Author: rokur
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Britta Steffen retires
Read Deutsche Welle (in English) Germany’s Olympic double gold swimmer Britta Steffen has decided to end her competitive career. Her retirement follows disappointments for Germany at the London Olympics and the world championships in Barcelona. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and adifansnet
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Doha (QAT) trailer
“Since 1979, the FINA Swimming World Cup gathers the best swimmers in a series of meets organised between August and November each year. Normally across seven/eight locations, the circuit is structured in clusters (Middle East, Europe and Asia) and distributes a total of prize money reaching US$ 2 million.”
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Swim legend Laurie Lawrence warns two-thirds of pool owners don’t know CPR
Read CourierMail and see Kids Alive Former Australian swimming coach Laurie Lawrence is stepping up his campaign to prevent drownings, with research showing two-thirds of pool owners don’t know CPR. KIDS ALIVE – DO THE FIVE! Fence the pool Shut the gate Teach your kids to swim – it’s great Supervise – watch your mate and…
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CC photo #634: Sindri Thor Jakobsson at Debrecen 2012
Icelandic born Norwegian swimmer Sindri Þór Jakobsson at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He was then struggling with the traumatic experience when Alexander Dale Oen died, and quit swimming for a year. Hopefully back on track now.
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GoPro: Whale Fantasia
“Alan Watts, 3 Sirens, and 3 Humback Whales dance together in a short film that will inspire you. Where you are now is your dream. What will you do?”
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Frans Johannesen handed 3 months suspension for doping at Danish Open
The Danish Swimming Federation today announces that the Danish Anti-Doping Agency has handed Frans Johannesen three months suspension for testing positive with Terbutaline at the Danish Open / World Trials back in March 2013, the suspension starting 12 May 2013 and excluding him from all competition and practice under the Danish Sports Federation in that…
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Swim Safe Southland to reduce NZ region’s drowning toll with free swimming lessons
See TVNZ In a New Zealand first, every Southland primary school child will receive professional swimming lessons through a programme aimed at reducing the region’s drowning toll. A partnership programme called Swim Safe Southland will give the 7900 Southland years one to eight pupils attending a primary school 10 swimming lessons a year from trained…
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Epic Slip ‘N Slide Pool Party
“Epic Slip N Slide at Ohio Dreams in Butler, OH! Having a blast with some good old slip n slide fun with good people & good vibes all day long! We call this sucker the “Slip N Fly” for good reason! In some cases, people might call it the Slip N Die for some bad…
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Meredith Novack Shatters Swim Record With Two Tiger Sharks Trailing Her
See Huffington Post Not only did Meredith Novack become the first woman to swim thealmost 20-mile round trip route between Lanai and Maui on Sunday, but she also shattered the men’s record time by 44 minutes, and did it all with two tiger sharks trailing her. Novack, a 37-year-old marathon swimmer based on Oahu, swam across…