Category: Competition
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Record entries for FINA 2013 World Junior Champs in Dubai
Read gulfnews.com To be held at the Hamdan Bin Mohammad Sports Complex, Dubai has already attracted a record 85 countries for the six-day competition. The last championships held in Lima, Peru had a mere 58 nations. Commonly known as ‘Junior Worlds’ and first hosted in 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this championship has grown…
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South African swimmer Myles Brown making waves
“China’s Sun Yang has amazed the long distance swimming world by winning double gold at the 2012 Olympics. He’s without doubt the man to beat in the 400 and 1500 meters.. but there’s a South African who feels he can do just that come Rio 2016. Dan williams reports”
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CC photo #514: Training before Rijeka 2008
Just a scene from the training a day before the LEN 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. I remember it as a day focused on getting and trying out ‘supersuits’, some even wearing two at a time.
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Ottesen switching from straight to bent arm recovery
According to Dagens.dk, Danish sprint queen Jeanette Ottesen and coach Shannon Rollacon decided this March to make drastic changes to her crawl technique, including switching from straight-arm to bent-arm recovery. One of the consequences being, that she will not be defending her 100 meter free world championship come Barcelona 2013. – It changes my crawl…
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11th Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet
“Nine hundred twenty-seven swimmers, 122 race events, three 50-meter pools and 72,000 square feet — it’s all part of the 11th Annual National Black Heritage Championship Swim Meet.” http://youtu.be/7DZbVuPCZa0
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CC photo #513: A manly looking MankoÄ at Rijeka 2008
Male swimmers often show up with quite a beard at the big meets, to be shaven off just before it counts (or not, if it doesn’t). Slovenia’s Peter MankoÄ is one of those that can intimidate also in this department.
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CC photo #512: The start of the Rhodes 2007 Island Games triathlon
The start of the men’s triathlon at the Natwest 2007 Island Games in Rhodes, Greece. I was coach of the Faroese triathlon squad back then. The crooked but otherwise really nice outdoor swimming pool can be seen in the background.
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ISHOF induction video and acceptance speech of Gary Hall, Jr
The induction video and acceptance speech of Gary Hall, Jr upon his induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame on May 11, 2013 as an honor swimmer