Category: Competition
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Van der Burgh and Gyurta to race at Bergen Swim Festival in memory of Dale Oen
According to tv2.no, both Olympic champions Cameron in the men’s breaststroke Van Der Burgh and Daniel Gyurta will attend the Bergen Swim Festival 19-21 April 2013, to honor their fallen friend Alexander Dale Oen. The meet was cancelled last year, as it was scheduled to be arranged only days after Oen’s untimely death, a short…
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Eamon Sullivan to take year off swimming, maybe retire
Australian Olympian Eamon Sullivan says he is taking a year off competitive swimming before deciding whether he has the desire to have a crack at a fourth Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read for instance ABC Net and news.com.au
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CC photo #369: Supermanx
Awesome outfits at the 2009 Island Games in Godby, Ã…land, the Manx men’s 4×100 free relay. They were fourth in 3:39.60, we won silver in 3:27.14, see result list here.
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CC photo #366: The VIP seats of Istanbul 2012
The VIPs well pampered for at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. That glass screen was to keep the mob out, also known as teams. Oh, and this means that my New Year’s resolution is completed, one photo released as CC every day for a year. Haven’t really decided if I will…
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BCN 2013 Competition Venues
The Barcelona 2013 15th FINA World Championships, 19th July – 4th August 2013, see bcn2013.com
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Interview with swim coach Roly Crichton
“Don’t miss this exclusive interview with Roly Crichton, the well-known swim coach of Paralympian Multi-Gold Medalist, Sophie Pascoe. Here he shares with us his experience in coaching and thoughts about the athletes.”
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CC photo #365: Matt Grevers posing with family in Istanbul
At least I think they are family, these people he went up to hug after winning the men’s 100 backstroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
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CC photo #364: Pernille Blume getting a big hug from Jeanette Ottesen at Istanbul 2012
So this is after the women’s 4×100 medley race at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. The Danish ladies won the event, Pernille Blume swam the last 100 meter freestyle and Jeanette Ottesen was there to greet her after the race. See the result list here.