Category: Competition
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IOC tells Rio 2016 organizers “time is ticking”
With concern mounting about the pace of progress for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, the IOC warned Brazilian organizers Tuesday that “time is ticking†and they must attack the project “with all vigor†to ensure that the first Olympics in South America are a success. Rio has not finalized its budget for the Olympics…
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FIRST Trailer – The Official Film of the London 2012 Olympic Games
The story of our summer – follow 12 first time Olympians at the London 2012 Games, including Missy Franklin and Chad Le Clos. Available to buy now on iTunes, see facebook.com/OlympicsFilm
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Frank Busch (USA) presentation on the importance of starts and push-offs
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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CC photo #339: Warm-up at Istanbul 2009
Lots of things happening in and around the pool of the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Todd Schmitz (USA) presentation on Missy Franklin (100, 200m back)
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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Romain Barnier (FRA) presentation on Florent Manaudou (50m free)
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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British Swimming is in a mess, says Adlington
Uh oh, Rebecca Adlington has criticised British Swimming for the delay in naming a new head coach, calling the situation an “absolute mess”. “Why is it taking so long? We’ve been dying for them to appoint a head coach for months,” Adlington told BBC Sport. Read and watch BBC here and here
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CC photo #338: Japanese swim cap at Debrecen 2012
Just a photo from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Those retro caps are awesome ! :-)
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Mie Ø. Nielsen clocks 57.16 in the 100 back, 1 swimmer added to Danish Istanbul 2009 squad
On this final day of the Danish Short Course Championships, Mie Ø. Nielsen managed to improve upon her own Danish record in the 100 meter backstroke, from 57.57 at the Szczecin 2011 Europeans, to now even more impressive 57.16. This also surpasses Therese Alshammar’s 57.43 Nordic record from the Swedish Short Course Championships in 2009,…