Category: Competition
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Park going for a 400 freestyle world record, Olympic gold and a professorate
South Korean swimming star Park Tae-Hwan graduated from university Monday and is heading to graduate school to follow his dream of becoming a professor in PE even as he targets more Olympic glory. He managed an impressive win in the 1500 freestyle at the NSW State Open Championships this past weekend, breaking the South Korean…
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Wayne State Pride: 2012 GLIAC Champions
“The Wayne State University swimming and diving teams successfully defended their GLIAC Championships last week in Jenison, Mich. The women’s team won its third straight and sixth in seven years, while the men’s team captured its seventh championship in the last decade.” All shot on GoPro HD Hero 2. Edited on MBP in Final Cut…
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CC photo #46: Óli Mortensen 2nd Faroese under 16 minutes in the 1500 SC
Young gun Óli Mortensen from Havnar Svimjifelag became the 2nd Faroese swimmer ever to swim under 16 minutes in the 1500 meter (short course) freestyle, when he managed a 15:53.39 at the Ægir meet in KlaksvÃk this weekend. Born in 1996, the first Faroese swimmer ever was Pál Joensen (1990) with a 15:56.21 in 2007.…
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Keri-Anne Payne and Chad Ho win Midmar Mile
Chad Ho became the first man to win three Midmar Mile titles in a row on Sunday, while Keri-Anne Payne clinched a record seventh successive crown in the women’s race in Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Here below, we see Keri-Anne Payne and Ashley Twichell sprint to the finish, filmed by a remote controlled quadcopter helicam. Via…
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CC photo #45: Kristina Elin Thomsen took down 2 Faroese records this weekend
Kristina Elin Thomsen from Suðuroyar Svimjifelag is only 13 years old and not very tall at that, but still blew away two relatively long-standing Faroese senior records this weekend at the Ægir-meet in KlaksvÃk. First with a 2:25.36 in the 200 meter short course butterfly (yeah I know, we need to improve on that), and…
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Matt Grevers proposes to Annie Chandler at Missouri Grand Prix
Last night, Olympian Matt Grevers proposed to his girlfriend, fellow U.S. National Teamer Annie Chandler, at the 2012 Missouri Grand Prix. She said yes! :-)
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Stephanie Rice plays rupture roulette with her injured shoulder
With only 4 weeks to go before the Olympic trials, Stephanie Rice reveals that her shoulder is basically sore at every session, never really healed after the arthroscopy in December. “They can’t repair the tendon, it’s a six-month rehab, so I obviously didn’t have time for that,” Rice said. “They just basically went in and cleaned…
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CC photo #43: The Budapest 2010 lane rope pool
A strange sight in the outskirts of the Budapest 2010 European Aquatics Championships competition area. Wondered for a moment what kind of competition they were up to here :-)
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D’Arcy assured London place if he makes the team
The controversial swimmer Nick D’Arcy says he has been told his bankruptcy last year will not hinder his selection in the team for the London Olympics. “At this stage it looks like there won’t be any sort of inhibitions, going into trials,” D’Arcy said. “If I do the time and make the team, then I’ll…