Category: Organization
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Brazilian Swimming “Only Got Worse” After Olympic Gold, Says Cesar Cielo
Read Folha de S. Paulo (in English) Asked if the Cielo effect was tapped into after he won the gold in 2008, the athlete sees a ‘worsening.’ “In number of athletes, we’re going backward. If you take the number of federated from 10 years ago, I can’t say for certain, but if it increased I…
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Aussie swim team better off without me, says Leigh Nugent
Read The Australian As Swimming Australia prepares to announce a new head coach for the national team, former team leader Leigh Nugent has emerged from a three-month exile declaring the team could not have gone forward with him.
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2013-2014 Florida Swimming and Diving Intro Video
“Check out the 2013-2014 intro video for the Florida swimming and diving teams!”
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Diana Nyad to Swim for 48 Hours Straight in Manhattan
See ABC News and Yahoo! Record swimmer to raise money for victims of Superstorm Sandy http://youtu.be/1MjUXVLwWoo
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Harvard Swimming & Diving September 2013
“An inside look at September life back on campus for the Harvard men as they settle into the new school year.”
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Australian Olympic Committee to provide more mental health support ahead of Rio 2016
Read PerthNow The Australian Olympic Committee is set to send more psychologists to the Rio Olympics to meet athletes’ increasing demand for mental support. It comes after sporting stars, including champion swimmers Leisel Jones and Ian Thorpe, spoke out about the mental anguish they endured in pursuit of winning a gold medal. Aware of the…
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Tucson swim coach Bruce Rock arrested for child porn
Read for instance Tucson News Now and see News4 A local high school swim coach is behind bars, accused of posting child pornography online. Bruce Rock was a coach at Mountain View High School on the northwest side, but now he is in Pima County Jail and faces five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.…
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Navy men’s swimming team recreates classic Iwa Jima photo underwater
See for instance examiner.com One of the most iconic photos of all time is that of “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” by Joe Rosenthal. Everyone knows it or has seen it at least one time in their life, and have tried to recreate it on numerous occasions. Well, as revealed by Bleacher Report on Sept. 26, 2013,…
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Doha (QAT) trailer
“Since 1979, the FINA Swimming World Cup gathers the best swimmers in a series of meets organised between August and November each year. Normally across seven/eight locations, the circuit is structured in clusters (Middle East, Europe and Asia) and distributes a total of prize money reaching US$ 2 million.”