Author: rokur
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Lance Armstrong formally banned from U.S. Masters Swimming events
Read for instance SwimmingWorld A few hours after FINA, the global organization that oversees aquatic sports, sent a letter to U.S. Masters Swimming recommending that Lance Armstrong be denied permission to swim in a Masters meet this weekend, USMS has banned the former cyclist from any future Masters swim meets. So that would be the…
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Chloe Sutton has a special message for Idaho Falls!
Two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton has a special message for every swimmer who lives in Idaho Falls, ID area. So that would be April 27, 2013, see Fitter & Faster. Chloe Sutton has a special message for Idaho Falls! from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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Caribbean Dragons | Pelagic Life
The Pelagic Life crew went on another exploratory mission to photograph an unusual pelagic traveler. The salt water crocodiles of Banco Chinchorro are believed to have traveled over 20 NM from white sandy beaches in Riviera Maya to this forgotten reef system. Caribbean Dragons | Pelagic Life from Pelagic Life on Vimeo.
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2013 Canadian Swimming Trials LIVE on YouTube
The Victoria 2013 Canadian Swimming World Championships Trials finals and heats can be seen LIVE (or taped) on Sportnet Canada’s YouTube channel, with live results here, 3-6 April 2013. Awesome!
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Ryan Cochrane clocks 7:43.61 and 2013 world’s best at Canadian trials
See SwimmingWorld for a full recap of the first night of the 2013 Canadian World Championships Trials. The finals (and heats) can be seen on Sportnet Canada’s YouTube channel, and the results here.
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Kieren Perkins tells Aussie relay to ‘grow up’
Read Adelaide Now The two-time Olympic 1,500m freestyle gold medallist believes Australian swimming has not been irrevocably damaged by the revelations of athletes abusing prescription drugs, alcohol and curfews during last year’s London Games. But the findings of a damning review into Australia’s Olympic swimming team should act as the catalyst for a greater emphasis…
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CC photo #460: The Istanbul 2012 Women’s 50 Free Medal Podium
The women’s 50 meter freestyle medal winners at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Francesca Halsall (GBR, silver), Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR, gold) and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN, bronze). See the result list here.
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Lance Armstrong withdraws from Masters Swimming event
Read CBS 11 via SwimmingWorld U.S. Masters Swimming Executive Director Rob Butcher says Armstrong has decided not to try to swim in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships at the University of Texas this weekend after swimming’s international governing body raised objections. Armstrong had been entered in three distance events. But Switzerland-based FINA sent…