Category: Organization
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Aussie swimmers angry over extra funding to comeback stars
Australian swimmers are demanding their governing body declare how much money has been spent to bankroll the return of comeback stars Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Libby Trickett amid rumors of “six-figure handshakes”. According to The Daily Telegraph, it is understood that in the team agreements, where rankings determine pay, Thorpe was given AUS $100,000…
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The Copa Pura Vida 2012 swim meet
Really nice video here, it seems from the Copa Pura Vida meet in Pichilemu, Chile. Those starting blocks are hard-core !
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CC photo #70: Max 5 persons on the bridge
A photo from the Stockholm leg of the 2010 FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup circuit. Sign says (in Swedish) “Max 5 personer på bryggan!”, which in English translates directly to “Max 5 persons on the bridge!”. Problem only that many of these didn’t really read Swedish, maybe didn’t care that much if they got wet, and…
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YouTube and NBC will stream entire 2012 Olympics live and on demand
This summer, Americans, will be able to watch the entire Olympic Games as they happen for the first time ever, on NBC Olympics using YouTube’s technology back-end. That’s over 3,000 hours of coverage available for computers and mobile devices, live and on-demand. But alas, since NBC only controls digital rights for the United States, I…
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CC photo #69: Budapest 2010 team internet center
Internet for teams at the Budapest 2010 European Aquatics Championships was provided by parking this big bus inside the team area, complete with computers and everything. Best service I ever saw, maybe boosted by the fact that so few of us seemed to realize it was there :-)
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British government rejects no-handshake advice for its Olympians
The British government has rejected advice from the British Olympic Association’s chief medical officer that athletes should now shake hands at the London Games to avoid germs that could make them sick. Government health advisers seemed perplexed by the guidelines, which Olympic hopefuls derided as “rude” and “pointless”. Team GB is also distancing itself from…
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Szczecin 2011 video recap
Really nice video here, from the Szczcecin 2011 European Short Course Championships.
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British Athletes told not to shake hands at the Olympics
According to AFP, Britain’s athletes have been told of the dangers of shaking hands at this year’s Olympics in case they pick up a bug that could wreck their sporting dreams. The British Olympic Association’s (BOA) chief medical officer said that “within reason”, shaking hands should be off-limits, given the fact that all athletes will…
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CC photo #66: Bjarnason instructing a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands
These kids have no swim club, so we went there a couple of times back in 2010, trying to inspire local people to start one up. It didn’t work, for now, so we’ll have to go back some day. Good swimmers though, because of good teachers at school.