Month: January 2014
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FINA and Arena reinforce partnership: agreement covers the period 2014-2019
See press release on fina.org FINA and Arena have signed a partnership for the period 2014-2019, by which the global swimwear brand will be the Official FINA Partner for the following competitions: FINA World Championships and FINA World Masters Championships in 2015 (Kazan, RUS), 2017 (Guadalajara, MEX) and 2019 (Gwangju, KOR); FINA World Swimming Championships…
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Freediver injured by hit-and-run boat speaks out
Read The Palm Beach Post Jorge Caba’s physical recovery from injuries inflicted by a boat propeller to his thigh and pelvis Sunday is moving along, but he says recuperating mentally has been tough. As he considers his 12-year-old daughter who was on his boat with him that afternoon, he cries. “My daughter doesn’t want to…
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English swimming told to boost numbers or lose funding
Read BBC, Sport England and the Amateur Swimming Association Sport England has given a funding boost to six sports but has warned that they must make improvements before receiving further investment. […] Swimming: Not enough evidence of the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) changing behaviour towards swimming. Sport England has given a further one-year investment of…
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Brits and Great Danes to test their form at the Flanders Cup 2014
British Swimming writes here that a 46-strong GBR Swimming team including Michael Jamieson and Fran Halsall will head to the Flanders Speedo Cup in Antwerp this weekend, as continuation of their preparation phase for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the European Championships in Berlin this summer. They will be joined by ‘an identified group…
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Swim tips from Spanish athlete Melani Costa
“Olympic athlete, Melani Costa (SPAIN) shares her swim tips to help you reach your fitness goals. ”
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Natalie Coughlin TRX Hotel Workout
Via SwimmingWorld “Natalie Coughlin—12-time Olympic Medalist, 20-time World Medalist and World Record Holder—brings you five of her favorite TRX exercises for an on-the-go workout that can be performed in a hotel room or anywhere. Use this video to help you stick to your 2014 fitness resolutions, even while traveling.” http://youtu.be/OrwalbtbipU
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SIU Swimming & Diving Training Trip 2014
“Just a little bit of our fun in Puerto Rico this year for christmas training. Hope you enjoy it!” http://youtu.be/28NG0Ol56i8
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Suspended sentence for Scott Miller, will be ‘watched like a hawk’
Read for instance The Age Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has avoided jail over two charges of possessing of methamphetamine, with a magistrate telling him that police would be watching him “like a hawk” while he served a suspended sentence. Miller, 38, a silver and bronze medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, was caught with the…
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Swimming Christmas CUP 2013 Video recap
“Swimming Christmas CUP (SCC) has become an institution in the swimming world, since it is organised for 21 years now by NEP swimming team. The SCC is a three day event, with hundreds participants and over 35 teams from all over Greece and Cyprus.”