Month: April 2015
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Likes, RTs and Shares: A Guide to Creating Content that Makes People Click
A #SwimBiz presentation by John Martin, Sports Communications Manager, USA Swimming, courtesy of USA Swimming on YouTube
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Why U.S. olympic swimming is so dominant
The secret is consistent management, according to a new study. […] You might be tempted to think the answer is as simple as “Michael Phelps.†But the U.S. has been dominant in the sport since long before Phelps’s first Olympics. And now the organization has produced a study that it believes explains why: management. […]…
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SportAccord president Vizer scolds IOC: ‘We don’t need Cardinals of Sport’
Yesterday in his opening address at the SportAccord Convention in Sochi, Russia, president of the International Federations Union SportAccord Marius Vizer held no punches back against the International Olympic Committeee and IOC president Thomas Bach, stating that “The International Sport Movement Needs Real Reformsâ€, and in a following interview that “We don’t need Cardinals of…
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Park doctor denies negligence in doping case
The South Korean doctor who administered an injection that caused swim star Park Tae-Hwan to fail a drugs test has become the scapegoat in the affair, her lawyer argued in court Tuesday. The doctor, identified only by her surname Kim, is standing trial on charges of professional negligence, violating the medical code and causing bodily…
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Horton dreams of restoring Australia’s 1,500 reign
For a myopic teenager who can barely see his hand in front of his face, Australia’s Mack Horton has a laser-sharp focus on his bid to restore his nation’s dynasty in the 1,500 metres freestyle. Swimming’s most gruelling pool event holds a special fascination in Australia, which has produced an honour-roll of 1,500 champions since…
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French Swimming Federation official refutes Amaury Leveaux’s claim
A French Swimming Federation official denied the French swim team used cocaine, a claim made by Olympic champion Amaury Leveaux in an autobiography. Lucien Gastaldello, the federation’s honorary vice president, said he was often head of a French swimming delegation that celebrated titles with champagne, but not cocaine, according to French media citing a Republican Lorrain report. Leveaux, a…
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Jeanette Ottesen races journalist in a strawberry outfit
Tonight at 21:25 CETÂ on Danish TV2 SportsLab, see their facebook page Glæd jer til SportsLab i aften kl. 21.25 på TV 2 SPORT. Her får du blandt andet svømmestjernen Jeanette Ottesen at se i en noget anderledes svømmedragt. Posted by SportsLab on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
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Strong Danish squad selected for the Kazan 2015 Swimming World Championships
The Danish Swimming Federation has selected the squad to compete for World Championship medals in Kazan in August. There will be 12 Danish swimmers participating in the World Swimming Championships when they get underway in the Russian city of Kazan from August 2 It is a very strong and experienced squad who will be competing for medal…
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Amaury Leveaux: ‘We used drugs at the London Olympics’
On April 22, former swimmer Amaury Leveaux publishes an explosive autobiography titled “Sex, drugs and swimming”, depicting a vitriolic portrait of the French swim team between lines of cocaine and unbridled sex. ‘Some of us didn’t frown upon a line from time to time, while it for others was not a line, but a highway…