Category: Competition
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2012 US Swim Trials Mutual of Omaha Building Display
Wow, The 3D display on the Mutual of Omaha Home Office to celebrate the 2012 US Swim Trials and our sponsorship of USA Swimming. Via SwimmingWorld on Twitter.
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CC photo #165: Nordenstam’s tribute to Alex after her Debrecen 2012 win
A nice tribute to Alexander Dale Oen and Norway, Sara Nordenstam pointing to the Norwegian flag on her cap after winning the Debrecen 2012 women’s 200 breaststroke, as Alex did when winning the 100 breaststroke in Shanghai 2011. See result list here.
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Ross Davenport’s five things to watch at Olympic swimming
Commonwealth gold medallist Ross Davenport explains what to look out for in the best swimmers at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Here is another Davenport video courtesy of British Swimming.
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CC photo #164: Petra Chocova (CZE) European champion in the 50 breast
Czech swimmer Petra Chocova on top of the Debrecen 2012 medal podium, European champion in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke. See result list here.
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CC photo #163: Kis Gergő European champion in the 800 freestyle
Hungary’s GergÅ‘ Kis after the men’s 800 freestyle final at Debrecen 2012, 25 May 2012. See result list here.
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CC photo #162: Sarah Sjöström’s pre-race bucket routine (2)
Sweden’s champion swimmer Sarah Sjöström before the women’s 100 meter freestyle semi-final at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She ended up winning the event in 53.61 a day later, see result list here. They should bronze that bucket No. 4 for her :-)
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Oussama Mellouli dominates Setubal Open Water 10K Olympic qualifier
Wow, “Mellouli, representing Tunisia, smoked the field with a 1:45:18.5 for the win, besting Canada’s Richard Weinberger (1:45:30.2) by more than 11 seconds. Bulgaria’s Petar Stoychev, an open water veteran, picked up third in 1:45:34.1.” Read SwimmingWorld Magazine
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CC photo #161: Sarah Sjöström’s pre-race bucket routine
Sweden’s champion swimmer Sarah Sjöström before the women’s 50 meter butterfly semi-final at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She ended up winning the event in 25.64 a day later, see result list here.
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Coughlin: Olympics way scarier than “Dancing With The Stars”
Natalie Coughlin has gone through it twice, escaping with eleven medals from two Olympics. So it must be easy for her by now? “Trust me, the Olympics are terrifying,” Coughlin said after swimming in the Santa Clara Grand Prix on Sunday. “In a good way, but terrifying. There’s nothing like walking onto the deck at…