Author: rokur
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Watch My Shoot – Yannick Lebherz
Episode 1 of “Watch My Shoot” with the Olympic swimmer Yannick Lebherz.
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Swimming in the Snow
“This is a short video of me swimming in the snow from today” – No, not me. Heck no!
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Missy Franklin Bottle Practice: Olympic Swimmer Preps For High School Meet
The folks at Huffington Post are really impressed :-)
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African swimmer, 18, claims asylum after fleeing London 2012 Olympic village to escape arranged marriage with a 60-year-old man
Read MailOnline Swimmer Ayouba-Ali Sihame, 18, represented the tiny African island nation of Comoros during the London Games. But she ended up in a prison cell after fleeing the athlete’s village in a desperate bid to avoid being wed to a twice-married 60-year-old man. Her mother told her she was being sold and must give…
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Behind The Shot: Shooting a Time Magazine Cover of Michael Phelps
Leading up to the 2004 Olympics, photographer Greg Heisler had the opportunity to shoot Michael Phelps for the cover of Time magazine. He initially planned to photograph Phelps at the Stanford pool where he was training, only to find out that it was too close to the Olympics and that wasn’t an option. Still, Heisler…
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Wow, Gyurta spoke Norwegian when he honored Dale Oen with a special gold medal
My utmost respect, Dániel Gyurta’s pronounciation was really good, when he presented this gold medal to Alexander Dale Oen’s family. Read more on for instance Speed Endurance, Swim News and SwimmingWorld Magazine As I promised at the London Olympics, I will present a medal to the family of my friend Alex. I am convinced that Alex…
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CC photo #380: ‘Guess who’ at the Istanbul 2012 World Champs
A well-known swimmer on top of the medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Most awesome shoes ever!