“This is the new Utah swimming and diving, where we respect the traditions and legacy of the past, and embrace the training of the future.”
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CC photo #696: Team Bahrain, Jordan and Germany on deck at Istanbul 2012
Just a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
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China’s swim star Sun Yang treading fine line in the eyes of the public
Read Global Times
China can’t decide whether swimming star Sun Yang is in the doghouse or not.
Sun spent a week in detention last month after Âbeing caught driving without a Âlicense. He didn’t make many friends on the inside after insisting on a vegetarian diet to avoid the risk of eating contaminated meat: Prison rules dictate that all inmates must eat the same meals.
There was talk at the time that Sun might be banned from competition for more than a year, but Shang Xiutang, Âdeputy head of the Chinese Swimming Administrative Center, now says he could resume training “soon.”
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MSS making a case for nominating Adolph Kiefer for Medal of Freedom
See SwimmingWorldToday’s edition of The Morning Swim Show looks back on the stellar career of Adolph Kiefer, who Swimming World is calling on to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Facing Her Worst Fear: An ELLE Writer Learns to Swim at 28
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We are here to learn how to swim. By we, I am referring to the two dozen or so men and women between the ages of 20 and 60 who are huddled at the edge of the Y pool on East 14th Street in New York City. Though we haven’t yet dipped a toe in, we’re all wet because a large sign in the locker room ordered us to shower before entering the pool area. Many of us are wearing impractical bathing suits that have never seen water. Because we are also required to wear swim caps, we look very strange—the neat contours of our bodies and protruding goggles give us the appearance of wary extraterrestrials visiting an unknown planet. …
(Image courtesy of MissMessie, CC BY-SA 2.0)
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The Herning 2013 pool construction has started
A Depeche Mode concert in the Boxen venue Saturday night, and now Myrtha is working around the clock to have the pools ready for the 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, starting 10 days from now.
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Norway pick 9 for the Herning 2013 European SC Champs
See svomming.no
Norway’s national coach Petter Løvberg has selected 9 swimmers for the European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, 12-15 december 2013. Seven qualified and 2 more were selected to strengthen the relays, while still being allowed to take part also in individual events.
The Norwegian team for Herning 2013:
- Cecilie Waage Johannessen, Bergens Svømme Club
- Lavrans Solli, Bergens Svømme Club
- Sindri Thor Jacobsson, Bergensvømmerne
- Susann Bjørnsen, Setermoen SK
- Monica Waage Johannessen, Bergens Svømme Club
- Henrik Christiansen, Lørenskog/Rælingen Kappsvømmingsklubb
- Henriette Brekke, Stavanger Svømme Club
- Elise Næss Olsen, Asker SK
- Markus Lie, Bergensvømmerne
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Nairobi Swimming association gala comes to a close
“The annual Nairobi swimming association gala came to a close Sunday after two days of swimmers trying to outdo each other at the Moi international sports swimming arena. The event attracted participants from as far as Mombasa and Nakuru with most swimmers in search of Africa championships qualifying times.”
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Gopal Kharvi sets Guinness World Record swimming 3 km with hands and legs bound
Read for instance daijiworld.com
In an achievement that would make every person in Udupi and the coastal region proud, ace swimmer Gopal Kharvi on Sunday December 1 set a new Guinness World Record by swimming a distance of 3 km with his hands and legs bound.
Kharvi started his swim from St Mary’s Island at 7.37 am with hands and legs bound in iron cuffs. He reached Malpe beach mainland at 10.20 am, covering a distance of 3.07 km and thus setting a new record.
http://youtu.be/hWdNi2Rhc2I