Month: July 2013

Get social with the Australian swim team at BCN2013

Jul 29, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization
CC photo #574: BCN2013 men’s 400 free medal podium

Jul 28, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

A photo from the athlete’s stand at the 15th FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. That guy Sun Yang from China on top of the men’s 400 meter freestyle podium (3:41.59), Japan’s Hagino Kosuke silver in 3:44.82 and USA’s Connor Jaeger bronze in 3:44.85. See the result list here.
An OK start to our Barcelona 2013 participation

Jul 28, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Faroe Islands

Phew, Poula Ã˜ssursdÃ³ttir Mohr set a new Faroese record this morning, clocking 1:04.58 and 41th of 53 in the women’s 100 meter butterfly here in the prelims of the FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. Her record was 1:05.92 from the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona in June, so it was a nice big improvement…
A friendly reminder from Jessica Hardy to copyright dodgers

Jul 28, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, WTF

She’s totally right to do this, and WTF Swimswam, there is absolutely no excuse for cutting out copyright notices! .@swimswamnews should not crop out copyright on my pics & MagicPBK's pics or use pics w/o permission http://t.co/eKdCR4BgFk — Jessica Hardy (@swimhardy) July 27, 2013
Boyle’s successes needed to keep Swimming New Zealand in the money

Jul 27, 2013

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rokur

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Read The New Zealand Herald Perhaps it is being a touch melodramatic but when Lauren Boyle steps on the starting blocks for the 400m and 800m freestyle at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Swimming New Zealand’s future funding goes on the pool’s black line. The sport is on a one-year post-Olympic trial with $1.4…
BCN2013: Spain’s hopes rest on Belmonte

Jul 27, 2013

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Read SuperSport Two-time Olympic medalist Mireia Belmonte has the hopes of a host nation on her shoulders. For a football-crazed nation that has enjoyed scant aquatic success beyond its synchronised swimming team, Belmonte represents Spain’s best chance for glory in the swimming events at the world championships.
London picked to host 2016 European Swimming Championships

Jul 27, 2013

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Read Sports Illustrated The 2016 European Swimming Championships will be held in London, the first major competition to be staged at the 2012 Olympic pool since the games. British Swimming announced Friday it won the bid. Swimming, diving and synchronized swimming will take place at the London Aquatics Centre, which will also host the European…
Ian Thorpe gives up on Olympic dream after shoulder injury

Jul 27, 2013

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Read The Telegraph A shoulder injury has forced the 30-year-old to abandon any hopes of competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics. “I don’t want to be the old man who can’t do things – to push out something that may not be realistic any more,” Thorpe told The Sunday Telegraph. “Although I am going to…
Underwater camera ban ‘a mistake’, says US head coach Dave Salo

Jul 27, 2013

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Read SuperSport USA head coach David Salo said swimming’s governing body Fina had made a mistake on Friday by voting against using underwater cameras at future major events. “I think it’s a mistake, we have got the technology to advance our sport and keep our sport appropriately governed,” said Salo, who is head coach of…