Category: Competition
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CC photo #602: Zhao Jing reacts to winning the BCN2013 women’s 50 back
China’s Zhao Jing obviously happy with winning the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture, Japan’s bronze winner Aya Terakawa on lane 5. See the result list here. Also, hyperflexible elbow.
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Bitter battle of words between Leigh Nugent, Swimming Australia and AOC
Yesterday, Australian Olympic Committee boss John Coates ‘put a line through‘ now former Australian Swimming national head coach Leigh Nugent, saying that he has to take a lot of responsibility for the handling of the Pre-Games Stilnox incident, and “just let me say he won’t ever be on one of our teams again. And that’s…
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Hometown Hero Katie Ledecky
“Susan Kenedy talks one on one with Olympic gold medalist and world swimming champion Katie Ledecky about her performance at the world championships and life outside of swimming.”
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CC photo #600: “Meet Michael Phelps” poster at BCN2013
A poster seen outside the Speedo tent at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona. He turned up with his right leg in a boot cast, because of a golf accident.
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Fanny Lecluyse on SpartaNova
Fanny Lecluyse (GOLD Swimming Team), her physiotherapist Manu Wemel (Callewaert-Wemel) and coach Wauter Derycke on SpartaNova. Fanny Lecluyse on SpartaNova (subtitles) from SpartaNova on Vimeo.
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Raising An Olympian: Eamon Sullivan
Eamon Sullivan and mom Pam on how he started swimming because of asthma, on his swimming and on his many injuries. Raising An Olympian: Eamon Sullivan (Australia, Swimming) from Karoliina Tuovinen, Editor on Vimeo.
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Gary Hall Jr on “Pre Race Ritual Routine”
Courtesy of The Race Club “During our Summer Swim Camps 2013 Gary Hall Jr. spoke to Campers about the importance of Pre Race Ritual Routine. “Gary is well known for his “pro-wrestling like” antics before a competition; frequently strutting onto the pool deck in boxing shorts and robe, shadow boxing and flexing for the audience.”…