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CC photo #545: Britta Steffen after winning the Berlin 2012 World Cup women’s 100 free
Germany’s Britta Steffen after winning the women’s 100 meter freestyle at the FINA 2012 World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. See the result list here.
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CC photo #544: Ryan Lochte and his Stars and Stripes shoes
USA’s Ryan Lochte on top of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) podium in Istanbul, Turkey, after winning the men’s 200 meter individual medley final in a new world record time of 1:49.63. See the result list here.
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CC photo #543: Last swim of the season
School’s out, which means that there will be no more public swimming either, this side of summer. The flag half-mast is in memory of our dear old school janitor and lifeguard, who passed away this week, 74 years young. I made it a (relatively speaking) swift 1500 meter in his honor.
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CC photo #541: Gard Kvale stretching out at Debrecen 2012
Norway’s Gard Kvale getting himself ready for the men’s 200 freestyle at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He was 26th in 1:51.15.
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CC photo #540: Men’s 200 free podium at Istanbul 2012
The men’s 200 meter freestyle medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Germany’s Paul Biedermann (silver), USA’s Ryan Lochte (gold) and USA’s Conor Dwyer (bronze). Also, Ryan Lochte in normal shoes. See the result list here.
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CC photo #539: Moldova at Istanbul 2012
Just a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. I guess coach and swimmer from Moldova having a chat during warmup on the 3rd day of the championships.
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CC photo #538: Tug o’ War, Mano a Mano, the cold sea awaits
A snapshot from a video I took this morning, Helgi and Olaf duking it out here down on the pier at Toftir, Faroe Islands, in a tug of war match with a dip in the sea as punishment for the loser. Here is the video …
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CC photo #537: Clothes, boats and kayaks
A scene from the open water swim across Skálafjørður in the Faroe Islands, Sunday 16 June, 2013. Some swimmers using one of the traditional (race) rowing boats as a drying rack, while in the boathouse of Kappróðrarfelagið NSÃ. In the background kayaks and a sign saying (the 10-man rowing boat) “Eysturoyingur No. 1”. Old meets…