Kitty Chiller, Chef de Mission of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team, holds a press conference to discuss the Australian Olympic Committee’s policy on alcohol and behaviour at the Olympic Games.
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Politiken second of “Big Three” Danish newspapers to launch Swim section
Again spotted by SwimNews.dk, Politiken is now the second of the “big three” broadsheet-quality national daily newspapers to launch a dedicated swimming sports section on their online sports site, a few weeks after Berlingske did the same. Revisiting the Berlingske section, I see that they have posted quite a few stories, included the one about Ryan Lochte’s freak injury, so this is awesome. Politiken will undoubtedly fill quickly with interesting stories, as they have one of the most capable swim reporters in Allan Nielsen. We are waiting for you, Jyllands-Posten, still without a swim section despite of your paper being named after the peninsula that Herning lies in ! :-)
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Daniel Gyurta’s expectations for the Herning 2013 European SC Championships
Read the interview here on herning2013.com
Daniel Gyurta is a swimmer who does not only show great results, he also value great sportsmanship. In 2012 Gyurta won the 200 m breaststroke at the Olympics, but earlier that year Gyurta’s competitor and friend, Alexander Dale Oen, passed away at a training camp in Arizona. After his Olympic victory, Gyurta had a replica of his gold medal created and gave it to the family of Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen.
Last year at the Olympics in London you won the 200 m breaststroke and this year you won the 200 m breaststroke at the World Championship in Barcelona being the first person ever to win three gold medals in this event at Worlds. How can you use these great results in your future career?
– It was a great pleasure to win again, and this success can currently motivate me. I always manage to find new challenges, which are worth of working to it.
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CC photo #687: BCN2013 Women’s 400 Free Medal Podium
USA’s Katie Ledecky on top of the women’s 400 meter freestyle medal podium at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Silver to Melanie Costa Scmid from Spain and bronze to Lauren Boyle from New Zealand. See the result list here.
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Backstage with Olympic 100m Breaststroke Queen, Ruta Meilutyte
Footage taken from a recent photoshoot with Olympic & World 100m Breaststroke Champion, Ruta Meilutyte. Ruta talks openly about swimming and her relationship with the water.
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32-year-old Nicholas Mevoli dies trying to set freediving record
A New York man trying to set a freediving record died Sunday after he surfaced from a depth of more than 200 feet.
Nicholas Mevoli, a 32-year-old from Brooklyn, hoped to reach 236 feet (72 meters) with one breath of oxygen and without the assistance of fins.
When he surfaced, he flashed the OK sign and then lost consciousness 30 seconds later, organizers said.
Mevoli was going for a record at Dean’s Blue Hole in the Bahamas. At 663 feet (202 meters), it is considered the world’s deepest blue hole in seawater.
See also wptv.com
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3rd Grade swimmer suffers from stroke
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Teens swim for suicide awareness
Swimmers in Oshkosh took to the pool for a good cause Sunday.