Category: Organization
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Ask Duncan – Episode 1
In the inaugural episode of Ask Duncan, British Gas Swimming’s Facebook community put their questions to Olympic gold medalist and all-round swimming legend, Duncan Goodhew.
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Rick Curl banned for life, also CUBU coach Noah Rucker indicted
It is all over the news, USA Swimming has banned Hall of Fame coach Rick Curl for life for an improper relationship with a teenage swimmer in the 1980s, who ran one of USA’s largest swim clubs Curl-Burke near Washington, D.C., and coached 1996 and 2000 Olympic gold medalist Tom Dolan, the club most notable…
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Psy backs 14 El Monte lifeguards fired for making a “Gangnam Style” spoof
The 13 lifeguards and one pool manager fired over making a “Gangnam Style” spoof at El Monte city Aquatic Center in August are pleading to get their job back. The YouTube video with nearly 1.5 million views was made on their free time, but The Weekly has learned that the lifeguards were already in hot…
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Report: Aussie team bullied teammates in disastrous London 2012 performance
Read USA Today, ugly stories about bullying are making their way around Australia, suggesting that a toxic team atmosphere may have been to blame for their team’s lackluster effort. “It is believed (a) young swimmer allegedly bullied was repeatedly called derogatory names such as “fatty” and “chubby” because of his physique and simultaneously slapped behind…
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Barcelona ramps up promotion of 2013 World Aquatics Championships
Promotional materials have been put up across the city, including in MontjuÑ—c Park near to where the event will take place, as part of an initiative which will last until September 30. The Barcelona 2013 logo has also appeared on the MontjuÑ—c mountain and 400 banners and posters have been distributed across the city centre…
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USA SWIMMING “AquaZone” Experience – FISH Technology
USA SWIMMING “AquaZone” Experience – FISH Technology from FISH Technology on Vimeo.
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CC photo #257: Fancy Aqua Clinic 2012 Accreditation
Smart thinking here, putting the program on the backside of the accreditation. And that ad at the bottom, well that was a free first beer at that disco, downtown ! :-)
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CC photo #256: Eyleifur Jóhanneson speaking at the Aqua Clinic 2012
The Icelandic coach of Danish swim talent Mie Østergaard Nielsen speaking at the Aqua Clinic 2012, as their 2011 Junior Coach of the Year. He won again this year :-)
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RIO OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 (CA-RIO-CA)
It will be something else :-) RIO OLYMPIC GAMES 2016 (CA-RIO-CA) from CA-RIO-CA WEAR on Vimeo.