The entire Aussie Olympics swim squad was in Brisbane today to receive their team uniforms. https://youtu.be/LYWYeCty_1Q
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rokur
Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT consultant, spare-time swimming aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters and a wife. President of the Faroe Islands Aquatics Federation. Likes to run :-)
Corruption and crime aren’t the only things plaguing the Summer Olympics: they’re also facing actual plagues. https://youtu.be/eKXJxLFj0cI Brokaw doesn’t totally agree https://youtu.be/wIYJxDGvYA4
Courtesy of Team USAÂ and FINA https://youtu.be/X2AtP49YB5U
Right, if there is a just God of Soccer, he will at least let them beat France on Sunday ! :-) Si les islandais gagnent l'Euro, je fais le tour de l'Islande à la nage. #ANGISL— Yannick Agnel (@YannickAgnel) June 27, 2016 @YannickAgnel 28 jours à 3km/h, désolé si j'ai pris un peu large pic.twitter.com/RuOKUSMvl0— ninotna_so (@epitomz) June 28, 2016 https://youtu.be/1M5_WBOCKXs
Rio is hiding poor people. https://youtu.be/1W_zM7koJy8
Swimmers at a popular bathing spot in Angus have again suffered the indignity of having their underwear removed while they are in the water, the thieves literally trying to line their own nest. The birds of prey have a record of stealing some of the more personal items of clothing swimmers leave on the rocks beside the gorge. Gamekeeper Dave Clement last year found that a pair of red kites on his estate at Gannochy in Glen Esk near Edzell had stolen pants and socks from a popular local wild swimming spot, to to use in the building of their…
This was epic! After weeks of buying thousands of Coke bottles and many more hours of opening and pouring, the magnificent Coca-Cola pool was created. https://youtu.be/4RLN_pNuMc0
The man who swims like a fish has the memory of an elephant. Michael Phelps never forgets. But until 2015, when he moved from Baltimore to Arizona to train with coach Bob Bowman, the most decorated Olympian of all time had never looked at all his medals together. “I could remember back to every single thought I had on the medal stand, after the race, every single one of them,†Phelps said in March. “I could remember my facial expression after getting third in 2004 in the 200 free. Every little tiny thing.†To most swimming fans, Phelps’ races are…
Ryan Lochte powered out to a big lead in the event he won four years ago at the London Olympics, his powerful arms churning through the water, looking very much like a lock for another trip to the games. Actually, he was trying to hide the pain. By the end, it was apparent to everyone. In a stunner on the very first night of the U.S. swimming trials, an ailing Lochte was denied a chance to defend his Olympic title in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing third Sunday behind a pair of college teammates who raced right by him on…
In Brazil, epicenter of the Zika virus, local authorities and organizers of the upcoming Olympic Games have been striving to assure the world that it’s safe for athletes and tourists. The World Health Organization has issued a series of guidelines for those traveling to Rio, but some worry warnings could stigmatize struggling communities. Special correspondent Lulu Garcia-Navarro of NPR reports. https://youtu.be/jutVdmItY4c