Category: Organization
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Germantown Academy coach Dick Shoulberg to return as coach emeritus
Read for instance philly.com Longtime swimming coach Dick Shoulberg, who has been on administrative leave from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington since October, will return as coach emeritus for the remainder of the school year, according to a letter Monday night from the head of school, Jim Connor. Shoulberg, who cofounded the Germantown Academy Aquatic…
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Sun Yang seeks redemption
Read via ShanghaiDaily Sun Yang received a gift for his 22nd birthday from Swimming World Magazine on December 1 – he was elected as the Male World Swimmer of Year 2013. Instead of celebrating, he apologized – for an eventful year that saw him breaking up with his coach, missing training and caught driving without…
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Waters of Gold – The official Herning 2013 European SC Champs song now in English
“The official song for the LEN European Short Course Championships 2013 – in the City of Herning – Denmark. Now translated into english to give our listeners outside Denmark a chance to understand the words and sing-a-long Have fun” Waters of Gold – ESC 2013 Herning – DenmarkWatch this video on YouTube
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GB swimmers ‘taken out of comfort zone’ to improve medal success
Read BBC GB suffered a 14.9%, or £4m, funding cut after missing their London 2012 medal target of five to seven medals. As a result Furniss has overseen a drastic cut in the number of funded swimmers and has insisted on more regular competition. “We’re taking some out of their comfort zone but we’ll benefit,” he said. “It’s not a choice…
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LEN to host own live timing system on len.eu
See len.eu, the European Swimming League (LEN) has switched from Omega and the online live timing solution that we have gotten used to on omegatiming.com, to their own ‘LEN Timing System’, apparently partnered with Alge Timing. The live timing for the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships can be found here.
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From ‘Box’ to Swim Stadium in 45 seconds
Timelapse of the construction on the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships venue. Se Boxens forvandling til svømmestadion på 45 sekunderWatch this video on YouTube
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CC photo #701: The Herning 2013 Coaches Corner (with free coffee)
… and Herning 2013 has hereby with a quick and dirty trick won the European Short Course Championships Organization trophy. Jesper, there is still time to install a bell or buzzer *outside* the lounge, for the swimmers to use in case they need their coach :-)
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LEN to provide LIVE streaming from Herning 2013 European SC Champs on pay-per-view basis
Read len.eu LEN will provide a live streaming from Herning on www.len.eu in HD quality. Those wishing to enjoy the coverage will find the choice on a pay-per-view basis. The rates for this option are: 2.90 Euros per day of competition (heats and finals) and 9.90 Euros package offer (4 days of competition – heats…
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No public explanation why swim coach Dick Shoulberg out at GA
Read Philly.com Over four decades as a coach at Germantown Academy, Dick Shoulberg sent 16 swimmers to the Olympics, coached U.S. teams, entered two halls of fame, and won five national coaching awards. On Wednesday, his voice cracked as he struggled to explain why he was abruptly removed from not just a job, but a…