Category: Competition
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The Swedish Olympic Scandal
Heads up, simma.nu/dk will break this story tomorrow, in English: “Tomorrow (Monday) we will post an interview with the Swedish medley-ace Simon Sjödin who was not selected for the Olympics despite having performed at a superb level the whole season leading up to the Olympics.” Read more on simma.nu/dk
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CC photo #316: Me, Mogens and the President at FOMM 2012
The men’s 50 meter butterfly podium at the Faroese Open Masters Championships in KlaksvÃk, yesterday Saturday 10 November 2012. From left to right Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese Swimming Association, me (Rókur à Jákupsstovu) and Mogens F. Petersen from the local club Ægir. All gold medal winners, since, well, that is the beauty of…
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CC photo #315: Japan filming at Shanghai 2011
Just a photo from the video analysis section at the FINA 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai 2011. They always get the best view :-)
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CC photo #314: Scene after the Rijeka 2008 men’s 100 back
Lots of stuff happening, world record breaker Stanislav Donets (RUS) and a couple of others really happy while runner-up Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) looks a bit speculative. See result list here.
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CC photo #313: Almost there
A coach giving last-minute instructions at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. By the look of his hand sign, it must be almost there :-)
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CC photo #312: Zsuzsanna Jakabos at the Berlin 2012 World Cup
Hungary’s Zsuzsanna Jakabos focusing before the women’s 200 freestyle at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany. She was fourth in 1:55.60, but won silver in the women’s 200 IM a few moments later, plus silver in the 400 IM and the 200 butterfly and bronze in the 100 IM…
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Ian Thorpe reveals why he REALLY retired
He was the best swimmer in the world, but something pushed Ian Thorpe to retire… See TripleM
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CC photo #311: Bovell after winning the Berlin 2012 men’s 100 IM
Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell after winning the men’s 100 individual medley at the 2012 FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Germany. See result list here.
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NZ legends of the pool return for world record swim
Some of New Zealand’s greatest swimmers are celebrating a new world record – not just breaking the old mark, but annihilating it. Double Olympic champion Danyon Loader came out of retirement for the occasion, while Commonwealth Games medalist John Steel entertained as much of the Millenium Institute pool as in it. Former Commonwealth Games champion…