Category: Competition
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NBA Cares: Miami Heat Swimming Program
Check out James Jones and the Miami Heat helping kids in South Florida learn swim safety “But then they get to connect with one of their own, Miami’s own James Jones, two-time NBA champion. So wonderful watching their little faces light up knowing this isn’t just another swim lesson we’re getting today, our favorite team…
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Mireia Belmonte blasts Spanish sports coverage
Read SBS The most decorated Spanish swimmer of all time Mireia Belmonte Garcia has launched a stinging attack on the coverage of the sport in her homeland after breaking two world records at the World Cup meet in Berlin last weekend. “I am the first woman to go under eight minutes in the history of…
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FIN reveal Pellegrini received €750,000 between 2006 and 2012
Read La Gazetta Dello Sport Following the champion’s scathing attack on twitter over the 2009 World Championships prize money, the Italian swimming federation, FIN have responded with a depth charge and made public the earnings of the Italian swimmer between 2006 and 2012. “The athlete Federica Pellegrini has personally received a total of around 750.000…
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Russia and IOC say don’t be openly gay at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Read for instance this blog on Slate On Monday, the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed what other Russian officials have been saying for weeks: Openly gay people attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including athletes, will be arrested under the country’s draconian new anti-gay law. That law, you might recall, prohibits “homosexual propaganda†and is designed…
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Myrtha says no swirling current in BCN2013 pool
SwimVortex has the story: Myrtha Pools has denied that the circulation in the temporary facility installed at the Palau Sant Jordi for the 15th FINA World Championships could have made one side of the pool “faster” than the other. A spokesman for Myrtha told SwimVortex.com: “While it is difficult to argue against the facts with…