Category: Competition
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Video from when Ryan Lochte gave away his IM gold medals at Istanbul 2012
Ryan Lochte was already a very popular guy at the beginning of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, but grew to godlike status when he started to give away his medals to local kids at the venue. Here is him surprising a kid with his 200 IM gold medal This after…
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Lithuanian Swimming Championships 2012 with RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ—
Highlights of Lithuanian Open Swimming Short Course Championships 2012 with Olympic champion RÅ«ta Meilutyte.
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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.”