Author: rokur
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Technical problems at Bristol Olympic training pool
The mechanism has failed that controls the bulkheads in the less than 5 months old pool at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre in Bristol, where Kenya’s Jason and David Dunford arrived to train this weekend. Divers are for now lifting them manually, so that the pool can be used both as a 50m pool as well…
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CC photo #191: Laure Manaudou exits the Rijeka 2008 pool
It had this feeling of a final exit, when Laure Manaudou on the last day of the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships didn’t qualify for the women’s 200 backstroke final, placing 3rd in the prelims but also third of the French, her ‘only’ medal the bronze in the 100 backstroke. But no, after retiring…
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Antwerp 2012 day 5: Oswald takes gold and silver to win individual medal race
The Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships are over, Russia dominated by taking 12 out of 40 possible gold medals, 6 silver and 2 bronze, Italy in second with 7 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze and Germany in second with 6 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze. Most valuable asset was the Russian relays, taking…
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CC photo #190: Our two boys trying out Toftavatn
Jákup and Bjarki testing the waters at Toftavatn in the Faroe Islands today, wife and younger daughter watching in the background. A bit challenging, yes, water maybe 10 degrees Celcius (50 degrees Fahrenheit), but we ended up swimming in it, all three of us.
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Korotyshkin ready to cope with Olympic pressure
Russia’s top swimmer, Evgeny Korotyshkin, talked to RT about how he nearly quit the sport and what he expects from himself at London 2012. Read and watch RT
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Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer
This documentary shows a very human Thorpe and his struggle to come back from retirement. In related news, Thorpe reveals dark days when, in 2010, he confirmed his financial empire was in ruins. And he answers the other question, if he sleeps with men and women. Read news.com.au “Being asked about (being gay) gets annoying,”…
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CC photo #189: Sanja Jovanović at Rijeka 2008
Croatia’s Sanja Jovanović at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. Still the most impressive crowd I’ve experienced, the Croatian supporters there. She won gold in the 50 and 100 backstroke there.
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Antwerp 2012 day 4: Russia extends it medal haul lead
On this penultimate day of the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, Russia jumped even more ahead in the medal race, now at 11 gold medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze, Germany in second with 5 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze, and Italy in third with 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. The…