Category: Competition
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CC photo #405: Pál and Mads pretty beat at Istanbul 2012
Faroe Island’s Pál Joensen at the wall and Denmark’s Mads Glæsner over the lane rope at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Mads the now men’s 1500 World Champion in 14:30.01, and Pál the bronze winner in 14:36.93. See the result list here.
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CC photo #404: His first medal
Our local swim club has this in principle great idea to give every swimmer a medal at the annual club meet, by letting them race three at a time and then hand out gold, silver and bronze. Only problem, that the kids realize almost immediately that bronze means last. Bjarki got a silver, and mentioned…
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Teaser Trailer “Heroes Don’t Wear Capes” (Tyler McGill)
“This film is really about the people who strive to do the right thing when life calls them to act upon that thing that could be classified as heroic. You could also say that it’s about what people do to satisfy and nourish the desires of the human heart, the will welling up inside it…
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Building a Swimming Culture in SA with Chad le Clos
ABN’s Arabile Gumede caught up with South African Olympic gold medallist, swimmer Chad le Clos, to discuss the building of a swimming culture in South Africa.
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Rebecca Adlington Reflects After Announcing Her Retirement
“Sportsvibe had the opportunity to catch up with the greatest British swimmer in British Olympic history Rebecca Adlington, after she announced her retirement from competitive swimming. the 23-year-old double gold medallist reflects on her career and the passion that has dominated her life since she was four years old, and shares some of her plans…
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Star swimmer Sun Yang disciplined
One of China’s brightest young sports stars has been disciplined by officials within the national sports system. Two time Olympic Champion and world record-holder in the 1,500m freestyle, Sun Yang, has received punishment after reports of tensions with his coach Zhu Zhigen.
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CC photo #403: First swim meet for Bjarki
Our youngest at the club meet, yesterday 5 February 2013, before his swim. Don’t take my word for it, but I think it was only the goggles pressing his eyelids down that made him look so sad, since the race itself (and the walk to it) went fine.
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Therese Alshammar is pregnant
Read Speed Endurance, Swedish World Champion Therese Alshammar, 35, has announced that she and her coach and partner Johan Wallberg are expecting. She will therefore not be swimming the Barcelona World Championships this summer, but still refuses to draw a line over her swimming career. “One of my greatest dreams is to continue to try…
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CC photo #402: Club Meet here in Toftir, Faroe Islands
Our local club FLOT arranged its annual club meet today (5 February 2013). We had our two sons competing and one of the daughters coaching :-)