, according to an international study. Researchers from France and Canada compared lung tissue and breathing test from 23 elite Canadian swimmers whose average age was 21, to 10 mild asthmatics and 10 healthy…
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Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim
The International Swimming Hall of Fame hosts its annual 1 Mile Swim off historic Ft. Lauderdale Beach … and this is how to do an open water swim video ! Fort Lauderdale Rough Water Swim from Jarret Streiner on Vimeo.
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Jump to can Swim
Guys, that stuff is fun right up until you’ve broken your neck Jump to can Swim from Jump to can Swim team on Vimeo.
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Janet Evans posts 4:17.27 in the 400 free, qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials
While other comeback swimmers are struggling with regaining form, the greatest of them all, 40-year-old Janet Evans, clocks a 4:17.27 in the women’s 400 freestyle prelims at the Austin Grand Prix this weekend, easily beating the U.S. Olympic Trials qualifying standard of 4:19.39. Read for instance The Washington Post.
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Targett wins the Victoria 100 freestyle, Klim in the Final, Thorpe no 13
Ouch, Friday the 13th for Ian Thorpe … “Matt Targett walked away with the men’s 100 free crown in 48.71 after watching Ian Thorpe continue to struggle in his return to competitive swimming during prelims. Competing in Australia for the first time since 2006, Thorpe missed making finals in the 200 free with a 13th-place…
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CC photo #14: The Faroese flag “Merkið” flying high in Shanghai
The Faroese flag “Merkið” in the midst of the entire swimming world’s forest of flags, outside the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai during the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships 2011. I got to touch it for inspection, no silk expert here, but it seemed like the nicest material possible. Called Merkið or ‘The Mark’ because…