Category: Competition
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CC #646: Gifts in the Istanbul 2009 European Champs goodie bag
A cap, a water bottle, a pen, a pin, a key ring, a USB disk, a T-shirt, a flask of pool water and ‘Droppy’. Photo taken at our hotel in Istanbul, back then.
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Ryan Lochte moves to Charlotte to train under SwimMac head coach David Marsh
See Charlotte Observer When you are an 11-time Olympic medalist and generally considered the best male swimmer in the world, you can train anywhere you want to. Ryan Lochte told The Observer Monday in an exclusive interview he has decided to train at SwimMAC Carolina through the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, saying of Charlotte: “I…
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University of Portsmouth researchers say swimmers should train breathing muscles to improve performance
Read news.com.au Elite swimmers could perform better in the pool by training the muscles used for breathing, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have examined how muscle fatigue in the inspiratory muscles can affect overall performance. They believe that by incorporating specific training of these muscles into their regime, swimmers could…
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CC photo #645: Brazil’s Guilherme Guido on the Istanbul 2012 podium
Brazil’s Guilherme Guido bronze medal winner in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. In the background, USA’s gold medal winner Matt Grevers. See the result list here.
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Chloe Sutton discussing the most important part of your race
“Chloe Sutton discussing the most important part of your race!” Chloe Sutton discussing the most important part of your race! from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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Anthony Ervin – Santa Clarita Swim Superhero on Olympic Gold
Via the17thman “Santa Clarita native and Olympic gold medalist, Anthony Ervin, tells about his childhood in the SCV and credits his Hart High coach for making swimming enjoyable, a necessity to continue on to gold.”
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Portrait of Hannah Miley unveiled in Aberdeen
Read for instance BBC and RGU Robert Gordon University (RGU) commissioned the portrait to mark Hannah’s success in the pool and invited Aberdeen painter and Gray’s School of Art graduate Stuart Allan to work on the project. The painting, measuring almost two metres square, captures Hannah poised to dive into a swimming pool. It was unveiled…