Category: Organization
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BCN2013 “XOP” 1st Hall of Fame Mascot
“The Mascot of the 2013 FINA World in Barcelona, XOP, is the the first mascot to be featured into the International Swimming Hall of Fame”
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New Methods for Detecting Anabolic Steroids Lead to Hundreds of Positive Doping Tests
Read PR Newswire and ARD In recent months, two European doping control laboratories have – largely unnoticed – discovered an alarmingly high number of doping cases using improved detection methods. Based on information from the editorial staff who work on doping at the German public television broadcaster ARD, the laboratories in Cologne and Moscow have…
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Rikke Møller Pedersen named Danish Swimmer of the Year 2013
Today on the last day of Danish Short Course Championships 2013, the Danish Coaches Association announced that its members had chosen Rikke Møller Pedersen as Danish Swimmer of the Year 2013, based on her results in the period 1 September 2013 until 31 August 2013. Highlights of the year were her World Championship title in…
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Lotte Friis to stay with Bow Bowman and NBAC towards Rio 2013
Read for instance BT (in Danish) Lotte Friis will be moving permanently to the U.S. to prepare optimally for the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016 with Michael Phelps’ legendary coach, Bob Bowman. Post by Lotte Friis. A quick and dirty translation follows …
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Eamon Sullivan growing a mustache for Movember
Thank heaven this was after his gymnastics routine ! :-P See movember.com Support my Movember effort by donating or joining the cause so we can help raise awareness for men's health http://t.co/kc5F1DGNRb #Movember — Eamon Sullivan (@Eamon_Sullivan) November 14, 2013
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British Swimming announces performance squads
See swimming.org British Swimming has announced the Podium and Podium Potential squads of athletes who will receive direct support from UK Sport through the World Class Performance Programme for 2014. Sixty-two athletes across Podium (22) and Podium Potential (40) will receive targeted financial assistance through receipt of an Athlete Personal Award (APA) in addition to…
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Beijing Swimming World Cup 2013 LIVE stream on FinaTV
The next round of FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 meets start on November 13 in Beijing, China, with live streaming on FinaTV. The competition times for the Beijing leg are as follows: Wednesday, 13 November: Start Time: 11:15 to 13:45 GMT Main TX Day 1 session 1 (PGM start 11:30 GMT) Thursday, 14 November Start…