Category: WTF
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Oleg Lisogor allegedly detained in Liberia this weekend over kidnapping charges
Read for instance forUm and AllAfrica The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine verifies information on detention of swimming world champion Oleg Lisogor and his business partner Mykola Chernyshev by the Liberian police on charges of kidnapping and long-term detention of a person. […] According to the newspaper [Liberian Heritage], the defendants kidnapped Slipchenko and kept him…
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Paralympic champion Victoria Arlen banned from Montreal 2013 IPC World Champs
Read for instance SwimmingWorld Magazine On Sunday, Victoria Arlen was banned from competing in this year’s world championships because the IPC believes Arlen’s paralysis sustained after contracting a rare viral disease in 2006 has the chance to be cured, and thus, not be a permanent disability. That, in the eyes of the IPC, is grounds…
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South Korean prosecutors raid Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-tae’s office over forgery scandal
Read Inside the Games August 8 – South Korean prosecutors today raided the offices of Gwangju Mayor, Kang Un-tae, over allegations that he forged the signatures of both former Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik and former Culture Minister Choe Kwang-sik in the city’s bid document to host the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships.
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Estonian swim coach banned for life after spiking his athlete’s drink with anabolic steroids
Title says it all, read PostBulletin.com and see fina.org FINA says an Estonian anti-doping panel found that Nikolai Borzov gave Anita Stepanenko a drink containing stanozolol “without notifying the swimmer.” The Estonian Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel imposed undermentioned sanctions: Ms Anita Stepanenko (EST) – one (1) year ineligibility starting on July 23, 2013; Mr Nikolai Borzov…
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Experts warn swimmers of testicle-chomping fish in Øresund
Via Jyllands-Posten (in English) The pacu is a South American freshwater fish that can grow up to 25 kilos (55 lbs). It is related to the piranha, but is mainly vegetarian and has squarer, straighter molar-like teeth to crush fruit and nuts with. Believed to have been introduced in Papua New Guinea to aid local…
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Michael Phelps: ‘Everyone pees in the pool’
See TMZ Michael Phelps is a pool pee-er … but don’t worry, the world’s greatest athlete insists there’s NOTHING wrong with draining your bladder during a swim. The Olympic legend was leaving Mastros in Beverly Hills last night when we asked if nature ever called during one of his races … and the guy couldn’t…
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Tara Reid on Whale Sharks
Tara Reid explains the nature of Whale Sharks on Shark Week. Or something.
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GB head coach Bill Furniss questions Sheffield’s ‘too fast’ pool
Read BBC British Swimming’s head coach has called for the ending of selection trials at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge after claiming the pool is “too fast”. Bill Furniss said he wanted qualifying events for the Olympics and other competitions switched to other venues. His comments came after the Great Britain team won just one medal at…
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A friendly reminder from Jessica Hardy to copyright dodgers
She’s totally right to do this, and WTF Swimswam, there is absolutely no excuse for cutting out copyright notices! .@swimswamnews should not crop out copyright on my pics & MagicPBK's pics or use pics w/o permission http://t.co/eKdCR4BgFk — Jessica Hardy (@swimhardy) July 27, 2013