Month: April 2013
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CC photo #467: Ruta Meilutyte after winning the 50 breast at Istanbul 2012
Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte celebrating after winning the women’s 50 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, in a new championship record of 29.44. Jamaica’s silver winner Alia Atkinson in the backgroup, and USA’s Jessica Hardy in the corner. See the result list here.
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Jessica Hardy honored at 2012 Long Beach Aquatic Capital Awards
London 2012 Olympic champion Jessica Hardy was honored on January 22, 2013, at the 2012 Aquatic Capital of America Foundation Awards.
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2013 World Police and Fire Games Swim Meet Teaser
Video about the 2013 World Police and Fire Games swimming competition, featuring Irish 2000 and 2008 Olympian Andrew Bree.
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CC photo #466: Happy Danes on the Istanbul 2012 podium
The Danish women’s 4×100 medley gold medal winning relay at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Pernille Blume (freestyle), Jeanette Ottesen Gray (butterfly), Rikke Møller Pedersen (breaststroke) and Mie Ø. Nielsen (backstroke). See the result list here.
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YMCA swim coach Patrick Jeanneret accused of ‘indecent liberties’ with team member
Read for instance News5 A Warren County YMCA assistant swimming coach has been fired and is facing charges after an allegation he took “indecent liberties” with an underage team member. The Countryside YMCA Torpedoes swim team was competing in a national swim meet in Greensboro, N.C., over the weekend, when the alleged incident occurred. WLWT…
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Danish swim club AGF closes all teams at Gellerupbadet after attack on coaches
Danish swim club AGF Svømning yesterday decided to shut down all swim training at Gellerupbadet in Aarhus for at least a fortnight, after two of their instructors were attacked by 20-25 youths in the disadvantaged residential area. They were luckily still in their car, but had its side mirrors kicked off and received kicks to…
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Top Danish swimming club Sigma hires Spanish elite coach Carles Subirana Rovira
After having won the Danish elite division Team Championships this weekend, Sigma, the home club of Lotte Friis announced yesterday that head coach Simon Winther was leaving the club as of that day, after discussions with the board about future plans. The club promised to announce a new head coach in a few days, before…
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Battle of the Michaels — Michael Jordan Vs. Michael Phelps!
Michael Jordan vs. Michael Phelps. Both have a claim to being the greatest athlete of all time. Now they will face off in a sport that will test them to the absolute limits…golf!?