Category: Training
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SuSvim responds to Berns’ taunt: “Yes we can”
“… and then some”. See original Berns taunts here and here.
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Stephanie Rice working hard in the altitude room
Rope skipping at simulated altitude 4650 meters, that’s 15,256 feet. Excuse my French, but that other guy looks totally wasted. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/ItsStephRice/status/157977748709707776″] See video here on yfrog
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Magnus from Berns demonstrating “the dryland breaststroke turn”
17-year-old Magnus Larson from the Danish island of Bornholm demonstrating “the dryland breaststroke turn”, as part of the ongoing ‘Can you do this?’ battle between Berns and SuSvim.
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Berns answers the SuSvim “can you do this” taunt
There is a (friendly) verbal battle going on on Facebook between René Thomsen headcoach of Berns in Denmark and Jón Bjarnason headcoach of SuSvim on the Faroe Isles. Now René answers with Jón’s “Can you do this?” video series with “1 of 50”. This looks promising! :-)
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Temporary job opening at SuSvim
Jón Bjarnason head coach of Suðuroyar Svimjifelag is searching for a temp, see Facebook: “If you are a job seeking swim coach, or if you know someone who is, let me know. Perhaps you would like to experience the Faroe Islands for a few weeks, starting in less than 3 weeks so hurry up :-)…
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More crazy pushup (and pullup) fun from Vági
Some youngsters from Suðuroyar Svimjifelag in Vágur, Faroe Islands strutting their stuff. I don’t know how ‘perfect’ their form is at times, but they’ve sure got the energy! That last Berns vs SuSvim face-off thing is an internal joke, I think, between the director here Jón Bjarnason (head coach of SuSvim) and Berns head coach…
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Pellegrini selects Claudio Rossetto as her London 2012 coach
The Italian Swimming Federation (FIN) announced yesterday evening following a meeting between Federica Pellegrini and national swimming team coaches that her new coach will be the same as Magnini’s, and that her preparation for the London 2012 Olympics starts with a 20 day long altitude camp in Flagstaff, Arizona on January 8. After the training…
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Video: High altitude training with James Goddard
BBC’s Nick Hope feeling on his own body what high altitude training feels like. Three-times Commonwealth Games swimming champion James Goddard also comments on his chances against Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps – ‘the two greatest swimmers of all time in my event’ – come London 2012. See BBC
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Robbie Renwick’s Olympic Diary on the Scottish Sun
Scotland’s Robbie Renwick will be writing about his preparations for the London 2012 Olympics every forthnight in The Scottish Sun, here is the first chapter. MY alarm normally goes off at quarter to five each morning. Then it’s a quick bowl of Special K or Rice Krispies and off for the start of training half…