Category: Competition

Systematically fluctuating split times suggest ‘whirlpool’ current at BCN2013

Aug 10, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Science

Upon arrival to the Faroes again, my dear brother Bartal points out an interesting systematic variation in the split times from the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships, that Danish Eurosport commentators pointed out and he then dug into analytically. That there seems to have been a rotating current in the Barcelona pool, that made swimmers…
Tyler McGill named Assistant Coach for Auburn Swimming

Aug 9, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

See Auburn Tigers Former Tiger swimming great and 15-time All-American Tyler McGill has been named the newest assistant coach for the Auburn men’s swimming and diving team as announced by head coach Brett Hawke earlier this week. “I’m excited to make the transition from being in the water every day to being on deck and helping out,” McGill said.…
FinaTV live stream from Berlin 2013 World Cup

Aug 9, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

FINA announces that the finals of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Berlin (GER) on August 10-11 will be streamed live and free of charge here on FinaTV The competition times for the event are as follows: Saturday, 10 August: Start Time: 13:00 to 16:00 GMT Main TX Day 1 session 1 (PGM start…
CC photo #586: Daiya Seto bows to the pool after winning the BCN2013 men’s 400 IM

Aug 9, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Japan’s Daiya Seto bowing to the pool after winning the men’s 400 meter individual medley at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
A walk around the BCN2013 Planet Water Village

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Just me taking a walk around the 15th FINA World Championships “Planet Water Village” in Barcelona, Spain, GoPro in tow. The clips could be more still, the fingers more off the camera, the cuts better fitting to the music. But it was quickly made, and is better than nothing :-)
South Korean prosecutors raid Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae’s office over forgery scandal

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, WTF

Read Inside the Games August 8 – South Korean prosecutors today raided the offices of Gwangju Mayor, Kang Un-tae, over allegations that he forged the signatures of both former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and former Culture Minister Choe Kwang-sik in the city’s bid document to host the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships.
Swimming New Zealand gets big tick from Sport NZ chief

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Read TVNZ Swimming has received a gentle pat on the back from Sport New Zealand chief executive Peter Miskimmin following its improved performance at a pinnacle event. After well-documented struggles in and out of the water, swimming won back some admirers at the just-completed world championships in Barcelona. The cream of the crop was freestyler…
Katinka HosszÃº 57.50 and new 100 IM SC World Record at the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, World Record, Wow

Four world records in two events in two days. That. Is. Impressive. Tonight at the FINA 2013 World Cup meet in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Hungary’s Katinka HosszÃº set a yet another 100 individual medley short course world record, clocking 57.50 where her world record from this morning was 57.73. She also clocked 4:22.18 and new 400…
CC photo #585: BCN2013 medal podium view

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

The view from behind the medal podium at the 15th FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Doub, I could have had a photo of Cesar Cielo taking a similar photo just moments before receiving his (I think it was) 50 fly gold medal, but alas, he was too fast.