Swimmer's Daily

Category: Organization

  • Aquadettes

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    On Life, Death and Synchronized Swimming, a film by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari Aquadettes from California is a place. on Vimeo.

  • Want your twitter handle ‘tattooed’ on a London 2012 olympian?

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    USA’s top-ranked middle-distance track athlete Nick Symmonds is auctioning off a temporary tattoo on his shoulder, highest bid now US $3,100 for having “Your Twitter Name on an Olympian in 2012”. Their are restrictions forcing him to cover up the tattoo with tape at all IAAF governed meetings, but he promises wear it under the…

  • Former boy scouts swim instructor gets 95 years on child porn charges

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    A former Gerber Boy Scout Camp director was just sentenced to 95 years in federal prison for filming young boys dressing in a YMCA locker room and for owning a a massive collection of child porn. Scott Allan Herrick, 40, of Twin Lakes, Michigan, surreptitiously videotaped boys as they were dressing in the boys’ locker…

  • 25th Swimathon promises to be biggest swim to date

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    The UK’s biggest swimming charity event, Swimathon, celebrates its Silver Jubilee in Olympic year with a big splash planned for the weekend of 27th to 29th April 2012. Participants swimming for Marie Curie Cancer Care can choose from the individual 2.5Km or 5Km or Team/Corporate 5Km challenge while those opting to raise money for the…

  • Cullen Jones keeps on inspiring kids to swim

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    We’ve been there before, but now it’s on CNN, with a lot of interesting comments from Jones himself about his choice to be a swimmer rather than a basketball player like his father, etc. Via CNN, see also Make a Splash

  • A day in the life of Brent Hayden (and a journeyman)

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    Video here paralleling the day in the life of a journeyman and Olympian Brent Hayden, emphasizing on how Learn to Learn and Essential Skills are integral on any journey to success. A Dave Hamilton Production for UA Piping Industry College of British Columbia. A day the life of…….. from dave hamilton photography on Vimeo.

  • UT fires longtime head swim coach for “gross misconduct”

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    University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart announced Tuesday that head men’s swimming and diving coach John Trembley has been relieved of his duties. Assistant coach Lars Jorgensen will serve as the interim head coach for the program for the remainder of the season. Read for instance vonuteertv.com and govolsxtra.com

  • Michael Gross: There is too little money in swimming

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    (Sorry for my poor German-to-English translation here, but this is noteworthy, off swimsportsnews.de) … ) 20 years after his triple Olympic gold winning swimming career, Michael “The Albatross” Gross hardly ever follows swimming. ‘I’ve seen nothing from the last World Championships. It is pure coincidence if I watch any swimming.” Gross criticizes the lack of…

  • FINA suspends Flavio Bomio

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    As reported yesterday, Flavio A. Bomio is in jail on child sexual molestation charges, whereof he’s partially admitted sexual relationships with two underage boys. Now FINA suspends him with immediate effect, as stated in this press release: Lausanne (SUI), December 22, 2011 – Following information received from the Swiss Swimming Federation and articles in the…