Month: May 2013
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Outrage at no-go lanes for women
Read Illawarra Mercury Vivienne Moxham-Hall would love to compete in the 2013 South Coast Winter Swimming Championship, but her hopes have been frozen due to a rule that excludes women. Women are not allowed to take part in the competition because six of the eight clubs in the South Coast Winter Swimming Association have voted…
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CC photo #491: Haljand-test in Tórshavn 4 May 2013
Our very own ‘pocket rocket’ Kristina Elin Thomsen from Suðuroyar Svimjifelag taking off from a start block in Tórshavn, yesterday. Professor Rein Haljand filming the start with a tripod camera while son Holger hauls the overwater/underwater camera cart. And in blue, coach Jón Bjarnason getting his own version too with an iPhone :-)
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Swimming with Dartmouth’s Nejc Zupan ’14
“Dartmouth swimmer Nejc Zupan ’14 qualified for three events—the 200 IM, the 100 breastroke and the 200 breastroke—at the 2013 NCAA Championship from March 28-30 in Indianapolis, Ind. After capturing three Ivy League titles and setting three Ivy League records, he was named Swimmer of the Meet at the 2013 Ivy League Championship in early…
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Terrifying washed-up sea creature turns out to be a Killer Whale
See Nothing To Do With Arbroath A large animal carcass that washed up on a Bay of Plenty beach left some locals wondering if they’d come across the remains of a prehistoric animal. The carcass was discovered by a group of quad bikers on a beach about 5km east of Pukehina Beach, New Zealand. The…
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Jordan Harrison’s 1500m Freestyle Final in 80 seconds
2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships – Adelaide
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Aussie Olympians told to cooperate with probes or miss Games
Read for instance Asia One Australian Olympians must cooperate fully with their national anti-doping agency over the use of banned substances or face exclusion from the Games, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said on Saturday. In the midst of a doping probe into rugby league and Australian rules teams that has rocked two of the…
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CC photo #490: Women’s 100 fly podium at Berlin 2012
Italy’s Ilaria Bianchi being congratulated at the FINA 2012 World Swimming World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, for winning the women’s 100 meter butterfly in 56.86. Sweden’s Louise Hansson won silver in 57.55 and the Netherlands’ Inge Dekker bronze in 57.65. See the result list here.
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Leaner meaner Aussie swim team; Hackett to be involved
Read The Age The tough love required after the London Olympics has honed Australia into a leaner, meaner swimming outfit for July’s world titles in Barcelona, new team boss Michael Scott believes. […] In one of his last acts before he resigned, ex-head coach Leigh Nugent set the qualifying standard at times required to reach 2011…