Category: Competition
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CC photo #264: The Berlin 1936 Olympic Swim Stadium
My dear wife led a school trip to Germany last week, where they among other things visited the 1936 Olympic venue. So she thought I should have a couple of photos of the old Olympiapark Schwimmstadion Berlin, to get that bit closer to completing my New Year’s resolution.
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London 2012 Men’s 200m Freestyle Final Full Replay
Featuring an in the end very happy Yannick Agnel :-)
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Annamay Pierse hangs up her goggles
Well it is official! After 22 yrs of swimming I am hanging up the goggles & moving on Thank you to everyone who made it amazing! #lovealways — Annamay Pierse (@AnnersPierse) September 19, 2012
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Report: Aussie team bullied teammates in disastrous London 2012 performance
Read USA Today, ugly stories about bullying are making their way around Australia, suggesting that a toxic team atmosphere may have been to blame for their team’s lackluster effort. “It is believed (a) young swimmer allegedly bullied was repeatedly called derogatory names such as “fatty” and “chubby” because of his physique and simultaneously slapped behind…
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CC photo #262: Rijeka 2008 Women’s 100 Backstroke Medal Winners
The Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships women’s 100 backstroke medal winners, from left to right Laure Manaudou (France, bronze in 57.16), Sanja Jovanovic (Croatia, gold in a new European record of 56.87) and Kateryna Zubkova (Ukraine, silver in 57.01). See result list here.
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Ryan Lochte talks about 2016
“We got a chance to speak with Ryan about his training for the 2016 games in Rio de Janiero…”
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Michael Phelps – Flying Fish
A little comp about the greatest athlete of all time. Michael Phelps finished his career as an Olympic swimmer with an impressive 22 medals (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
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Barcelona ramps up promotion of 2013 World Aquatics Championships
Promotional materials have been put up across the city, including in MontjuÑ—c Park near to where the event will take place, as part of an initiative which will last until September 30. The Barcelona 2013 logo has also appeared on the MontjuÑ—c mountain and 400 banners and posters have been distributed across the city centre…
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CC photo #261: Čavić looking all awesome at Rijeka 2008
Serbia’s Milorad ÄŒavić at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, ready for the men’s 100 butterfly preliminaries, Czech swimmer Jan Sefl also seen splashing water in his face. Cavic ended up winning the event the day after in a new European Record of 49.19, see result list here.