Category: Competition
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Sweden selects 5 more swimmers for their Olympic squad
Yesterday the Swedish Swimming Federation announced 5 more names on the Swedish London 2012 roster, Stefan Nystrand and Stina Gardell for individual swims and Michelle Coleman, Ida Marko-Varga and Gabriella Fagundez for the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.
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Wow, the London 2012 victory ceremony uniforms are, ehm, ‘special’
They are not impressed on Jezebel, calling the medal presenters’ uniforms ‘overly fussy’ and ‘something to wear if aliens ever land on earth’. Supposed to “represent London and its architecture with a modern twist.” You decide. Image courtesy of LOCOG
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Barcelona 2013 – Swimming Qualifying Procedure
FINA has today announced the qualifying procedure for the 15th FINA World Championships Barcelona 2012, see attached PDF-document.
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CC photo #154: Alex remembered at Debrecen 2012
Only a month since he passed away, feels like an instant and an eternity.
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Omega ‘Start Me Up’ Olympic Campaign featuring Natalie Coughlin
Worried about your campaign not being cool enough? Just add water! Via the17thman
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Swimmers shy away from Speedo Fastskin3, choose LZR or other brands instead
According to CBS News (and hearsay in Debrecen), the Dutch squad has given up on new Speedo’s Fastskin3 racing system, opting for the 2010 LZR Racer Elite or other brands instead, national coach Titus Mennen going as far as calling the new suit “horrible”. USA’s Jessica Hardy also opts for LZR, saying that with the…
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CC photo #153: The surfing left hand of Paul Biedermann
A lucky shot during the Debrecen 2012 men’s 400 freestyle final, from top to bottom Italy’s Gabriele Detti, Hungary’s Gergo Kis, Italy’s Samuel Pizzetti and Germany’s Paul Biedermann. Notice how Biedermann’s left hand surfs on the water – I’ve heard that this is deliberate, that he tries to surf on his left arm for a…
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Mare Nostrum start lists online
The Mare Nostrum series starts this weekend in Barcelona, June 2nd and 3rd 2012, followed by the Canet en Roussillon meet on Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th, and then Monaco next weekend the 9th and 10th. The main site seems to be down for some reason, but the Barcelona start lists can be found here…