Author: rokur
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‘We have to start all over again’, says Norwegian national coach Petter Løvberg
Read full post on SwimmingWorld Just 18 months after the death of Norwegian swimming star Alexander Dale Oen, elite swimming in Norway is at a standstill national head coach Petter Lovberg admitted to NRK.no recently. “It’s in the cards that we now have to start all over again,” Lovberg said of the greatest challenge of his…
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CC #646: Gifts in the Istanbul 2009 European Champs goodie bag
A cap, a water bottle, a pen, a pin, a key ring, a USB disk, a T-shirt, a flask of pool water and ‘Droppy’. Photo taken at our hotel in Istanbul, back then.
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Diana Nyad On Perseverance
Diana Nyad on perseverance and what it takes to be a long distance swimmer. Join Diana on her 48-hour #SwimForRelief:http://bit.ly/Swim4Relief
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Ryan Lochte moves to Charlotte to train under SwimMac head coach David Marsh
See Charlotte Observer When you are an 11-time Olympic medalist and generally considered the best male swimmer in the world, you can train anywhere you want to. Ryan Lochte told The Observer Monday in an exclusive interview he has decided to train at SwimMAC Carolina through the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, saying of Charlotte: “I…
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Diana Nyad launches live streamed Hurricane Sandy support swim in New York City
Read for instance NYDailyNews.com and see SwimForRelief The 64-year-old woman who swam from Cuba to Florida launched a 48-hour swim maration Tuesday in a Manhattan pool to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy. Wearing a pink swim cap, Diana Nyad dove into the 40-yard pool set up in Herald Square and began doing laps shortly before 9…
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University of Portsmouth researchers say swimmers should train breathing muscles to improve performance
Read news.com.au Elite swimmers could perform better in the pool by training the muscles used for breathing, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have examined how muscle fatigue in the inspiratory muscles can affect overall performance. They believe that by incorporating specific training of these muscles into their regime, swimmers could…
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Natalie Coughlin and Kim Vandenberg Take a Break from Swim Training to Embark on First-Ever USO Tour to Spain
See Digital Journal Taking a break from early morning practices, swim meets and training, Olympic medalists Natalie Coughlin and Kim Vandenberg will travel to Spain and participate in their first USO tour October 5-9. While in the region, Coughlin and Vandenberg will spend time with troops and their families stationed Naval Station Rota and Moron…
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Swim Buddies Program Helps Children with Autism in Harrison County
See wboy.com For the past four weeks the YMCA in Clarksburg has held a swim class for children with autism. The children work with swim buddies who teach them the basics of swimming. The Corridor Chapter of the Autism Society of West Virginia teamed up with the YMCA to make the program possible. “We have chosen…
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CC photo #645: Brazil’s Guilherme Guido on the Istanbul 2012 podium
Brazil’s Guilherme Guido bronze medal winner in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. In the background, USA’s gold medal winner Matt Grevers. See the result list here.