Category: Organization

Swimming New Zealand gets big tick from Sport NZ chief

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Read TVNZ Swimming has received a gentle pat on the back from Sport New Zealand chief executive Peter Miskimmin following its improved performance at a pinnacle event. After well-documented struggles in and out of the water, swimming won back some admirers at the just-completed world championships in Barcelona. The cream of the crop was freestyler…
British Swimming chiefs Spice and Furniss promise to make changes after Worlds

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

See BBC British Swimming’s national performance director Chris Spice and head coach Bill Furniss insist they can make the changes required to win medals. The team claimed just one medal at the recent World Championships in Barcelona – a 50m freestyle bronze for Francesca Halsall. It was GB’s lowest medals tally since the 1998 Worlds in…
Stephen Fry begs British PM and the IOC to take a stand against Russia’s anti gay discrimination

Aug 8, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Read the open letter in whole here on stephenfry.com An absolute ban on the Russian Winter Olympics of 2014 on Sochi is simply essential. Stage them elsewhere in Utah, Lillyhammer, anywhere you like. At all costs Putin cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilised world. […] I am begging you to resist…
BCN2013: Event Highlight, Thank you Barcelona!

Aug 7, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Wow

Wow, and yeah, thank you Barcelona!
FinaTV and zwemsport.tv live stream from Eindhoven 2013 World Cup

Aug 7, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Technology

FINA announces that the events of the FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 â€“ Eindhoven (NED) on August 7-8 will be streamed live and free of charge here on FINAtv. Streaming of morning heats will also be availableÂ here on zwemsport.tv’s YouTube channel.Â Start lists and results can be seen here on omegatiming.com. The competition times for the…
Star Reporter Takes Swim To Survive Test

Aug 6, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

Windsor Star reporter, Emma Loop, takes the Swim to Survive test at Lanspeary Park in Windsor, Ont., Saturday, August 3, 2013.
GB head coach Bill Furniss questions Sheffield’s ‘too fast’ pool

Aug 6, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, WTF

Read BBC British Swimming’s head coach has called for the ending of selection trials at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge after claiming the pool is “too fast”. Bill Furniss said he wanted qualifying events for the Olympics and other competitions switched to other venues. His comments came after the Great Britain team won just one medal at…
Former WADA boss Dick Pound says doping so widespread he no longer has faith in elite sport

Aug 6, 2013

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rokur

in Doping, Organization

Read for instance Mail Online “It’s pretty clear just from the numbers of people being caught that drug use is rampant, and it’s rampant at the top end of sports.” “This isn’t people ranked at No 300 taking drugs to boost them up the rankings, it’s the people at the top who have used drugs…
CC photo #581: Free fruit at BCN2013

Aug 4, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Organization

Clever thinking Charlie! After running out to buy bananas and then lugging them about, there turned out to be free fruit on offer for the athletes here at the stadium, all week. Awesome! Tonight after the final final, I’m sure that the demand will drop drastically. At least for that kind of refreshments.