… and Herning 2013 has hereby with a quick and dirty trick won the European Short Course Championships Organization trophy. Jesper, there is still time to install a bell or buzzer *outside* the lounge, for the swimmers to use in case they need their coach :-)
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I assume everyone is as fussy as me so I’d never advocate giving a swimming costume. Knowing an approximate size is not enough; what’s the betting they’ll prefer a specific kind of back, leg cut, colour, make or combination of those things? Same with goggles – I know what I like. And there are other bits of swimming kit that will never scream “GIVE ME”. Buying someone nose clips or mouldable ear wax is like buying a woman Tampax. It’s not a sign that you’re intuitive and resourceful and have been taking careful notes, it’s a sign you forgot and went to the late-night chemist.
Image courtesy of Anne Roberts, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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LEN will provide a live streaming from Herning on www.len.eu in HD quality. Those wishing to enjoy the coverage will find the choice on a pay-per-view basis. The rates for this option are: 2.90 Euros per day of competition (heats and finals) and 9.90 Euros package offer (4 days of competition – heats and finals).
The competition pool for the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, the warm-up pool also seen in the background. Photo taken during our first practice in ‘the Box’, Monday 9 December 2013.
Read for instance Malaysia Sun
French Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amaury Leveaux Monday announced his retirement after achieving his “career goals”.
“I have all the medals I need and done everything I want to in swimming,” said Leveaux who celebrated his 28th birthday last Monday.
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Over four decades as a coach at Germantown Academy, Dick Shoulberg sent 16 swimmers to the Olympics, coached U.S. teams, entered two halls of fame, and won five national coaching awards.
On Wednesday, his voice cracked as he struggled to explain why he was abruptly removed from not just a job, but a prominent post in a sport that has defined him.
“I haven’t done anything wrong, other than being 741/2 and looking people in the eye and telling them, ‘You’re wrong,’ ” Shoulberg said in an interview.
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Former I’m a Celebrity campmate Rebecca Adlington has revealed she has an anxiety disorder which has caused her to suffer panic attacks.
The retired Olympic swimmer, 24, said the condition related specifically to confined underground spaces, explaining her inability to take part in several Bushtucker Trials.
She told the Daily Mail: “I have an anxiety disorder specific to confined underground spaces, and I’ve had panic attacks in the past.
“I disclosed that in my medical before I went into the jungle.
“We were never aware in advance what the trials were.
“It was up to the doctors to exempt people.
“It really was no big deal.”
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Patrons of the Rantakylä swimming hall in Joensuu, northeast Finland are perplexed by the rules pertaining to special ladies-only swimming sessions. A local mother recently tried to take her three-year old son to the session but they were turned away and told that only women were allowed.
(Image courtesy of Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0)
“Guld i Boxen” (“Gold in the Box”), produced in the KOMO-studio in Herning and performed by local stars Rikke Hvidbjerg and Rasmus Steenberg.
