Category: Competition
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Ian Thorpe loses $100K Swimming Australia funding
Read The Herald Sun Ian Thorpe has had $100,000 in funding cut by Swimming Australia while head coach Leigh Nugent has not heard from him since October. The decision by Swimming Australia to sever all financial support for the five-time Olympic gold medallist has cast fresh doubt over whether he will compete again. It has…
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CC photo #427: Kazan 2015 ad at Istanbul 2012
A Kazan 2015 World Championships advertising banner centrally placed at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. For some reason more visible than the upcoming 2012 Championships in Barcelona.
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CC photo #426: Daiya Seto (JPN) on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
Japan’s Daiya Seto world champion in the men’s 400 individual medley, at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Also in the picture silver winner Laszlo Cseh (HUN) and bronze winner David Verraszto (HUN). See the result list here
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CC photo #425: Traffic jam in Istanbul
The bus driver was clever and found us an alternative route to the FINA 2012 arena. Only, the road was narrow and then there was a car breaking down or something. Taksi, anyone?
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Top Romanian swimmer Mihai Ciocan collapses, dies
Read SwimmingWorld Magazine Romanian high school swimmer Mihai Octavian Ciocan, 18, died late last night after a party with his friends, according to Objectiv Vocea Brailiei. The Farul Constana Swim Club member collapsed in front of his friends, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital. Ciocan was a multiple national champion from…
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CC photo #423: Maybe the world’s most cramped technical meeting
From this weekend’s swim meet at Toftir, Faroe Islands. Held in a closet, what-you-see-is-what-it-is, I (the photographer) am standing in the doorway. Please leave your notepads and tablets outside :-)
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Virginia Women Claim Sixth Consecutive Swimming & Diving Title
“For the sixth straight year, the Virginia women are the champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Cavaliers built an early lead in the four-day meet and clinched the their 11th title in program history on Saturday night.”
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CC photo #422: TV crew at our local swim meet in Toftir
“FLOT-stevnan 2013” managed to attract a record number of (gasp) 155 participants, which might very well be the largest number of swimmers at a Faroese swim meet ever. Don’t laugh, 155 is about 3 ‰ of the total Faroese population. I should have moved that ladder.
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Gregg Troy on Training Olympians and Gators
2012 Olympic Coach and University of Florida head coach Gregg Troy discusses the challenges of training Olympians and a nationally-ranked collegiate program at the same time. He also looks forward to 2016.