Author: rokur
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Cesar Cielo gets Furnas backing
Read SportsPro Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo has secured a personal sponsorship deal with Furnas, a subsidiary of state-owned electrical utilities company Eletrobras. The 26-year-old, an Olympic gold medallist, has signed a one-year contract which may be extended up to the 2016 Olympic Games in his native country.
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Natalie Coughlin’s gene pool: American as Americans get
Read San Jose Mercury News Genealogists spent months looking into the family history of Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin. To the surprise of no one, her bloodlines are awash in red, white and blue. Coughlin’s roots in the country go back to shortly after the arrival of the Mayflower. Mary Mettler, the research coordinator who dove…
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Dubai lifeguard to swim English Channel with arms and legs tied
Read gulfnews.com A record-winning Indian lifeguard from Dubai is aiming to swim the English Chanel with his hands and legs tied — and set a world record in the process. Ratheesh Radhakrishnan, 32, who works with Anantara Hotels, is no novice when it comes to adventurous stunts in water. The ace swimmer from Kerala has…
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Indian swimmer Arjun Muralidharan banned 2 years for doping
Read The Hindu Champion swimmer Arjun Muralidharan has been handed a two-year ban by National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel after testing positive for stimulant Methylhexaneamine during the All India Police Aquatics Championships in March. The panel imposed a sanction of two-year ban on Muralidharan, starting October 25, a NADA source told PTI. “Arjun has been handed…
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Behold LeBron James going for an open water swim
Is is a Nike ad, yes, but it is also LeBron James swimming :-) http://youtu.be/hmWMz10Ftko
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CC photo #668: Warm-up pool at the Rijeka 2008 Europeans
Just a photo from the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. We the Faroese were very impressed, as it was as big as one of our only three 25-meter pools in the country back home. Still is.
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Functional evaluation during swimming w/ K4b2 and Aquatrainer at Laboratório de Biomecânica do Porto
Source: Porto Biomechanics Laboratory http://www.labiomep.up.pt
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Indiana Men’s Swimming Weight Room: Oct. 29, 2013
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Jason Robbins