Category: Organization
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Qatar to send first woman to Olympics
Nada Arkaji is set to be the first female swimmer to represent her country Qatar at the Olympic Games in London. She will join other female hopefuls wanting to represent Qatar at the games this summer. “I am so proud that I am the only swimmer to represent my country and I hope I will…
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Penn State in the Pool – California legislators plunge into the USA Swimming sex abuse scandal
Scary article here on BeyondChron, adapted from the ebook “PENN STATE IN THE POOL: The Cover-Up of the USA Swimming Youth Coach Sex Abuse Scandal,†which will be published shortly, see also concussioninc.net “The highly publicized recent cases at Penn State and Syracuse involved a comparative handful of victims of a single coach. USA Swimming…
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Venezuelan aquatics team face ban after water polo no-show
According to the Guardian, Venezuela’s entire aquatics team face a ban after the nation’s water polo side threw an Olympic qualification event into disarray, by failing to turn up. The Venezuelans had been due to take part in the 12-team tournament in Edmonton, Canada, which guarantees four teams a ticket to London. But the team…
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Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen nominated for the Olympics
The Danish Swimming Federation today announced that it will nominate Mathias Gydesen for the London 2012 Olympic Games, based on his 54.41 result in the men’s 100 backstroke prelims at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, only 1/100th of a second off the FINA A Olympic qualifying time but better than the FINA B Olympic Invitation time…
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Doha to host the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
FINA announces today that the city of Doha, Qatar has been awarded the organisation of the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (24), in December 2012. “We are very pleased to have the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2014 in the outstanding Aspire Sport Complex, and its Aquatic Centre, in Doha. I am sure…
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The Danes drop Debrecen, Sette Colli now last resort for Olympic qualification
According to Danish newspaper Politiken, the Danish Swimming Federation has decided to drop their participation at the European Long Course Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, choosing instead the Sette Colli Trofeo in June as the last resort for Kathrine Holm Sørensen and Mathias Gydesen to qualify for the Olympic team. It is the first time in history…
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Behind the scenes at the Canadian Olympic Trials
Behind the scenes at the Canadian Olympic & Paralympic Trials presented by RBC.
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Leaving club coach of Lotte Friis: There is a ‘glass roof’ in Danish Swimming
Reputable Danish club coach Ejnar Larsen announced this week that he will quit at the end of this season, opting for a job outside the sport of swimming. He coached Lotte Friis in her developing years, and now again formally as the coach of the club Herlev that she competes for at national meets, though…
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LEN allows mixed relays, big logos, dodges clash with SC Worlds
Very interesting news here on SwimNews – LEN, the European Swimming League has voted to hold mixed relays in which men and women race together at its short course championships already this year and the long course version from 2014. First swimmer world records will apparently still not be accepted because of FINA rules, as…