Category: Competition
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94th Estonian Swimming Championships
Hey, I know that guy with the moustache, Riho Aljand! :-) 94. Eesti meistrivõistlused ujumises from A4 Media on Vimeo.
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Eve and Candace Present: Getting to Know Tom Shields
“Eve and Candace caught Tom Shields after a panel at Nationals. As one of our new favorite swimmer babies, we wanted to get to know him a little better and asked a few simple questions.”
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Coach Jon Rudd: Ruta Meilutyte ‘can become all-time great’
See the BBC Lithuanian Olympic gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte can become the greatest female breaststroke swimmer of all time, according to her coach Jon Rudd.
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CC photo #551: Pál racing past the Szczecin 2050 ad at Szczecin 2011
A photo from the LEN 2011 European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland. Faroe Island’s Pál Joensen racing past the Szczecin Project 2050 ad during warmup on the last day of the meet.
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Ian Thorpe looking forward to the 25th Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim
Read GiveMeSport The former Australian free-style swimmer Ian Thorpe is heading to one of the world’s greatest open water swimming competitions – the Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim. Thorpedo, who has set numerous world records throughout his glittering swimming career, stated his excitement at being involved in the event via Twitter. Excited about heading to #Istanbul next…
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CC photo #550: Jennie Johansson before the Debrecen 2012 women’s 100 breast final
Sweden’s Jennie Johansson focusing before the women’s 100 meter breaststroke final at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. She won silver behind Germany’s Sarah Poewe, see the result list here.
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Wrist injury forces Libby Trickett to retire from pool
Read for instance Chicago Tribune, ABC and Bangkok Post Libby Trickett, one of Australia’s most decorated swimmers, has retired due to a wrist injury, Swimming Australia said on Wednesday. The 28-year-old, who was a member of the women’s gold medal winning 4×100 metres freestyle relay team at last year’s London Olympics, has struggled to return to the…
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CC photo #549: A Greek guy going goggle-less at Debrecen 2012
So I think this is Konstantinos Markozis going goggle-less in the men’s 100 butterfly at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Wow.