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  • Europe wants its own Olympics

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    IOC member Patrick Hickey is proposing a “European Games”, thought to have backing of IOC president Jacques Rogge, and likely to be put to a vote in November, with the support of 47 of the 49 European National Olympic Committees. The reason being that other continents already have their own Games with Pan American Games,…

  • Faroese keep on setting national records

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    Faroe Islands hasn’t seen the same stagnation in records now after the supersuits were banned, as most of the rest of the swimming world. Since the ban in January 2010 the Faroese swimmers have set 42 Faroese records and 127 junior records in 2010, plus Pál Joensen’s Nordic record of 14:56.90 in the 1500 meter…

  • Sportsvibe meets Keri-Anne Payne

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    Talking about her recent victory in the LEN 10K Open Water Cup in Eilat, Israel, about the upcoming World Championships in Shanghai, China, and about open water swimming in general, compared to pool swimming.

  • Parents of Adlington cheated out of money for Olympic tickets

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    The parents of double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington were cheated out of more than £1,000 by bogus ticket touts as part of a multi-million pound fraud, a court heard today. Kay and Steve Adlington paid £1,100 to what they thought was a legitimate website selling tickets to the Beijing Olympics, jurors heard. But the…

  • British Gas Great Swim Series Launch

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    Olympic medallist Keri-anne Payne launches the British Gas Great Swim.

  • Thorpe targets 100 and 200 at London 2012

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    Ian Thorpe said he’s targeting the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events as Australia’s most successful Olympian builds his swimming comeback toward the 2012 London Games. “I’m definite on what I will be swimming,” Thorpe, 28, told reporters in Sydney today. “It’s 100 and 200 freestyle and I’m preparing for both of those now. Already with…

  • Natalie qualifyed for the Olympics despite of loosing half a leg

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    Natalie du Toit represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, at the age of just 14, before having half of her left leg amputated after a car hit her scooter in 2001. That didn’t stop her Olympic dreams though, first qualifying and winning five gold medals at the Paralympic Games in Athens, and…

  • Phelps beat Lochte in the 200 back

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    After two defeats in the 200 free and 200 butterfly earlier in the weekend, Michael Phelps outswam Olympic champion Ryan Lochte over 200 backstroke yesterday at the Charlotte UltraSwim 2010, winning in 1:57.20 to 1:58.82. “I saw a splash out of the corner of my eye and saw the green suit, so I knew it…

  • 9NEWS segment on Missy Franklin

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    Colorado’s 9NEWS focusing on Missy Franklin here, partially using the same video source as the USA Today segment, but with other clips and quotes. Nice classic from her coach Todd Schmitz: “Everybody loves to win, but there are a few people who hate to lose, and those are typically the Olympians. I don’t think Missy…