Month: April 2013
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Kieren Perkins tells Aussie relay to ‘grow up’
Read Adelaide Now The two-time Olympic 1,500m freestyle gold medallist believes Australian swimming has not been irrevocably damaged by the revelations of athletes abusing prescription drugs, alcohol and curfews during last year’s London Games. But the findings of a damning review into Australia’s Olympic swimming team should act as the catalyst for a greater emphasis…
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CC photo #460: The Istanbul 2012 Women’s 50 Free Medal Podium
The women’s 50 meter freestyle medal winners at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Francesca Halsall (GBR, silver), Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR, gold) and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN, bronze). See the result list here.
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Lance Armstrong withdraws from Masters Swimming event
Read CBS 11 via SwimmingWorld U.S. Masters Swimming Executive Director Rob Butcher says Armstrong has decided not to try to swim in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships at the University of Texas this weekend after swimming’s international governing body raised objections. Armstrong had been entered in three distance events. But Switzerland-based FINA sent…
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FINA requests USMS not to let Lance Armstrong compete in a Masters Swimming event
See this statement from FINA: “Following reports on the media referring the participation of Mr. Lance Armstrong in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships in Texas (USA), FINA would like to clarify that: This national competition is under the jurisdiction of the US Masters Swimming; FINA Rule DC 15.1 states: “Subject to the right to…
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Ryan Lochte: I Want to Be the Next Kim Kardashian
Read The Hollywood Reporter Ryan Lochte knows exactly what he wants. He wants to be Kim Kardashian — and isn’t ashamed to admit it. “Kim started from pretty much nothing, and now everyone everywhere knows who she is,” he says. “That’s what I want to do.”
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‘Swim-In’ At Newcastle City Pool In Fight Against Closures
Read Sky | Tyne and Wear Swimmers gathered together at Newcastle City Pool for an aqua-zumba session with a serious message. Around 150 people took part in a part in the ‘swim in’ protest against Newcastle City Council’s plans to close the pool as part of major budget cuts. There was also an, ehm, Last…
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Behind the scenes of Anderson Cooper’s croc swim
For their “60 Minutes” report on the world’s deadliest crocodiles, Anderson Cooper and his producers told “60 Minutes Overtime” they weren’t even sure they’d find any. See CBS
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Swim Cup 2013 Eindhoven LIVE on YouTube
The 9th annual Swim Cup Eindhoven is being organised by the PSV Swimming and the KNZB, Royal Dutch Swimming Federation and its Foundation for International Swimming Events “SIZEâ€, at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 4-7 April 2013. You can follow it LIVE on YouTube (!) See swimcup.nl, the startlist is…
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Camera found after 5,000-mile underwater journey
Erin Burnett interviews the owner of an underwater camera lost during a 2007 Hawaiian vacation and found in Taiwan.