Swimmer's Daily

Category: Competition

  • British Gas Swimming Championships Highlights

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    High quality segment here from the British Gas Swimming Championships, with Rebecca Adlington, Gemma Spofforth, Hannah Miley, Liam Tancock and British record breaker Kerri-anne Payne.

  • Is Dancing With The Stars bigger than an Olympic medal ?

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    Jan Jeppesen executive editor of Amager Bladet lunges out against the his fellow Danish press in today’s editorial, stating that even though Jeanette Ottesen won an European silver medal last summer and a World bronce this winter, she only gets DKK 10.000 (appr. USD 1867) a month from Team Danmark and struggles with finding additional…

  • Adlington vs Pellegrini

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    Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington cracked 4.03 this weekend, winning the British national championships in Manchester with a time of 4:02.84. Speed Endurance Swimming Blog asked if she was the best 400m freestyler in the World, but then Italy’s Federica Pellegrini responds with a sizzling 3:57.89 in the 400 SCM free, breaking the first national records…

  • Phelps is flying again

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    Michael Phelps won all 5 of 5 events that he participated in at the Indianapolis 2011 Grand Prix this weekend, every time with a World’s best time this year. Thursday 1:46.27 in 200 freestyle and 51.75 in 100 fly, Friday 1:55.34 in 200 fly, and Saturday 1:56.88 í 200 IM and 48.89 in 100 freestyle,…

  • My pool is smaller than yours

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    Video from today’s swim meet, here in my hometown. Proudly presenting 16.7 x 7 meters, filled up with people. And still we created a Nordic Junior Champion here, last year.

  • Mellouli was under pressure from Tunesia

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    Tunesian Oussama Mellouli feels reinvigorated now, following the revolution in his home country. He tells The New York Times that the now former government put pressure on him to acknowledge the president after major victories, calling his father to ask why his son didn’t dedicate his medals to the president.

  • What’s in your swim bag?

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    Funny segment on USA Swimming, where they ask some of the stars at the Indianapolis US Grand Prix 2011, what’s in their swim bag. Tyler Clary had an iPad which he uses as an iPod

  • Nervousness is Energy

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    A good read about how even the very best swimmers get nervous before important competitions, but manage to channel that energy into best efforts Being a little nervous is an advantage, not a disadvantage. This is what nervousness is for – to give you energy. Remember this in your next big race – channel the…

  • US Swimmer Fran Crippen dies during race

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    26-year-old American open water swimmer Fran Crippen lost his life today during the FINA Open Water 10K World Cup event in Dubai. He had been showing signs of slowing down during the third lap of five, possibly because the water was too hot, but it was only after all the other competitors had finished, that…