Author: rokur
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Therese Alshammar on the road to Rio
Behold this wonderful video by Swedish national TV svt.se, featuring the queen of Swedish swimming Therese Alshammar, her son Fred, and her coach/partner Johan Wallberg. Via simma.nu/se In Swedish – My attempt to translate follows below the video It is now 8 months since Therese Alshammar had her son Fred, and she has the all…
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How do dolphins swim?
Read Digital Journal Dolphins swim by exerting minimum effort, according to a new study. This finding overturns an 80-year-old paradox that argues dolphins are not designed for swimming. By using bubbles in a pool, researchers have concluded that swimming dolphins generate thrust quite easily and have no need to compensate for their supposedly underpowered muscles. To show…
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‘Overdressed’ mum barred from swimming pool
Read Illawarra Mercury A Dapto mum who was not allowed to swim at Port Kembla Olympic Pool because she was wearing too much clothing for the lifeguard’s liking has lodged a complaint with Wollongong council, citing discrimination. Body-conscious Katherine Pulo wore a rash vest and a stretchy, lightweight dress as she approached the pool with…
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Australia’s new national head coach Jacco Verhaeren ‘ready to steal US crown’
Aargh, it is ‘premium content’ on The Australian, but still … New national head coach Jacco Verhaeren believes being the No 1 team in the world is the “only ambition Australia can have”. The decorated Dutch coach arrived in Australia this week as part of the push to revive the Australian team’s fortunes after the…
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Marine dies during water skills test at Camp Pendleton
Read Marine Corps Times A junior Marine died this week in a swimming pool at Camp Pendleton, Calif., while completing a water skills test, Marine Corps officials said this week. Pfc. Joshua Islam, 18, of Union County N.C., was participating in an intial screening at School of Infantry-West as a precursor to the Marines’ physically…
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FOX 4 Team of the Week: Park Hill South girl’s swimming
See fox4kc.com Our FOX 4 HyVee Team of the Week is on the Missouri side this time around. The swimmers at Park Hill South might hold the metro’s best shot of winning a state championship in girl’s swimming. Watch Jason Lamb’s full report.
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Yuliya Efimova’s medical advisor reacts to her positive doping test
See DAASM Yuliya Efimova’s Medical Advisor and Conditioning Coach about Substance Abuse Dr. Dr. Homayun Gharavi, medical advisor and conditioning coach in professional Sports, on the breaking news about Yuliya Efimova’s positive doping test DAASM: You have been working with Ms. Efimova’s as her personal physician and conditioning coach for a few years now. What…
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Yuliya Efimova tests positive for doping
According to sovsport.ru (and originally Vedomosti), Russian breaststroker Yuliya Efimova tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone in an unannounced test in October, while preparing for a FINA meet. Dehydroepiandrosterone is a natural steroid found in dietary supplements, that apparently is used to normalize body weight and balance hormones. According to sovsport.ru, the B-sample has not yet been…