Category: Organization

Danish swim club AGF closes all teams at Gellerupbadet after attack on coaches

Apr 10, 2013

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Danish swim club AGF SvÃ¸mning yesterday decided to shut down all swim training at Gellerupbadet in Aarhus for at least a fortnight, after two of their instructors were attacked by 20-25 youths in the disadvantaged residential area. They were luckily still in their car, but had its side mirrors kicked off and received kicks to…
Top Danish swimming club Sigma hires Spanish elite coach Carles Subirana Rovira

Apr 10, 2013

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in Gossip, Organization

After having won the Danish elite division Team Championships this weekend, Sigma, the home club of Lotte Friis announced yesterday that head coach Simon Winther was leaving the club as of that day, after discussions with the board about future plans. The club promised to announce a new head coach in a few days, before…
Swim Team Comes Together To Help Out Their Coach

Apr 8, 2013

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See KEYC The Marlin’s Swim Team Season ended a few weeks ago, but they’re still in the pool, swimming in support of their coach. Coach Keaton Brown says, “They’re more supportive you know than any other team that I’ve coached in the past.” Last fall Brown’s father Milton was diagnosed with an aggressive form of…
Netherlands selects 13 for the Barcelona 2013 World Champs

Apr 7, 2013

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See Hollandswimming.nl, the Eindhoven 2013 Swim Cup was the only opportunity for Dutch swimmers to qualify for the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain this summer, and they’ve selected these 13: Men: Ferry Weertman (rookie), Joeri Verlinden, Bastiaan Lijesen, Sebastiaan Verschuren and Dion Dreesens (debutant). Women: Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Moniek Nijhuis, Inge…
Grant Hackett offers to mentor troubled Aussie squad

Apr 6, 2013

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Read CourierMail Grant Hackett has offered to mentor troubled swimming stars, including James Magnussen, to help the sport move forward from the London Olympics debacle. “It would be getting together and talking and just opening up the dialogue, so we can understand what is going on. We’ve been through it all before ourselves, there’s a…
Lance Armstrong formally banned from U.S. Masters Swimming events

Apr 5, 2013

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in Competition, Doping, Organization

Read for instance SwimmingWorld A few hours after FINA, the global organization that oversees aquatic sports, sent a letter to U.S. Masters Swimming recommending that Lance Armstrong be denied permission to swim in a Masters meet this weekend, USMS has banned the former cyclist from any future Masters swim meets. So that would be the…
Chloe Sutton has a special message for Idaho Falls!

Apr 4, 2013

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in Organization, Technique, Training

Two-time Olympian Chloe Sutton has a special message for every swimmer who lives in Idaho Falls, ID area. So that would be April 27, 2013, see Fitter & Faster. Chloe Sutton has a special message for Idaho Falls! from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
2013 Canadian Swimming Trials LIVE on YouTube

Apr 4, 2013

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The Victoria 2013 Canadian Swimming World Championships TrialsÂ finals and heats can be seen LIVE (or taped) onÂ Sportnet Canadaâ€™s YouTube channel, with live results here, 3-6 April 2013. Awesome!
Kieren Perkins tells Aussie relay to ‘grow up’

Apr 4, 2013

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Read Adelaide Now The two-time Olympic 1,500m freestyle gold medallist believes Australian swimming has not been irrevocably damaged by the revelations of athletes abusing prescription drugs, alcohol and curfews during last year’s London Games. But the findings of a damning review into Australia’s Olympic swimming team should act as the catalyst for a greater emphasis…