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No public explanation why swim coach Dick Shoulberg out at GA

Dec 10, 2013

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rokur

in Organization

Read Philly.com

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.
I’m A Celebrity: Rebecca Adlington reveals she has anxiety disorder and has suffered panic attacks

Dec 10, 2013

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by

rokur

in Gossip, Health

Read the Mirror

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.”
Finnish swimming hall rejects 3-year old boy: Not allowed during ladies-only sessions

Dec 10, 2013

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by

rokur

in Organization, Swimming Pools, WTF

Read yle uutiset

Patrons of the RantakylÃ¤ 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 ofÂ Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0)
“Gold in the Box” – the official Herning 2013 European SC Championships song

Dec 9, 2013

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by

rokur

in Competition

“Guld i Boxen” (“Gold in the Box”), produced in the KOMO-studio in Herning and performed by local stars Rikke Hvidbjerg and Rasmus Steenberg.
Photo(s) of the NJSC/SC 2013 flags

Dec 8, 2013

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by

rokur

in Competition, Faroe Islands

So tricky, trying to get the perfect photo of flags in motion. I have a lot more photos, but still guess I’ll have to do a bit of photoshopping.
Free diver and shark researcher William Winram’s new film Great White Sharks

Dec 8, 2013

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by

rokur

in Freediving, Nature, Science

See The Sydney Morning Herald

Life as William Winram must be breathlessly exciting. One day you’re ocean diving (without an oxygen tank) to a world record (145 metres down in three minutes, eight seconds); the next you’re swimming with great white sharks and living to tell the tale. There used to be some big-wave surfing too, but he’s given that up; a man can’t be too careful, you know.
Behold TV2’s Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships teaser

Dec 8, 2013

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by

rokur

in Competition, Organization

Already on Thursday! :-)
Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships Entry Lists published

Dec 7, 2013

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by

rokur

in Competition, Organization
See svoem.dk, the Herning 2013 Europeoan Short Course Championships entry lists / psych sheets are now online. I for one am happy and proud that our guy PÃ¡l Joensen is once again in a major championships final, ranked 5th in the men’s 1500 freestyle.
Nordic Junior and Pre-Senior Swimming Championships 2013 in numbers

Dec 7, 2013

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by

rokur

in Competition, Faroe Islands

Right, we are a bit swamped this weekend, but here are a few numbers.

After two days of racing, Denmark leads the medal table

Their strength is in the junior division

While the Swedes lead the medal table in the pre-senior division

Individual medals are more evenly spread

Top-10 performances include all medal winners in the 1500 free