Month: March 2013
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Danish Open 2013 Day 1: Friis and Pedersen post swift times
Lotte Friis clocked 4:06.49 in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Danish Open 2013 in Copenhagen today, 4th best in the world this year, and Rikke Møller Pedersen a swift 1:06.55 in the women’s 100 breaststroke semifinal, faster than her best time from the London 2012 Olympics. Young gun Magnus Westermann posted a new Danish…
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CC photo #451: A happy Hetland at Istanbul 2012
Norway’s Aleksander Hetland on top of the men’s 50 breaststroke medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.
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Eamon Sullivan builds beachside restaurant
Read One Perth and Perth Now Olympic swimming star Eamon Sullivan is building a restaurant above the new surf life saving club at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle. Sullivan already owns Louis Baxters Cafe in Subiaco. Sullivan is rebuilding his body after a shoulder operation in November and planned to be on the starting blocks…
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CC photo #450: Flowers for Hosszu at Istanbul 2012
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu on top of the women’s 200 meter butterfly medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Also in picture, China’s silver winner Liuyang Jiao. See the result list here.
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Barcelona and Poznan squads to be decided at this week’s Danish Open
The 2013 Danish Open will be decisive for who gets to represent Denmark at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain and the LEN 2013 European Junior Swimming Championships in Poznan, Poland. See the press release (in Danish) here on svoem.org. For already qualified swimmers Rikke Møller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen, Lotte Friis, Mie…
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Former swim coach Brandon Largent pleads guilty to battery
Read Fox59 A former swim coach has pleaded guilty to battery. Brandon Largent, 21, worked at North Putnam High School in Greencastle. He was given a suspended sentence of 180 days in prison. Largent was arrested last year. He admitted to kissing a teenage boy after exchanging texts and photos.
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Former Bath swimmer Jaime King appeals for return of lost watch
Read This is Bath An Olympic swimmer is appealing for the public’s help in finding a lost watch which was given to her as part of a sports sponsorship deal. Jaime King, who was a member of Team Bath and competed in three Olympic games, three Commonwealth games and numerous European and World Championships, was…
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Rebecca Adlington engaged to fellow swimmer Harry Needs
Read for instance The Mirror Olympic swimming star Rebecca Adlington is engaged – just months after saying she wasn’t ready for marriage. The double Olympic champion declared herself to be the “happiest person ever” after boyfriend Harry Needs, a fellow swimmer, popped the question. Had the best weekend ever!!! Thank you @harryneeds for making me…
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Lauren Boyle named NZ swimmer of the year
Read stuff.co.nz Short course world champion Lauren Boyle has again been crowned New Zealand’s swimmer of the year and will lead a 14-strong team to this year’s world championships in Barcelona. (Lauren Boyle alongside Chloe Sutton and Melanie Costa Schmid at the Istanbul 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m))