Anthony Ervin participated in a Q&A at the 2013 American Swim Coaches Association’s world clinic, talking about training and life lessons learned in the past 10 years.
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Coach Jacco Verhaeren leaves Dutch swimming for job in Australia
Dutch media is abuzz, see for instance nos.nl, nieuws.nl, omroep brabantOn January 1st 2014, Jacco Verhaeren will leave his job as technical director of the Dutch Swimming Federation KNZB, for a possible head coach job in the Australian Swimming Federation.
44-year-old Verhaeren garnered fame as coach of Olympic champions Inge de Bruijn, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Ranomi Kromowidjojo, among others.
He worked for years as head coach of the National Swimming Institute of Eindhoven (NZE), since 2006 combining that with being also the technical director at the KNZB. Late last year he decided to quit as swim coach to concentrate on the job at KNZB, having extended his contract until Rio 2016.
The KNZB has announced a press conference Thursday morning, waiting until to explain the departure of Verhaeren.
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CC photo #654: The Istanbul 2012 women’s 50 back medal podium
Medal winners in the women’s 50 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right USA’s silver winner Olivia Smoliga, China’s gold winner Jing Zhao and Poland’s bronze winner Aleksandra Urbanczyk. See the result list here.
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250 Feet Below 3 Feet of Ice In Speedos – Stig Severinsen Sets New Guinness World Record
Breaking news – Today on a single breath of air, Stig Severinsen sets a new official Guinness World Record by swimming 250 feet (76.2m) below the ice in a frozen lake in East Greenland. The previous Guinness World Record for the same stunt was 236 feet (set by Stig March 2010).
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Grandview swim team ex-officials plead guilty to theft
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The former president of a Grandview youth swim program and his wife, accused of embezzling from the team, pleaded guilty Monday in Yakima County Superior Court.
Paul and Yvonne Renee VanPelt were charged in December with first-degree theft after Grandview investigators accused them of using more than $8,000 of Grandview Neptunes swim team funds for personal purchases at places such as Wal-Mart, Hotels.com and Victoria’s Secret.
Yvonne Renee VanPelt, 41, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring, also known as home detention.
Paul VanPelt, 36, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, a gross misdemeanor. He, too, was sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring.
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Dubai Swimming World Cup 2013 LIVE stream on FinaTV
The next round of FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 meets starts tomorrow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with live streaming on FinaTV. The competition times for the Dubai leg are as follows:
Thursday, 17 October:
Start Time: 13:30 to 16:30 GMT Main TX Day 1 session 1 (PGM start 14:00
GMT)Friday, 18 October
Start Time: 13:30 to 16:40 GMT Main TX Day 2 (PGM start 14:00 GMT)The detailed competition schedules can be found here on fina.org, live timing on omegatiming.com.
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SWIMMER Magazine: Paddle vs Propeller
Stu Kahn from Davis Aquatic Masters describes the differences between the propeller freestyle stoke and the paddle freestyle stroke, as featured in the May/June issue of SWIMMER Magazine.
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Miraculous survival in the sea, 18 fishermen caught in cyclone Phailin swim to coast
Amid the tales of devastation caused by cyclone Phailin is a story of a miraculous survival. 18 fishermen who were stranded in deep sea off the coast of Paradeep when cyclone Phailin struck swam their way against the tide and survived.
http://youtu.be/wYOlt08JtcM
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60 seconds with David McKeon
Olympic and World Championship Swimmer Dave McKeon