Category: Competition

Michael Phelps’ career is Best Sports Moment of the Year

Dec 26, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, History

Michael Phelps capping off his legendary swimming career has been voted Sports Illustrated’s Best Sports Moment of the Year for 2012. Read 11 Alive
CC photo #361: Photographer at work at Istanbul 2012

Dec 26, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Just a photo of a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
Olympic superagent Evan Morgenstein on how the techsuit ban hurt the sport of swimming

Dec 26, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Equipment, History, Organization

Read SwimmingWorld and listen to SwimmingWorld Radio from 41:50 Nathan: Evan you work with some of the biggest names in our sport of course legends like Dara Torres and Mark Spitz, but of course athletes these days and in London, we have got Cullen Jones and you worked with so many athletes that I would…
CC photo #360: A very happy boy with Ryan Lochte’s medal

Dec 25, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Wow

After receiving his gold medal for the 1:49.63 world record breaking 200 IM swim at the FINA 2012 World Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, Ryan Lochte ran over and gave it to this local boy. Awesome.
CC photo #358: A Christmas-themed Swim Cap

Dec 23, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Equipment, Faroe Islands, Fun

Seen yesterday at the “SMS JÃ³lasvimjingin 2012” swim meet in TÃ³rshavn, Faroe Islands. Awesome :-)
CC photo #357: Our last meet of the year 2012

Dec 22, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Faroe Islands, Fun

A fun meet in TÃ³rshavn, Faroe Islands, the “SMS jÃ³lastevna 2012” today. Main attraction of the meet was the final 6×50 freestyle mix, where each team had to be manned by 2 women, 2 men, 1 coach and 1 club board member. TÃ³rshavn won, the prize a 2200 gram frozen Cherry Valley duck for the…
CC photo #356: Istanbul 2012 Panorama View

Dec 21, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Just a photo taken during practice a couple of days before the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
Sophie Allen reviews her 2012 World Short Course campaign

Dec 21, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

Sophie Allen looks back on an eventful year after finishing by making two finals on her World Short Course Championship debut at the 2012 event in Istanbul, Turkey.
James Magnussen: ‘I’m pretty over it.

Dec 20, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip

James Magnussen: ‘I’m pretty over it. James Magnussen on the Stilnox controversy, depression and switching off.