Author: rokur
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Estonian swimmer Triin Aljand retires
Read Estonian Public Broadcasting Triin Aljand, named Estonia’s sportswoman of the year for both 2011 and 2012, has announced that she is quitting professional swimming. “The decision did not come easily. Considering that in the last few years I have had very many injuries, I arrived at an understanding that my body can no longer…
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Support European triathlete champion Camilla ‘Mille’ Pedersen’s fight for life
See Indsamling til Mille European champion Camilla Pedersen is still in a critical condition after her accident the 3rd of September and she is kept in a coma in Odense, where her family is by her side. As a professional athlete she is making her living from winning races and due to her accident, she…
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Nikon’s AW1 might be the best underwater camera ever made
Quote The Verge: The concept of a waterproof camera is nothing new — most camera manufacturers offer a variety of waterproof point-and-shoots, and Nikon even made mass-market, waterproof film cameras back in the ’60s and ’70s. However, Nikon’s now bringing something new to the waterproof market: the oddly-named Nikon 1 AW1 is a mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera…
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12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha 2014 Teaser
The FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) is a five-day competition held every 2 years, where the world comes to witness record-breaking feats and action-packed races with swimming stars from all continents. The 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) will be staged by Doha (QAT) from December 3-7, 2014. See also
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Doctors begin process to wake up European Ironman champion Camilla Pedersen
Read witsup.com Doctors at Odense University Hospital, where the European Ironman Champion remains, have reported that they have begun to lower Pedersen’s sleeping medication and will begin the process to waken her. While Pedersen remains in a critical condition, she is more stable than before. This process can take up to two weeks. Doctors have…
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Diana Nyad: Xtreme Dream
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta follows Diana Nyad while she attempts to break a world record, swimming from Cuba to Florida.
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CC photo #626: My hastily made MSS interview studio
My setup for a Skype interview, talking with SwimmingWorld’s Jeff Commings on the Morning Swim Show about the Faroe Isles and Pál and Danes and stuff. Yes, the stacked books between the table and the box was just to add a bit more excitement :-P
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Should Ice Swimming Be In The Olympics?
A good question here on Open Water Swimming One of the most fascinating topics at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Long Beach, California was the discussion on how to get ice swimming into the Winter Olympics. Those discussions will undoubtedly continue at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Cork, Ireland.…
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Learn to be a mermaid thanks to new school in the Philippines
“The Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy is a dream come true for girls who want to become mermaids. The new school was started this year in Manilla.” http://youtu.be/Wsw7oL6reXA