Category: Organization
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Sander Smørdal joins Speed Endurance, first post is about Scandinavia at London 2012
Excellent news, Norwegian swimmer/blogger Sander E. Smørdal has been added as author to the Speed Endurance Swimming Blog, his first post there is an interesting recap of “London 2012 – The Scandinavian Story“. Sander also publishes the Norwegian part of Simma.nu, as well as working for TV2 in Norway, but now you’ll get it in…
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Anthony Ervin almost there, song-writing opps sold out
That Indiegogo funding campaign really worked, Anthony Ervin is now at $8,570 of the $10,000 goal with 23 days to go, his 2012 World Cup circuit expenses almost paid for, with him having to write ‘only’ 5 songs and send some 50+ postcards and other stuff from the tour.
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Greek swimmer wins €277,000 compensation for Olympic ban
The Greek Swimming Federation have been ordered to pay 277,000 euros to 100m freestyle swimmer Tonia Machaira for wrongfully excluding her from the Athens 2004 Olympics on the grounds she had failed a drugs test. WADA confirmed that she had not failed the anti-doping test, as suspected by the Greek federation, she filed a suit…
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El Monte mayor wants to rehire ‘Gangnam Style’ lifeguards
El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero says he supports rehiring the “Gangnam Style” lifeguards fired for making a video spoofing the Korean pop song and plans to urge his colleagues to do the same. Read LA Times “This is more than just about a video,” he said, noting the need for a “deeper look at the…
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A BIG London 2012 thank you from the British Swimming Team
Members of the British Gas GBR Aquatics Team, such as Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson, say thank you for all your support during the London 2012 Games.
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Tlaloc’s Under Water Warriors
USC Swim and Dive Team. Wow. Tlaloc’s Under Water Warriors from Hutch Picture Co & BSN on Vimeo.
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Off The Deck – Ben Titley
A Swim Ontario interview with Ben Titley – new Head Coach of the National Swim Centre – Ontario. Off The Deck – Ben Titley from Swim Ontario on Vimeo.
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Anthony Ervin’s World Cup fundraiser reaches $4,000 & three songs booked
It is going swell for Anthony Ervin, his Indiegogo fundraiser has already reached $4,000 of the $10,000 goal, with him assigned to write three songs, including one for (duuh duuh) Anonymous. There he got another $100, still 29 days to go, maybe he will get to write a whole album :-) Photo by Mike Lewis,…
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Best of London 2012
“The London 2012 Olympic Games are now history, but their spirit will live on forever in the hearts of millions of people. Re-live some of the most exciting moments of these Games and watch the performances of the world’s greatest athletes in our highlights video!”