Author: rokur
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Naulu – A new vision for your training
Monitoring System for Swimming Technique Features, see naulu.net
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Libby Trickett reveals she dealt with bouts of depression this year
Read Herald Sun Champion swimmer Libby Trickett dealt with bouts of depression early this year before becoming a success on this year’s Dancing With The Stars. The Olympic champion, who has now retired for a second time after requiring a wrist reconstruction, said she was more prepared to deal with depression this time around. “I…
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Australia’s mixed 4×50 medley relay 1:37.84 and a new World Record
At the FINA World Cup leg in Tokyo today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke their own world record yet again, clocking 1:37.84 where their record from Singapore was 1:38.02. Split times were Robert Hurley 23.46, Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger (25.91), Alicia Coutts (25.19) and Cate Campbell (23.28). See the result list here.
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CC photo #678: FS stevna 2013
Swim meet in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands, 9 November 2013, for our youngest age groups. We time but don’t really record. Seoul 1988 silver medalist Benny Nielsen once swam a demo swim here, back when the starting blocks were in the shallow end. Must have been a cramped experience, swimming in that narrow middle lane.
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South Carolina Swimming & Diving Intro Video – 2013-14
Intro video for 2013-14 South Carolina Gamecocks Swimming & Diving. Wow !
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I’m a Celebrity 2013: Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington ‘heading into the jungle’
Read Mirror Rebecca Adlington has signed up for I’m a Celebrity 2013, according to a newspaper report. Double Olympic gold winner Rebecca is rumoured to have signed a deal for £80,000 to head down under for the ITV reality show hit, The Sun claims. The retired freestyle swimmer, 24, is tipped to join the likes of Westlife…
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CC photo #677: Lifeguard test
Yesterday. Me about to try that manual inline stabilization rescue technique with neck and chin support, see for instance American Red Cross. Daughters in the background. We passed, hope to never need this stuff.
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Behold Ahmed “Iron Monkey” Kerigo performing a 4.5-foot flying push up
Ahmed “Iron Monkey” Kerigo performed a flying push-up using stacks of small benches 1.36 meters high. Wow!