Category: Competition
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Gianniotis first to carry the Olympic torch, follow it live on Ustream
Greece’s British-born open water swimming world champion Spyros Gianniotis will tomorrow become the first Olympic Torchbearer of London 2012, describing it as a “very, very big honor”. Via Inside The Games “Tomorrow is a really important day and for my whole career,” he said, “It is my last Olympics, it is something unique for me.”…
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CC photo #131: Pál readying himself for a swim at FM 2011
Pál Joensen readying himself for the men’s 400 freestyle prelims at the Faroese (Short Course) Championships 2011. Our depth is not so impressive, to say the least – As the only senior swimmer in the 400 freestyle, he had to swim this heat alone.
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CC photo #130: Jeannette Ottesen with her 2008 Rijeka 50 butterfly silver
Danish sprinter Jeanette Ottesen with her women’s 50 butterfly silver medal at the 2008 LEN European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. Her result was 25.54, behind Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) in 25.21 and ahead of Diane Buy Duyet (FRA) in 25.55, see Omega Timing.
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Michael Phelps on ’60 Minutes’
Ready for the Olympics, and retiring afterwards: “I’m retiring. I’m done. I’ve been able to go to all these amazing cities in my travels and I haven’t been able to see them at all. I see the hotel and I see the pool, that’s it. I just want to go and do whatever I want…
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Watch Ryan Cochrane give his everything
Ryan Cochrane made his first Olympic appearance at the 2008 games in Beijing winning a bronze for 1500 m freestyle. And even though it was the first medal for a Canadian swimmer since the 2000 Summer Olympics, he wasn’t satisfied. Four years later, he’s determined to make every stroke count. Watch Ryan as he trains…
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CC photo #129: Sea swimmers ready for the SFS 2005
A team photo before the “Skálafjarðarsvimjingin 2005”, a swim we arranged twice here in the local swim club. We’re situated at the mouth of Skálafjørðurin, the longest firth on the Faroe Islands, some 15 kilometers long and only 600 across here at the mouth, so it is only natural to dream of taking the short…
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A Conversation with Josh Schneider
Sprinter Josh Schneider talks about what he’s looking forward to most in Omaha this summer and how he plans to handle distractions at the the Olympic Trials.
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Bruce Hayes: Behind the Olympics
Bruce Hayes won America’s hearts at the 1984 Olympics by winning an unexpected gold medal as last man on the U.S. men’s 4×200 freestyle, but there’s more to his story.
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Breathtaking bird’s-eye view of London
Beautiful London flyover footage taken by aerial photographer Jason Hawkes. Via PetaPixel.