Author: rokur
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CC photo #675: Different body types at Istanbul 2012
So these two must be Germany’s (in orange) Johannes Dietrich and (in black) Marco di Carli (?) preparing themselves for the men’s 4×50 freestyle final at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. A lot bad has been said about the supersuits, but they were also the great equalizer. Behind them Frédérick…
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Le Clos eyes Phelps swimming records after Olympic feat
Read AFP Chad Le Clos famously out-touched Michael Phelps to win Olympic butterfly gold and he said he now wants the great American’s world records after setting a new shortcourse mark in Singapore. The South African caused a sensation last year in London when he beat the most successful Olympic athlete of all time by…
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China suspends Olympic champion Sun Yang from all competition and training
See Xinhua News via SwimmingWorld China’s double Olympic champion Sun Yang has been suspended from all competition and training, announced the Chinese Swimming Administrative Center (CSAC) on Wednesday. Sun was “suspended from all the competitions at home and abroad; suspended from the training of the national swimming team; and suspended from all the social and…
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Jeanette Ottesen and Bobby Gray separate after two years of marriage, ten years together
In a press release sent out today, Jeanette Ottesen Gray and Bobby Gray announce that they have filed for legal separation, after being married since August 2011, and before that a couple for the past 10 years. Read for instance Ekstrabladet (in Danish). “We chose to announce it now so that I can have peace…
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Ryan Lochte leaves 200% tip at fancy restaurant
Breaking news all over the gossipsphere – After dining at the Andiamo Italian Steakhouse in Las Vegas last week, Ryan Lochte added a $606 tip on top of a $314 tab, apparently because of having won big at a roulette wheel before dinner. His friends at TMZ suspect it might have been of him being…
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Peter Vanderkaay – use your kicks as a weapon
“One thing that you can always improve upon is your underwater kicks! Making sure you are in the proper position and kicking up and down will get you ahead of your competition!” Peter Vanderkaay – use your kicks as a weapon from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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Ryan Lochte injured in fan encounter
Read USA Today After a run-in with a fan – literally – Ryan Lochte will be taking some time away from the pool. The three-time Olympian suffered a torn MCL and sprained ACL in his left knee on Sunday while he was in Florida. The five-time gold medalist encountered an excited fan, who ran at…
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Australia’s mixed 4×50 relay two world records in one day
At the World Cup meet in Singapore today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke the world record twice, with a time of 1:38.02 in the final, beating their own 1:39.08 world record from the prelims the same morning, and before that the 1:39.54 of France from Doha last month. The swimmers were Robert Hurley…