Category: Competition
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Olympic Committee clarifies London 2012 photography rules
A month ago, controversy was stirred up when Amateur Photographer pointed out some stringent and seemingly unenforceable restrictions included in the London 2012 Ticket Holder Agreement. That you couldn’t post photos from the venues on Facebook etc, an assumption apparently later refuted. Now we’re told that images to Facebook will be allowed, but that camera…
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Setubal Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier this weekend
This weekend 101 swimmers from 44 countries will take part in the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2012, the last opportunity to qualify for the London Olympic Games, in Setubal, Portugal. 9 men and 9 women will book a place for the Olympics, big names like David Davies and Daniel Fogg from the UK, Oussama…
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Danish men’s 4×200 freestyle Olympic relay spot confirmed
The Danish Swimming Federation announces now that they have received confirmation from FINA, that their men’s 4×200 freestyle relay will be invited to participate at the London 2012 Olympics. You might remember the exciting relay at the Danish Trials, where Mads Glæsner, Daniel Skaaning, Anders Lie and Pál Joensen had to swim faster than 7:15:65…
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Canadian swimmers en route to London
Nice video, found searching for something completely different :-)
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Eamon Sullivan interviews swimmer James Roberts
“Eamon Sullivan interviews swimmer James Roberts and previews the competition for the London 2012 Olympics” Via the17thman
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CC photo #157: Belgian coach giving his team the thumbs-up
Exciting men’s 4×200 freestyle relay at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, with Hungary and Belgium and others trying to qualify for the London 2012 Olympics. The Belgians had to manage a time of 7:15.65 (12th best time from Shanghai 2012) in order for their country to nominate them, behind after three men had swum…
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33è Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 – Recap Day 2
Summary video from the second day of the Mare Nostrum 2012 meet in Barcelona today, courtesy of the host Club Natació Sant Andreu.
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Israel’s Kopelev books London 2012 ticket
Nine days after becoming the first ever Israeli swimmer to claim gold at the European Championships, Jonatan Kopelev booked his place at the London Olympics on Saturday, clocking a time of 54.38 seconds in the 100 backstroke in a competition in Slovenia. He and Guy Barnea were given one last chance to set the Olympic…
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SCSSE 2012 Day 2 – Iceland wins the cup
Clear leaders from yesterday, Iceland managed to keep ahead also today at the Swimming Championships of the Small States of Europe, winning the team competition with 938 points ahead of host country Andorra in 707 and Luxembourg in 570. See all results etc here.