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CC photo #690: Veldhuis won the Rijeka 2008 women’s 100 free

Nov 25, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

The reactions in the pool a moment after the women’s 100 meter freestyle final at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. From top to bottom 8th placed Alena Popchanka (FRA) in lane 8, 6th placed Sarah SjÃ¶strÃ¶m (SWE) in lane 7, bronze winner Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) in lane 6, European champ Marleen Veldhuis (NED) in lane 5, 4th placed Hanna-Maria SeppÃ¤lÃ¤ (FIN) in lane 4 and bronze winner Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) in lane 3. See the result list here.

BTW, recently retired Veldhuis is now emigrating to Australia with her family, see RTL Nieuws
Mie Ã˜. Nielsen tests her form on the town square in Herning

Nov 25, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Fun, Organization

With no water yet in the Herning 2013 European SC arena, Mie had to get some flash mob help from friends at the fire station ! :-P

http://youtu.be/DVrwTcb7c_A
Germany selects 31 swimmers for Herning 2013

Nov 25, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

See swimsportsnews

The German Swimming Federation has appointed 16 women and 15 men to represent Germany at the European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, including veterans Marco Koch and Steffen Deibler, but not Paul Biedermann.

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Sochi 2014 Olympic torch dives into history at Lake Baikal

Nov 24, 2013

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rokur

in Fun

See RT

“The Olympic torchâ€™s odyssey around Russia reached new depths as it dived into the worldâ€™s biggest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia. Divers took the burning torch to the bottom of the lake â€“ another first for the Olympic relay.”

http://youtu.be/5EunQIQxk4M
Night Swimmer installed in Cuxhaven Germany

Nov 24, 2013

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rokur

in Fun

“A Sisyphean swimmer toils relentlessly against the current. His single stroke, trapped in an endless glitch of video, pulls a moment into a string of moments, into a night of moments. This capsule of time, his personal bubble of nowness, ends only with each sunrise.”
Tiki Swim Promo Short

Nov 24, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water

“2 minute promotional video for Tiki Swim athletic event using Final Cut Pro for IMCP class project.”
Auckland Masters Swim Series 2013

Nov 24, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water

“Video filmed at the first swim Herne Bay around Watchmans island. Full series which includes the Chelsea, Bays and building up to the Rangitoto swim”
Rebecca Adlington cries over body ‘insecurity’ on I’m A Celebrity

Nov 24, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

See for instance ITV and The Week

Rebecca Adlington, who has won four Olympic medals in the pool, revealed she receives “abuse on a weekly basis” about her looks. “I was an athlete, I wasn’t trying to be a model, but pretty much every single week on Twitter I get somebody commenting on the way I look,” she said.

http://youtu.be/h8dDFN_M6qs
CC photo #689: Reysta-stevna 2013

Nov 24, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Faroe Islands

A photo taken during warm-up at the swim meet in LeirvÃk, Faroe Islands, Saturday 23 November 2013, arranged by local swim club Reysti. ‘Like herrings in a barrel’, as we say around here :-)