Author: rokur
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Mitch Ivey, famed swim coach, banned for sexual misconduct
Read San Jose Mercury News Two-time Olympic medalist Mitch Ivey, of San Jose, has received a lifetime coaching ban two decades after a history of sexual misconduct with Bay Area female swimmers first became public. Ivey, once a teammate of Mark Spitz at the famed Santa Clara Swim Club, has 30 days to appeal the…
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A+ Services Commercial The Swimmer
“Not all swimmers are the same, just like all plumbing, septic and electric companies are not the same.” http://youtu.be/nzeyFloUz0g
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ISHOF: Adolph Kiefer Golden Medallion Award
“The International Swimming Hall of Fame presented Adolph Kiefer with the Gold Medallion Award, ISHOF’s highest honor, during the United States Aquatic Sports Convention banquet on September 29, at the Orange County Hyatt Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. In a surprise, USA Swimming also presented Kiefer with a gold medal from the 1936 Olympic Games,…
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Michael Phelps Says He’s Not in Shape To Swim 400 Meters
Read Baltimore Sun via Sport World News Michael Phelps said Saturday he’s back in the pool a couple of times a week, but he’s nowhere near ready for a return to competitive swimming. Rumors about Phelps reversing his retirement picked up steam after he entered the drug-testing pool for international competition before the Nov. 6…
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Tyler Clary Talks League of Legends at the Curse Gaming House
From last year, but I haven’t seen it, so …
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8 year old swimmer “Sammy B” calling out Sonny Bill Williams
Awesome! :-) (Sonny William ‘Sonny Bill’ Williams is a New Zealand rugby player and heavyweight boxer who has played both rugby union and rugby league. He currently plays rugby league for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.) (And apparently, it is a meme) http://youtu.be/2rVlUz0F6uU
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Ruta Meilutyte named 2013 Best European Young Athlete
Read The Baltic Course Winner of the Olympic Games in London, Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte has been selected as 2013 Best European Young (under 19 years) Athlete for the second year in a row, informs LETA/ELTA. Meilutyte was voted in during the 42nd General Assembly of European Olympic Committees in Rome. The sixteen year old…
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Woman resuscitates girl pulled from pool
See wsvn.com A South Florida woman is being hailed a hero after she rushed to aid a 4-year-old girl pulled from a swimming pool where, according to her family, she nearly drowned. Relatives said Londyn fell in the community pool, located at 6394 NW 26th St., in Sunrise, just before 2 p.m. Saturday. Shaunna McWilliams,…