Author: rokur
-
Models swim with whale sharks for fashion shoot
Models posed in their swimwear and accessories next to the world’s biggest fish in the Philippines for an unusual fashion photo shoot to raise awareness about poaching of whale sharks.
-
CC photo #374: Istanbul 2012 women’s 200 back medal winners in the photo corner
From left to right Bonnie Brandon (USA), Daryna Zevina (UKR) and Duane Da Rocha Marche (ESP), medal winners in the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) women’s 200 backstroke, presenting their medals to the photographers alongside the pool. I had fun trying to catch a flash or two, these Sonys are really good at capturing…
-
Sabadell staff income to be cut by 30-50% over the next 2 years
Wild numbers here on SwimNews, Barcelona’s Club Natación Sabadell (CNS) is reducing the income of more than 90% of its staff, or 208 people, by between 30 and 50% over the next two years. The measure affects swimmers and coaches, who in return apparently are expected to reduce their workload by 35% (?). Swimmers in…
-
Ryan Lochte Scores His Own Show on E!
As mentioned yesterday, the Olympic winning swimmer gets a new reality series called “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” Listen in.
-
Danish blogger takes a swing at Scandinavian swimming
A must-read for us involved in Nordic swimming, this piece on Speed Endurance by Danish blogger, full-time swim coach and Eurosport commentator Ricky Clausen: We invest a lot of money (in my country Denmark we spend around 1.200.000 euro centrally every year on the national training center and the national teams and the clubs spend…
-
Jeanette Ottesen Gray out 4-6 weeks with a broken toe
Danish 100 freestyle World Champion Jeanette Ottesen Gray is partially sidelined 4-6 weeks thanks to a broken toe, that she got from trying out martial arts. Read Sporten.dk (in Danish): – ‘This Christmas I did Jiu Jitsu as alternative training. I was up against a man whom I was actually stronger. Then he grabbed my…
-
Reality show “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” to launch on E! this April
According to E!, ‘the Olympic’s golden party boy’ will join the likes of the Kardashian family with a brand new docu-series, What Would Ryan Lochte Do?, debuting this April only on E! “The six-episodes will follow the self-proclaimed King of Gainesville, Fla. as he looks for love, hits the pool and provides a goldmine of…
-
Keri-anne Payne – My Journey
Inspirational video from Keri-anne Payne taking us through her swimming journey and challenges.
-
CC photo #373: The Istanbul 2012 women’s 200 back medal podium
From left to right Bonnie Brandon (USA), Daryna Zevina (UKR) and Duane Da Rocha Marche (ESP), medal winners in the women’s 200 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.