Behind the scenes at the Speedo video shoot – ‘The Speedo Harlem Shake’. http://youtu.be/gzc6ENUKR64
Author: rokur
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 :-)
“Lisa Curry on the Bluestone Review. Drinking by Australian swim coaches during Olympics to be investigated. AUSTRALIAN swim coaches will come under investigation for drinking during the Olympic Games, with revelations it was not the athletes but officials who were accused of drunken behaviour in the cultural review into the sport.” http://youtu.be/mVA8Ew1OFsc
“Porterhouse School dominated the opening day of the Inter-School Swimming Gala, which brought together swimmers from leading International and Private schools around Nairobi. Meanwhile the National Swimming Federation National Championships kicked off at the Kasarani Aquatic Complex in Nairobi. NTV Sport Warothe Kiru has the details in our local Swimming wrap.” http://youtu.be/n-a-NO_gKZk
English backpackers make the best of torrential storm weather at Coogee Beach, Sydney http://youtu.be/TTDZv8H_ZXg
An interview with the accomplished Netherlands swim coach Jacco VerHaeren. From the start of his career he knew he wanted to help athletes to succeed in the demanding sport of swimming. As part of that effort, he knows the importance of nutrition and has been happy to develop an association with Herbalife who is also committed to providing athletes with the tools they need to succeed. http://youtu.be/mr9mBWxwvL8
Controversial swimmer Nick D’Arcy says he fears the fractures within Australia’s swim team will take a long time to mend. http://youtu.be/M2M1-Vf0YAg
Read The Sydney Morning Herald To some, signs of the turmoil in Australian swimming could be seen in the lead-up to last year’s national titles. Swimming Australia was attempting to reinvigorate a sport that had lost relevance – it turned to Ian Thorpe. The powers that be thought Thorpe, and a group of former champions, could spark interest and publicity among an Australian public that no longer cared enough for Channel Nine to continue its coverage of the national championships, which once had a prime-time presence.
Father and son from Tórshavn at our local club meet here in Toftir, Faroe Islands today, 23 February 2013. I coached him (the father) in this pool back in the 90’s. It is a good feeling.
Read KPBS Crews are searching for a missing 34-year-old Navy SEAL who disappeared during an open ocean training mission near Kaena Point, Oahu on February 19. The SEAL is assigned to a Hawaii-based Naval Special Warfare unit.
“A morning swim by The “Swimming Idiots” at Balmoral Beach in Sydney. Shot on 19th and 20th Feb 2013.” Swimming Idiots – A beautiful swim from Chris Meredith on Vimeo.