Category: Training
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Miami University EHS Student Spotlight: Bekka Westrick
Exercise science major Bekka Westrick qualified in the 100-meter Butterfly for this summer’s 2012 Olympic Trials. She shares her perspective, her hopes, and her appreciation for her own Miami Experience.
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CC photo #64: The swim pool in Vágur, Faroe Islands
The swim pool in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands ready for the “SUM 2008” Faroese youth championships. This is the 25 meter pool that Pál Joensen has been training in since childhood, in his home town of Vágur. A bit shallow in the far end and often hot and humid when full with people. Posted now…
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Titley had Tancock & co push a car up a hill (with Titley in it)
Fun story told by Liam Tancock here on The Telegraph “We were up at the crack of dawn throwing medicine balls around the camp site. Everyone was washing their pots and pans, looking at us as if we were crazy. “Then Ben Titley, our coach, got his car out and got us pushing it up…
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Ryan Lochte Training Session
Ryan Lochte training hard for the Olympic Trials, via the17thman ;-)
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Rebecca Adlington – The Journey
“What more motivation do you need than a home Olympics.” Via the17thman
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Behold, Langton’s 62″ standing box jump
This is no swimmer, but 6’2″, 230 lbs ‘Super’ Steve Langton, brakeman on the US gold winning bobsled team. 62 inches is 157,48 centimeters to us metric guys. Dailyhouse via GoSwim on Twitter
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CC photo #59: Pál talking to a bunch of kids in Sørvágur
Pál Joensen having a chat with a bunch of kids in Sørvágur, Faroe Islands, en route to South Africa back in April 2010. They have a 16 meter pool there, but alas no swim club.
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Michael Phelps has slept at 8,000 feet for almost a year
According to the Washington Post 16-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps said Wednesday he had been sleeping “at 8,000 feet every night†for almost a year, after noticing he bounced back from workouts better when he trained at altitude, and therefore trying a device that simulates that. “We’ve been able to realize after going to Colorado…