Author: rokur
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Ranomi Kromowidjojo breaks with coach Marcel Wouda
At a live KNZB press conference on YouTube today, Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo announced that she is terminating her cooperation with coach Marcel Wouda, opting instead for Wouda’s current assistant coach Christian Sloof. This follows the recent departure of KNZB technical director Jacco Verhaeren, who until about a year ago coached Kromowidjojo, before he went…
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CC photo #662: The Istanbul 2012 men’s 100 back medal podium
Medal winners in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left the right Russia’s silver winner Stanislav Donets, USA’s gold winner Matt Grevers and Brazil’s bronze winner Guilherme Guido. See the result list here.
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Text Messages Are Saving Swedes From Cardiac Arrest
Read Mashable Sweden has found a faster way to treat people experiencing cardiac emergencies through a text message and a few thousand volunteers. A program called SMSlivräddare —or SMSLifesaver — solicits people who have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). When a Stockholm resident dials 112 for emergency services, a text message is sent to all volunteers within 500…
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Park Tae-hwan front-runner as MVP in 94th South Korean National Sports Festival
Read Yonhap With the 94th National Sports Festival heading toward the finish line, Olympic swimming star Park Tae-hwan has emerged as the front-runner for the MVP honors. Park, the gold medalist in the men’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, has snatched up four swimming medals through Tuesday. Competing at the swimming arena…
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Lauren Boyle talks to swimmers from Hilton Brown Swimming
Lauren Boyle takes time to talk to swimmers at the Hilton Brown Swimming Swim Meet. Here is a link to the photo album from that meet, back in September Post by Hilton Brown Swimming.
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Behold Rochon and Gerrits training for aerial skiing on a water ramp
World Championship medalists Olivier Rochon and Travis Gerrits walk us through the incredible training techniques used by freestyle aerialists as they train for Olympic competition, jumping into water rather than snow.
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Danish broadcaster TV2 to go ‘all in’ on Herning 2013 Europeans
Simma.nu/dk has an interesting notice from Danish broadcaster TV2’s sport host and commentator Michael Stærke, that TV2 will go ‘all in’ on the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning in December, broadcasting everything including prelims, finals and pre- and post-session shows. TV2 will be mustering what they see as their strongest team, with…