Author: 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 :-)

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Emily Seebohm bans social media to avoid past mistakes

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Read news.com.au After Seebohm admitted social media played with her mind too much in her final hours before the Olympic final, her coach Matt Brown has cracked down on the use of mobiles for all his squad. His guidelines mirror the reforms set to be enforced by the entire Australian swim team this year. “This is not just for her but from a team perspective, phones are not on pool deck,” Brown said. “They’ve got a place in life, not to dominate it and rule us. “I don’t mind if you’re listening to music, but not when it’s for other…

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Van der Burgh feels hard done by

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Read Eye Witness News Olympic medal winner Cameron van der Burgh’s agent and manager Ryk Neethling says the swimmer feels hard done by that he has not been included in the annual list of National Orders. The Presidency on Monday announced the list of recipients which includes van der Burgh’s fellow medal winner Chad le Clos. Despite winning Olympic gold, breaking a world record in the final and defending his world championship title, van der Burgh was not recognised in the National Sport Awards and has now been left off the list of National Orders. Neethling is questioning the decision.…

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James Magnussen: Swim scandals out of proportion

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See sbs.com.au James Magnussen says Australia’s swimming scandals have been blown out of proportion, but promises to change his brazen ways and become a humble champion. […] “I think a lot of it has been blown out of proportion,” Magnussen told reporters in Adelaide on Thursday. “There was a lot more team unity and friendship among the team than has been reported on.” In the video below it is said that he almost quit. London 2012 seems to have been really, really tough on all those who didn’t make it to the very top. http://youtu.be/XPMln3Fm_Ww

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Barry Murphy almost quit swimming after London 2012

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See Independent.ie Irish Olympic swimmer Barry Murphy has revealed how following a less than successful performance at the Olympics last summer, he considered quitting competitive swimming. “I had set out to get to the quarters and semis and to do my best. But I didn’t achieve that, which was hard to take. “I went through a few months where I was asking myself: am I ready to give it up?” […] However, after finding a new coach, a new training regime and a new diet, Barry has rekindled his passion for the pool. “I’ve been on the Paleo diet since…

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Health

Underwater Record Gets Examined On ‘Outrageous Acts Of Science’

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See Huffington Post In November 2002, Tim Yarrow set a world record for most time spent underwater. He was underwater for 240 hours, beating out the previous record, 212 hours and 30 minutes, set in 1986 by Michael Stephens of Britain. Yarrow, was 30 when he dropped into the water for a week and a half. To stay under for so long, he faced many challenges including nothing less than breathing, eating and excreting. He dealt with the food issue by eating a low-fiber diet through a tube, attached a catheter so he could eliminate waste from his body and…

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