Month: June 2013
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Dana Vollmer turns to woodworking after London 2012
Read USA Today “You put your life on hold to train for the Olympics,” said Dana Vollmer, who won three golds last summer. “It’s good for the national team to take some time off and find a good balance.” So how did Vollmer find that balance? “Woodworking,” she said.
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CC photo #544: Ryan Lochte and his Stars and Stripes shoes
USA’s Ryan Lochte on top of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) podium in Istanbul, Turkey, after winning the men’s 200 meter individual medley final in a new world record time of 1:49.63. See the result list here.
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British Gas Swimming Championships – Day 2
British Gas Swimming Championships 2013 – Day Two: heats and live finals package recorded at Ponds Forge on 26 June 2013 as a live stream
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Rope Swing Fail
Big brother showing kiddo how to do it correctly. Or something :-) http://youtu.be/ZD79-CP1LYk
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Adam Brown breaks Mark Foster’s 50m British freestyle record
Adam Brown broke Mark Foster’s five-year 50 metres freestyle British record at the British Gas Swimming Championships in Sheffield despite having to struggle along in the United States with no funding.
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How to introduce your baby to the water
“Watch as Parents Magazine shows you how to make your baby’s first swim experience fun and safe. Pick the right time and place when introducing your baby to the water. Going in the morning may have less people in the pool and hopefully your baby will be well-rested. Acting confident in the water will reassure your…
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CC photo #543: Last swim of the season
School’s out, which means that there will be no more public swimming either, this side of summer. The flag half-mast is in memory of our dear old school janitor and lifeguard, who passed away this week, 74 years young. I made it a (relatively speaking) swift 1500 meter in his honor.
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Lithuanian swimming championships 2013 in Kaunas
The championships held in Kaunas, 27-29th of June, 2013 in renovated 50 meters swimming pool of Kaunas swimming center.
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Hair Talk – with All-American Swimmers Moodie, Atkinson and Oliver
“One of the perceived obstacles for girls and women to swim is what to do about your hair. In this frank discussion of the subject, three of the nations’ top female swimmers talk about Hair.”