Category: Organization
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Bermuda Round the Sound Swim
“Bermuda Round the Sound Swim – beautiful setting for training swims, yoga, friends, exciting race course, fun after party. More than an open water swim race – it’s an open water vacation! Join us Sunday October 13th 2013 for more fun!” – See aquamoonadventures.com Bermuda Round the Sound Swim from Patricia Sener on Vimeo.
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NBA Cares: Miami Heat Swimming Program
Check out James Jones and the Miami Heat helping kids in South Florida learn swim safety “But then they get to connect with one of their own, Miami’s own James Jones, two-time NBA champion. So wonderful watching their little faces light up knowing this isn’t just another swim lesson we’re getting today, our favorite team…
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FIN reveal Pellegrini received €750,000 between 2006 and 2012
Read La Gazetta Dello Sport Following the champion’s scathing attack on twitter over the 2009 World Championships prize money, the Italian swimming federation, FIN have responded with a depth charge and made public the earnings of the Italian swimmer between 2006 and 2012. “The athlete Federica Pellegrini has personally received a total of around 750.000…
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Russia and IOC say don’t be openly gay at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
Read for instance this blog on Slate On Monday, the Russian Interior Ministry confirmed what other Russian officials have been saying for weeks: Openly gay people attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, including athletes, will be arrested under the country’s draconian new anti-gay law. That law, you might recall, prohibits “homosexual propaganda†and is designed…
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Tyler McGill named Assistant Coach for Auburn Swimming
See Auburn Tigers Former Tiger swimming great and 15-time All-American Tyler McGill has been named the newest assistant coach for the Auburn men’s swimming and diving team as announced by head coach Brett Hawke earlier this week. “I’m excited to make the transition from being in the water every day to being on deck and helping out,” McGill said.…
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FinaTV live stream from Berlin 2013 World Cup
FINA announces that the finals of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Berlin (GER) on August 10-11 will be streamed live and free of charge here on FinaTV The competition times for the event are as follows: Saturday, 10 August: Start Time: 13:00 to 16:00 GMT Main TX Day 1 session 1 (PGM start…
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Former swim coach and club/LEN/FINA administrator Flavio Bomio sentenced 11 years in prison
According to Blick.ch, former coach and ex-president of swimming club Bellinzona has been sentenced to a prison term of eleven years, for over ten years to have sexually abused at least 15 boys between 12 and 16 years of age. The abuses ranged from touching the genital area when showering to anal sex, the coach…
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South Korean prosecutors raid Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae’s office over forgery scandal
Read Inside the Games August 8 – South Korean prosecutors today raided the offices of Gwangju Mayor, Kang Un-tae, over allegations that he forged the signatures of both former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and former Culture Minister Choe Kwang-sik in the city’s bid document to host the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships.