Author: rokur
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Coach Jacco Verhaeren leaves Dutch swimming for job in Australia
Dutch media is abuzz, see for instance nos.nl, nieuws.nl, omroep brabant On January 1st 2014, Jacco Verhaeren will leave his job as technical director of the Dutch Swimming Federation KNZB, for a possible head coach job in the Australian Swimming Federation. 44-year-old Verhaeren garnered fame as coach of Olympic champions Inge de Bruijn, Pieter van…
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CC photo #654: The Istanbul 2012 women’s 50 back medal podium
Medal winners in the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right USA’s silver winner Olivia Smoliga, China’s gold winner Jing Zhao and Poland’s bronze winner Aleksandra Urbanczyk. See the result list here.
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250 Feet Below 3 Feet of Ice In Speedos – Stig Severinsen Sets New Guinness World Record
Breaking news – Today on a single breath of air, Stig Severinsen sets a new official Guinness World Record by swimming 250 feet (76.2m) below the ice in a frozen lake in East Greenland. The previous Guinness World Record for the same stunt was 236 feet (set by Stig March 2010). Post by Stig Ã…vall Severinsen.
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Grandview swim team ex-officials plead guilty to theft
Read YakimaHerald The former president of a Grandview youth swim program and his wife, accused of embezzling from the team, pleaded guilty Monday in Yakima County Superior Court. Paul and Yvonne Renee VanPelt were charged in December with first-degree theft after Grandview investigators accused them of using more than $8,000 of Grandview Neptunes swim team…
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Dubai Swimming World Cup 2013 LIVE stream on FinaTV
The next round of FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 meets starts tomorrow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with live streaming on FinaTV. The competition times for the Dubai leg are as follows: Thursday, 17 October: Start Time: 13:30 to 16:30 GMT Main TX Day 1 session 1 (PGM start 14:00 GMT) Friday, 18 October Start Time:…
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SWIMMER Magazine: Paddle vs Propeller
Stu Kahn from Davis Aquatic Masters describes the differences between the propeller freestyle stoke and the paddle freestyle stroke, as featured in the May/June issue of SWIMMER Magazine.
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Miraculous survival in the sea, 18 fishermen caught in cyclone Phailin swim to coast
Amid the tales of devastation caused by cyclone Phailin is a story of a miraculous survival. 18 fishermen who were stranded in deep sea off the coast of Paradeep when cyclone Phailin struck swam their way against the tide and survived. http://youtu.be/wYOlt08JtcM
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Speedo Advisors | How to mix up a swim fitness workout
How to mix up your swim fitness workout with Karen Pickering.