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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
See RT
“The Olympic torch’s odyssey around Russia reached new depths as it dived into the world’s biggest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal in Siberia. Divers took the burning torch to the bottom of the lake – another first for the Olympic relay.”
http://youtu.be/5EunQIQxk4M
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Night Swimmer installed in Cuxhaven Germany
“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.”
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Tiki Swim Promo Short
“2 minute promotional video for Tiki Swim athletic event using Final Cut Pro for IMCP class project.”
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Auckland Masters Swim Series 2013
“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”
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Rebecca Adlington cries over body ‘insecurity’ on I’m A Celebrity
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
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CC photo #689: Reysta-stevna 2013
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 :-)
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Sweden selects 33 swimmers for the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships
Upon conclusion of the Swedish Short Course Championships in Gothenburg tonight, the Swedish Swimming Federation announced a record large squad to represent Sweden at the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships this December in Herning, Denmark, including 17 female and 16 male swimmers. Biggest names are undoubtedly Sarah Sjöström and Simon Sjödin, but promising are also for instance Michelle Coleman and the female breaststrokers led by Jennie Johansson and Joline Höstman.
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Swedish SC Champs – Day 5
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Summary
Simon Sjödin clocked 4:12.20 and a new championship record in the men’s 400 IM, Michelle Coleman beat Sarah Sjöström 52.33 to 52.47 in the women’s 100 freestyle.
Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events:
- 100 free W РMichelle Coleman, Sarah Sj̦str̦m, Louise Hansson, Magdalena Kuras
- 100 free M – Christoffer Carlsen
- 400 IM W РC̩line Bertrand
- 400 IM M - Simon Sjödin, Erik Persson, Linus Kanth
- 50 back W – Michelle Coleman, Therese Svendsen
- 50 back M -Â Niklas Borin
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