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Jeanette Ottesen and Bobby Gray separate after two years of marriage, ten years together

Nov 6, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

In a press release sent out today, Jeanette Ottesen Gray and Bobby Gray announce that they have filed for legal separation, after being married since August 2011, and before that a couple for the past 10 years. Read for instance Ekstrabladet (in Danish).

“We chose to announce it now so that I can have peace to prepare for the European Championships on home soil in Herning in December. We still talk, and Bobby is part of the Danish swimming community, and will probably be in Herning cheering at the Europeans,” says Jeanette Ottesen Gray.
Olympic Champion Kosuke Kitajima to be a dad

Nov 6, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

Breaking news on SwimmingWorld

Post by Swimming World.
Ryan Lochte leaves 200% tip at fancy restaurant

Nov 6, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

Breaking news all over the gossipsphere – After dining at the Andiamo Italian Steakhouse in Las Vegas last week, Ryan Lochte added a $606 tip on top of a $314 tab, apparently because of having won big at a roulette wheel before dinner.

His friends at TMZ suspect it might have been of him being bad at math. They so nice (and cheap).

Let’s have one more, just to calm down again

http://youtu.be/rYUolwOxrII
Peter Vanderkaay – use your kicks as a weapon

Nov 6, 2013

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rokur

in Technique, Training

“One thing that you can always improve upon is your underwater kicks! Making sure you are in the proper position and kicking up and down will get you ahead of your competition!”

Peter Vanderkaay – use your kicks as a weapon from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
Ryan Lochte injured in fan encounter

Nov 6, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip, Health

Read USA Today

After a run-in with a fan – literally – Ryan Lochte will be taking some time away from the pool.

The three-time Olympian suffered a torn MCL and sprained ACL in his left knee on Sunday while he was in Florida.

The five-time gold medalist encountered an excited fan, who ran at him. Lochte caught the teenage girl, but the two toppled over in the process, his representative confirmed.

Lochte hit his knee on the curb, while the girl was unharmed.

SwimmingWorld reports that this probably means Lochte won’t be competing this side of Christmas:

Injuries such as the ones Lochte sustained take months to heal fully. It’s very likely he’ll sit out the USA Swimming nationals, as well as the Duel in the Pool, both of which are in December.

Image courtesy ofÂ Toby and Tai Shan, CC BY 2.0

Coach David Marsh said according to WHAS11

â€œHe wasn’t prepared to catch her and, when that happened, it buckled his knees. He actually has loose joints. He’s kind of double-jointed in all his limbs, which is part of the talent for swimming, but not obviously ideal for catching fans.”

See also

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http://youtu.be/i-c16wa1ICQ
Australia’s mixed 4×50 relay two world records in one day

Nov 5, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, World Record

At the World Cup meet in Singapore today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke the world record twice, with a time of 1:38.02 in the final, beating their own 1:39.08 world record from the prelims the same morning, and before that the 1:39.54 of France from Doha last month. The swimmers were Robert Hurley (backstroke, 23.47), Christian Sprenger (breaststroke, 25.97), Alicia Coutts (butterfly 25.35) and Cate Campbell (crawl, 23.23). See the result list here.
Scottish swimming instructor Craig Brown secretly filmed women

Nov 5, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

Read BBC

A swimming instructor has been found guilty of secretly filming women in schools and leisure centres across eastern Scotland.

Craig Brown, 31, also admitted having child pornography at his Dundee home.

Brown admitted using his mobile phone to covertly take pictures and make videos of unsuspecting women in at least five locations.

Sentence was deferred for reports until next month and the 31-year-old was placed on the sex offenders register.
China View: Olympic swimmer Sun Yang detained for illegal driving

Nov 5, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip

“Sun Yang, a swimmer who took the gold at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, has been detained after local police found him driving without a license following a car accident.”

See also CCTV
“Harvest Swim Classic 2013” dedicated to Theo St. Francis

Nov 5, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Wow

Theo St. Francis was a member of the Napa Valley Swim Team and later on became the captain of the North Bay Aquatics while attending Marin Academy. He was a Junior National level swimmer who was to be a member of the MIT swim team. While conducting a robotics experiment in an island near Boston Harbor, Theo was involved in an accident that left him paralyzed. His motor functions have improved in a rehabilitation facility in Boston. To get updates and to send well wishes to Theo and his family visit: www.caringbridge.org