Category: Competition
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Nick Juba interviewed as Great Danes project launches this weekend
As mentioned in September and October, the Great Danes project is an initiative aiming to strengthen the male side of Danish swimming, by offering a selection of their best young male swimmers the opportunity to step-up on the international stage. Svoem.dk has interviewed Danish national coach Nick Juba, as this project launches this weekend, with…
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Ottesen gunning for a world record, maybe in Herning
Interviewed by TV2 Sporten this week, Danish sprint queen Jeanette Ottesen Gray revealed her secret goal, to supplement her world championships titles in the 100 free from Shanghai 2011 and 50 fly from Barcelona 2013 with a world record, before her career is over. Watch the video (in Danish) here on sporten.tv.dk. – “I have…
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USA Swimming Barcelona – World Championships
“15th FINA World Championships – USA Swimming” USA Swimming Barcelona – World Championships from Bourbon Street Productions on Vimeo.
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Melani Costa | Swimming World Cup Singapore Promo
“Video dedicated to Melani Costa. To support the greatest and most talented swimmer.” .
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CC photo #669: A World Record at Roma09
USA’s Ariana Kukors 2:06.15 in the women’s 200 meter individual medley at the FINA 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy. Here a shot of the big screen in the stadium.
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Cesar Cielo gets Furnas backing
Read SportsPro Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo has secured a personal sponsorship deal with Furnas, a subsidiary of state-owned electrical utilities company Eletrobras. The 26-year-old, an Olympic gold medallist, has signed a one-year contract which may be extended up to the 2016 Olympic Games in his native country.
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Natalie Coughlin’s gene pool: American as Americans get
Read San Jose Mercury News Genealogists spent months looking into the family history of Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin. To the surprise of no one, her bloodlines are awash in red, white and blue. Coughlin’s roots in the country go back to shortly after the arrival of the Mayflower. Mary Mettler, the research coordinator who dove…
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CC photo #668: Warm-up pool at the Rijeka 2008 Europeans
Just a photo from the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. We the Faroese were very impressed, as it was as big as one of our only three 25-meter pools in the country back home. Still is.
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CC photo #667: Olivia Smoliga on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
USA’s Olivia Smoliga world champion in the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. In red Denmark’s silver winning Mie Ø. Nielsen and in the bottom right corner bronze winner Simona Baumrtova from the Czech Republic. Also, hyperflexible elbow. See the result list here.