Author: rokur
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CC photo #524: A young Pál Joensen at Rhodes 2007
Pál Joensen sporting a typical ‘Faroe tan’ at the Natwest Island Games in Rhodes, Greece, back in 2007. He won gold in the 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle, gold in the men’s 4×50 free, 4×50 medley and 8×50 free mix relay, plus a bronze in the men’s 4×100 medley. This year the Island Games are…
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Teen dies three days after being underwater for 30 minutes
Read for instance KATU and Oregon Live 15-year-old Cesar Campuzano died at 7:35 a.m. on Thursday, three days after he jumped into the Willamette River at Rogers Landing Park in Newberg, Oregon. He remained underwater for 30 minutes until rescuers were able to pull him from the river. Witnesses said Campuzano jumped off a dock into the…
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Nick Juba on Danish opportunities and challenges
A video off svoem.dk, Denmark’s new national coach Nick Juba talking about opportunities and challenges for Danish Swimming. There is also a new (English-written) interview with him here on svoem.dk, where he answers four quick questions related to him coaching Jeanette Ottesen at the Mare Nostrum meet in Monaco, this weekend. – I plan for…
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“Swim Across America” Gearing Up to Make Waves Against Cancer
Swim Across America is a collection of open water and pool related swimming events, that raise millions of dollars every year for a variety of cancer treatment and cancer research programs. They are now getting ready to make waves against cancer with their 7th Annual Greenwich-Stamford Swim.
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Hollywood star and swim champ Esther Williams died today at age 91
Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.
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Sports broadcasts might soon feature Matrix-style replays
Uh oh, read Gizmag Along with its nihilistic cyberpunk style, the film The Matrix is famous for popularizing what’s known as “bullet time†photography. You know the shots where someone would run and jump, then they’d freeze and the camera would appear to track around them as they were frozen in mid-air? That’s bullet-time. Now,…
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Vital Breath
“This documentary provides an atmospheric snapshot of long-distance, river swimmer Jim Alabiso, with a focus on the swimmer’s rhythms and philosophies. Shot (and edited) by Jesse Hanson on the St Johns River, Jacksonville, Florida in the spring of 2013.” Vital Breath from AfterImage Documentary on Vimeo.
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CC photo #523: Preparing himself for Jóansøkusvimjingin 2010
A young boy making himself ready for the Jóansøkusvimjingin 2010 open water swim in the lake Vatnið, seen here between him and the town Vágur in the background.
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