Someone doing kick drills during the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. And certainly not struggling either, moving by quite fast.
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 :-)
As mentioned on simma.nu/se yesterday, one glaring omission from the Swedish Olympic swim team announced yesterday was Simon Sjödin, Swedish record holder in the 200 IM and finalist from Debrecen 2012 with a best effort there of 1:59.44 (FINA A cut being 2:00.17). Now someone has started an online petition here, already attracting big names like already selected Swedish swimmers Jennie Johansson, Therese Svendsen and Sarah Sjöström, and outside of Sweden Dorothea Brandt (GER) and Femke Heemskerk (NED). “We, the signees, petition to have Swimmer, Simon Sjodin (26) holder of the Swedish Record in 200m individual medley, selected for the Olympic…
The Swedish Olympic Committee announces today that Lasse Frölander has been selected for his 6th Olympic Games, to compete in the men’s 100 butterfly. The women’s 4×100 medley has also been selected, with backstroker Therese Svendsén and breaststroker Joline Höstman as relay swimmers. The Swedish Olympic squad is now according to simma.nu/se Stina Gardell Therese Svendsen Gabriella Fagundez Michelle Coleman Martina Granström Jennie Johansson Lars Frölander Ida Marko-Varga Joline Höstman Sarah Sjöström Therese Alshammar Stefan Nystrand
In addition to these and others found by the17thman The Home Stretch Supporting Rebecca Meet Rebecca Soni, Swimmer My Post-Workout Meal
From left to right silver medal winner Hinkelien Schreuder (NED), European champion Britta Steffen (GER) and bronze medal winner Nery-Mantey Niangkouara (GRE). See result list here.
Nice video featuring Bondi’s Murray Cox, who last month completed a 50-kilometre circuit of Sydney Harbour that began in October. Read for instance The Sydney Morning Herald
Fairfax County Police say 39-year-old Noah Rucker has been charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a 17-year-old girl while working as a swim coach at James Madison High School back in 2001. Read more here on wjla.com.
I like this trend, off Australian Swim Team on Facebook: “See Matt Targett and fellow members of the Australian Swim Team at the 2012 Grand Prix in Canberra this Friday… the event will be Live Streamed at www.swimming.org.au”
And dream, I guess Train Hard. Swim Faster. from Dennis Overhage on Vimeo.
A snapshot from a meet in Tórshavn, yesterday evening. Don’t ask :-P