Category: Organization
-
Danish club asks best swimmer not to compete at club champs, because he is too good
Wow, a story for our wtf-category: Varde Svømmeklub has asked 17-year old Christian Larsen to not compete at the club championships this Saturday, because he is too good. The board believes that he will be a better role model if he stays away and lets younger, slower swimmers take the club championships honors. He and…
-
Wildeboer quits Danish swimming, next stop Australia
Former National Coach of Denmark Paulus Wildeboer has decided to resign also his job as head coach of the National Training Center in Copenhagen, to leave for Australia and a contract with Swimming Queensland and Australian Swimming until late 2016. The Danish Swimming Federation has been struggling with finding a replacement for him as national…
-
Denmark adjusts team for the Chartres 2012 Europeans
The Danish Swimming Federation has today announced the final selection for the LEN 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, with a couple of adjustments compared to the September list. Mie Ø. Nielsen and Christina Munkholm are now off the team, while Kelly Riber Rasmussen and Kristina Thomsen have been added to strengthen…
-
The Swedish Olympic Scandal РInterview With Simon Sj̦din
The Simon Sjödin interview is now online here on simma.nu/dk “I’m really disappointed with my federation. They didn’t have my back when I needed them the most. I did my part in the pool, but they couldn’t do their part in the boardroom. But I have decided to put it behind me. Together, we must…
-
The Swedish Olympic Scandal
Heads up, simma.nu/dk will break this story tomorrow, in English: “Tomorrow (Monday) we will post an interview with the Swedish medley-ace Simon Sjödin who was not selected for the Olympics despite having performed at a superb level the whole season leading up to the Olympics.” Read more on simma.nu/dk
-
An Introduction to Pools 4 Schools
British Gas visits the launch of their Pools 4 Schools event alongside Rebecca Adlington, teaching kids to swim by installing temporary pools in local communities and running swimming lessons for kids. Pools 4 Schools, run by Former Olympian Steve Parry, is just one of the ways in which British Gas supports swimming from a grassroots…
-
North High School – Girls Swim Team 2012
“The girls swim team made it to state! This is what we put together for them before their big meet.” North High School – Girls Swim Team 2012 from The North Star on Vimeo.
-
-
Bakersfield Swim Academy
Featuring Athens 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Gabe Woodward Bakersfield Swim Academy from Roots Photography on Vimeo.