Author: rokur
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AOC decides no futher sanctions for ‘Stilnox six’
Read ABC Swimming Australia’s ‘Stilnox six’ have escaped any further punishment from the AOC for their behaviour at London 2012, but have been warned that any further breach of conduct could render them ineligible for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso D’Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy were involved in…
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Steve Redmond quits historic bid to swim from Ireland to Wales
Read Herald.ie An Irish distance swimmer had to abandon a historic attempt to swim from Ireland to Wales after he began to show signs of hypothermia. Steve Redmond (47) was advised by his support team to quit the 80km swim five hours after he left Wexford in an attempt to make the crossing to St…
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Aussie ‘Stilnox six’ face AOC punishment
Read ninemsn Australia’s controversial men’s freestyle relay team will be punished by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Friday. The six Australian men’s freestyle swimmers face sanctions including loss of AOC funding as a result of their ill-fated bonding session before last year’s London Olympics. The swimmers – Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James…
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Drowning confirmed as Vejle Fjord Svøm swimmer’s cause of death
See the Danish Swimming Federation (in Danish) ‘Based on the autopsy, the police announced Wednesday afternoon that the woman who died during the Vejle Fjordsvøm on Sunday, died because of drowning. The Danish Swimming Federation is now awaiting the police’s overall report, including witness interviews.’ Image courtesy of Madis Veskimeister, CC BY-SA 3.0
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The Sydney Olympics | Olympic History
Part 2 is especially relevant to us aquatic fanatics … In part two of our look back at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games we focus on the events in the pool and the rivalry between the Australian and USA 100m freestyle relay teams. Featuring interviews with Olympic athletes Ian Thorpe and Gary Hall Jr we…
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Michael Jamieson Goes Back to School | Glasgow 2014
Scottish swimmer Michael Jamieson visit’s his former school, the Glasgow School of Sport at Bellahouston Academy, for the first time since winning a Silver medal at London 2012 and receives a hero’s welcome from the staff and students.
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Shallow water blackout can kill experienced swimmers
See wbaltv.com It may at first make little sense, how an expert swimmer physically fit and water savvy can drown. It nearly claimed the life of competitive swimmer 15-year-old Chris Pilotte, during practice with a Baltimore County swim team last year. “They realized that I was under water and they pulled me out and did…
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Facebook Embedded Posts Now Available to Everyone
See The Facebook Developer Blog. Pretty awesome! We introduced Embedded Posts in July to make it easy for publishers to add any public post from Facebook to their blog or web site. Today, we’re excited to make Embedded Posts available to everyone. We’ve also added several enhancements based on feedback from our launch partners. An example ……