Category: Organization
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Loughborough: Britain’s secret success factory
Scarcely anyone outside the East Midlands can point to Loughborough on a map, but if the Loughborough University were a country, with past and present students its citizens, it would have come fifth at the last Commonwealth Games – ahead of South Africa – in terms of its 44 medals won. Loughborough Swimming head coach…
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Brett Hawke to coach Bahamas at Olympics
Brett Hawke, the head coach of Auburn University’s swimming and diving program, has been named by the Bahamas Swimming Federation as the head coach for the Bahamas’ swim team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Bahamiam sprinter Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, who has been training under Hawke for the past three and a half years,…
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NCSA Junior Nationals to be streamed live as PPV on Ustream
Interesting concept here: NCSA Junior National Swimming Championships Tuesday, March 20 – Saturday, March 24 Price: $24.95 Ustream is proud to present live coverage of the NCSA Junior Nationals live from Orlando, FL! PPV ticket buyers will get front-row access to see 1500 competitors aged 18 and under competing under Olympic trial standards.
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First Ever Underwater Marathon will be on September 9, 2012
Athletes’ Performance, the Andrews Institute and HydroWorx are hosting the first organized Underwater Marathon to raise funds to help heal wounded Special Forces soldiers on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012 at Tröegs Brewery in Hershey, PA. The marathon will allow individuals and corporate teams to raise money for the Eagle Fund by running 5K, 10K, half-marathon…
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Thorpe defends cost of comeback, is ready to go
Already under enormous pressure as the headline act of this week’s Australian national trials, Ian Thorpe was forced to wade into controversy today over preferential payments. But there wasn’t any, he says, “Firstly, I haven’t been paid a cent, its been clarified by a number of people that what’s been reported isn’t factual.” … “There…
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Infant Swim Safety program teaches more than just swimming
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for infants and young children between the ages of one and four. Infant Swimming Resource is one program that makes sure children from six months to six years of age know what to do, should they find themselves…
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Coach Nugent defends Ian Thorpe’s funding
Australian swimming head coach Leigh Nugent today defended the financial support given to comeback stars like Ian Thorpe after rumblings within the team about favoritism ahead of the Olympics. Via AFP “I really can’t understand why they would (be upset),” Nugent told reporters ahead of crucial London Olympic selection trials in Adelaide this week. “These…
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FINA nominates five to form new Facilities Committee
Interesting news here on FINA.org: The Bureau has confirmed the creation of a Facilities Committee, formed by the following members: Joaquin Pujol (ESP), Chairman Kate McKnight (GBR), Honorary Secretary Per Rune Eknes (NOR), Member Mick Nelson (USA), Member Member from China, to be confirmed. The aim of this Committee will be to deal and update…
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Anti-doping expert: “Doping control during Olympics is a waste of resources”
Disclaimer: All translations here are done by me (Rókur í Jákupsstovu) from Danish on Ingeniøren. Please read that text if you can, to avoid possible misunderstandings. Swedish scientist and anti-doping grand old man Professor Bengt Saltin is still able to provoke people, despite of formally having retired after 40 years in the business. This week…