Author: rokur
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HomeGrown: Davis Tarwater, Gold Medalist
“I’ve dreamed of the Olympics my entire life. It’s been something that was worth fighting for, a dream that was worth having.” Read and watch wblr.com
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CC photo #319: Petra Granlund after winning the Rijeka 2008 European 200 fly
Sweden’s Petra Granlund after winning the women’s 200 meter butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. French swimmer Aurore Mongel seen in profile on lane 3. See result list here.
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CC photo #318: That feeling
Doesn’t really matter that the medals are made of tin, that you are officially ‘over the hill’ and that the times are not worth mentioning – When you are standing on the podium and screaming like a madman, it just feels right! :-)
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Denmark adjusts team for the Chartres 2012 Europeans
The Danish Swimming Federation has today announced the final selection for the LEN 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, with a couple of adjustments compared to the September list. Mie Ø. Nielsen and Christina Munkholm are now off the team, while Kelly Riber Rasmussen and Kristina Thomsen have been added to strengthen…
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The Swedish Olympic Scandal РInterview With Simon Sj̦din
The Simon Sjödin interview is now online here on simma.nu/dk “I’m really disappointed with my federation. They didn’t have my back when I needed them the most. I did my part in the pool, but they couldn’t do their part in the boardroom. But I have decided to put it behind me. Together, we must…
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CC photo #317: Rebecca Mann after winning the 2012 Berlin World Cup 800 free
USA’s Rebecca Mann after winning the women’s 800 freestyle at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, in 8:16.58 ahead of Leah Smith (USA) in 8:17.96 and Lotte Friis (DEN) in 8:22.04, see result list here. Yesterday she broke the 31-year-old 1650 yard freestyle U.S. National Age Group record for…
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The Swedish Olympic Scandal
Heads up, simma.nu/dk will break this story tomorrow, in English: “Tomorrow (Monday) we will post an interview with the Swedish medley-ace Simon Sjödin who was not selected for the Olympics despite having performed at a superb level the whole season leading up to the Olympics.” Read more on simma.nu/dk
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A League Of Their Own: Jack Whitehall’s and James Corden’s Synchronised Swims
Goodies for our WTF-category, some kind of crazy male synchronized swimming dance of, courtesy of Sky1 Jack Whitehall’s Trunks of Funk James Corden’s Synchronised Swimmer
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Combat Veterans Relax at Dolphin Swim
For some veterans, seeing a trash bag in the street can trigger post traumatic stress disorder, but a swim with dolphins on Friday reminded 10 of them that “they can still laugh”. See ABC News and ABC7