Category: Competition
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Ian Thorpe likely to bypass tilt at Barcelona 2013 World Chapionships
Ian Thorpe looks increasingly likely to forgo a tilt at this year’s World Championships in Barcelona in favor of targeting next year’s Commonwealth Games. While he has continued to train in and out of the pool since the Olympic Trials, it is understood that he will only return to Switzerland to recommence full work under…
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CC photo #394: Nicholas Santos enters the Istanbul 2012 Arena
Brazil’s Nicholas Santos entering the Sinan Erdem Arena, ready for the men’s 50 butterfly semifinal at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning the final, the day after, see the result list here
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Pisces Swim
“Just a little vid from the first swim meet of the season. It was amazing and I can’t wait for the next one.” http://youtu.be/D16X9g6w4OU
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FutureLife commercial featuring Chad Le Clos
“In 2012, South African Olympic Swimmer Chad Le Clos made South African sporting history with his epic win over USA’s Michael Phelps in the Mens 200m Butterfly at the London Olympics. Did you know Chad ate a bowl of FutureLife Smart Food before he went out to take Gold!” http://youtu.be/O0eJZvdG8V4
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CC photo #393: Tom Shields enters the Istanbul 2012 arena
USA’s Thomas Shields entering the Sinan Erdem Arena, ready for the men’s 50 butterfly semifinal at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here. Flippers? Really? No wonder he’s fast :-P
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Winter swimming Finnish championships 2013
“Finnish Winter Swimming Championships 2013. Fastest swimmer Tero Matkaniemi.”
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Óli Mortensen grabs gold (and silver) in ReykjavÃk
The Icelandic are staging their annual ReykjavÃk International this weekend, that since its beginning in 1989 has attracted many a fine swimmer like Alexander Dale Oen (NOR), Therese Alshammar (SWE), Martina Moravcová (CZE) and Pál Joensen (FAR). The Faroese delegation counts only one swimmer this year, but that is okay, since he (Óli Mortensen, 1996)…