Month: October 2013
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Indian swimmer Arjun Muralidharan banned 2 years for doping
Read The Hindu Champion swimmer Arjun Muralidharan has been handed a two-year ban by National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel after testing positive for stimulant Methylhexaneamine during the All India Police Aquatics Championships in March. The panel imposed a sanction of two-year ban on Muralidharan, starting October 25, a NADA source told PTI. “Arjun has been handed…
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Behold LeBron James going for an open water swim
Is is a Nike ad, yes, but it is also LeBron James swimming :-) http://youtu.be/hmWMz10Ftko
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CC photo #668: Warm-up pool at the Rijeka 2008 Europeans
Just a photo from the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. We the Faroese were very impressed, as it was as big as one of our only three 25-meter pools in the country back home. Still is.
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Functional evaluation during swimming w/ K4b2 and Aquatrainer at Laboratório de Biomecânica do Porto
Source: Porto Biomechanics Laboratory http://www.labiomep.up.pt
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Indiana Men’s Swimming Weight Room: Oct. 29, 2013
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Robbins
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Sea swimming helps English Channel swimmer Rob Starr with his Crohn’s disease
Read Express When Rob Starr decided to swim the English Channel in memory of his father Edward, who had passed away from cancer, he knew he had set himself an enormous challenge. The 21-mile swim through the freezing waters of one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes would be enough to daunt even someone at…
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Berlingske first major Danish newspaper to launch Swim section
As spotted by SwimNews.dk, Denmark’s oldest newspaper Berlingske has launched a dedicated swimming sports section, as the first of the “big three” broadsheet-quality national daily newspapers, the other two being Jyllands-Posten and Politiken. It is somewhat a surprise that Berlingske beat Politiken to this honor, as Politiken with journalist Allan Nielsen for many years has…
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CC photo #667: Olivia Smoliga on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
USA’s Olivia Smoliga world champion in the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. In red Denmark’s silver winning Mie Ø. Nielsen and in the bottom right corner bronze winner Simona Baumrtova from the Czech Republic. Also, hyperflexible elbow. See the result list here.
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Herning 2013 en route to a new record of participation for European SC with 42 nations
Read Politiken (in Danish) After a late registration from Azerbaijan, the number of registered participating countries for the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships is now 42, which if all show up will mean that Herning 2013 will break the record of 41, held by the Istanbul 2009 Europeans. Albania, Andorra, Armenia, FYR Macedonia, Gibraltar,…