Author: rokur
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CC photo #161: Sarah Sjöström’s pre-race bucket routine
Sweden’s champion swimmer Sarah Sjöström before the women’s 50 meter butterfly semi-final at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She ended up winning the event in 25.64 a day later, see result list here.
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Open water and triathlon swimming tips from Sean Kelly
Swimming tips for open water and triathlon swimming from Sean Kelly, long-time head coach of Stockport Metro swimmers like James Goddard and Keri-Anne Payne.
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Coughlin: Olympics way scarier than “Dancing With The Stars”
Natalie Coughlin has gone through it twice, escaping with eleven medals from two Olympics. So it must be easy for her by now? “Trust me, the Olympics are terrifying,” Coughlin said after swimming in the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Sunday. “In a good way, but terrifying. There’s nothing like walking onto the deck at…
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Keri-Anne Payne almost quit the sport in 2006
Keri-Anne Payne almost stepped away from swimming after missing out on a medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games but her mum Pat admits it’s a relief she stuck at it with an Olympic gold on home soil her potential reward. Read The Sport Review
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Newham timelapse of the London 2012 Olympic Park
Behold Newham, the youngest borough in London, featuring the largest urban shopping centre in Europe, and oh yes, everything Olympic this summer! :-)
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D’Arcy and Monk apologize for their gun photos
Olympic swimmer Nick D’Arcy has apologized after posting a photograph of himself and team mate Kenrick Monk posing with guns on Facebook. According to SwimNews, the Australian Olympic Committee will punish them by sending them home as soon as the swimming program ends mid-way through the Games, and they will be banned from using social…
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Raising kids in the Faroese cliffs
The traditional way, but gee, many safety issues here, me thinks.
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Molchanova and son set freedive world records on the same day
This Wednesday June 6, Natalia Molchanova and her son, Alexey Molchanov, both completed successful world record dives, Natalia to 127 meters for the women’s ‘variable weight’ record in a time of 3:38 while Alexey secured the men’s ‘constant weight’ record at 125 meters, in 3:52. These records will be official once the doping test results…