Category: Competition

CC photo #613: Nepal taking a group photo at BCN2013

Sep 5, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Just a photo from the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. The Nepalese swimming team taking a group photo up on the medal podium. Awesome phone cover, btw.
New NZ qualifying times raise bar for Commonwealth Games

Sep 4, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Read NewstalkZB The NZOC and Swimming New Zealand have lifted their expectations for Kiwi swimmers heading to next year’s Commonwealth Games. Qualifying times have been released , and in some events they’re faster than current New Zealand records. (Lauren Boyle on the BCN2013 medal podium)
CC photo #612: Nick Juba and PÃ¡l figuring out the BCN2013 bus schedule

Sep 4, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Organization

Just a photo from the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Danish national coach Nick Juba and Faroese swimmer PÃ¡l Joensen trying to figure out how PÃ¡l could get from the Faroese hotel to train with the Danes. A nice and simple bus schedule, where we were supposed to always take the same bus…
CC photo #611: Brian Ryckeman (BEL) silver in the BCN2013 men’s 25K

Sep 3, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Open Water

Belgium’s Brian Ryckeman happy with his silver medal in the men’s 25 km open water event at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, Germany’s world champion Thomas Lurz and Russia’s bronze winner Evgenii Drattchev. See the result list here.
CC photo #610: Zhao Jing on top of the BCN2013 medal podium

Sep 2, 2013

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rokur

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China’s Zhao Jing winner of the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, China’s silver winner Fu Yuanhui. See the result list here.
CC photo #609: Awesome gifts at BCN2013

Sep 1, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Equipment, Organization

A free pullbuoy for every participating swimmer at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. They could maaybe have been a bit more fancy, but still an awesome (and usable) gift.
Lotte Friis & Anton Ipsen win a very wet 2013 Round Christiansborg

Aug 31, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Open Water

The Danish Swimming Federation describes in a press release tonight how a record-number of about 2000 swimmers participated in the 2013 Round Christiansborg open water event in Copenhagen today, that first was delayed 2 hours because of worries about the water quality after a sewage overflow caused by a downpour the night before, and then…
CC photo #607: Jeanette Ottesen in the BCN2013 pool

Aug 30, 2013

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rokur

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Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen in the Palau Sant Jordi competition pool, during training a few days before the swim events started at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. She won gold in the women’s 50 butterfly, see the result list here.
Speedo Advisors | Work on all four strokes by Bath ITC coach Dave McNulty

Aug 30, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Technique, Training

“Working on all four strokes. Swimming advice and tips from our expert advisor David McNulty Bath ITC Coach.”