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Swedish SC Championships 20-24 November decides team for Herning 2013, watch it SuperLive

Nov 20, 2013

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The Swedish Short Course Championships are underway, that will decide who gets to represent Sweden at the European Short Course Championships. Watch the finals LIVE here on livetiming.se, with live results here, start lists here and listed results here. See also the official championships landing pageÂ and simma.nu/se

Their selection procedure is explained (in Swedish) here

Pre-selected for Herning 2013
- Louise Hansson 50, 100 fly
- Michelle Coleman 100, 200 free, 50, 100 back
- Magdalena Kuras 50 back
- Stina Gardell 200, 400 IM
- Joline HÃ¶stman 100, 200 breast
- Jennie Johansson 50, 100 breast
- Rebecca Ejdervik 50 breast
- Sarah SjÃ¶strÃ¶m 50, 100, 200 free, 50, 100 fly
- Simon SjÃ¶din 200 IM
- Johannes Skagius 50, 100 breast
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Swimmer Allison Schmitt: Life After the Olympics

Nov 20, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Training

http://youtu.be/agSMIT3lCu8
Russian ice swimming team take the Olympic torch for a swim in icy river

Nov 20, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water

Rooting for ice swimming becoming a Winter Olympic event?
Cate Campbell and Christian Sprenger visit swim clubs in Perth

Nov 20, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Training

Cate Campbell and Christian Sprenger visit some swim clubs in Perth, WA for the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series.
Rio 2016 Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller explains the AOC alcohol policy

Nov 20, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Kitty Chiller, Chef de Mission of the 2016 Australian Olympic Team, holds a press conference to discuss the Australian Olympic Committee’s policy on alcohol and behaviour at the Olympic Games.
Politiken second of “Big Three” Danish newspapers to launch Swim section

Nov 19, 2013

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rokur

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Again spotted by SwimNews.dk, Politiken is now the second of the “big three” broadsheet-quality national daily newspapers to launch a dedicated swimming sports section on their online sports site, a few weeks after Berlingske did the same. Revisiting the Berlingske section, I see that they have posted quite a few stories, included the one about Ryan Lochte’s freak injury, so this is awesome. Politiken will undoubtedly fill quickly with interesting stories, as they have one of the most capable swim reporters in Allan Nielsen. We are waiting for you, Jyllands-Posten, still without a swim section despite of your paper being named after the peninsula that Herning lies in ! :-)
Daniel Gyurtaâ€™s expectations for the Herning 2013 European SC Championships

Nov 19, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Read the interview here on herning2013.com

Daniel Gyurta is a swimmer who does not only show great results, he also value great sportsmanship. In 2012 Gyurta won the 200 m breaststroke at the Olympics, but earlier that year Gyurtaâ€™s competitor and friend, Alexander Dale Oen, passed away at a training camp in Arizona. After his Olympic victory, Gyurta had a replica of his gold medal created and gave it to the family of Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen.

Last year at the Olympics in London you won the 200 m breaststroke and this year you won the 200 m breaststroke at the World Championship in Barcelona being the first person ever to win three gold medals in this event at Worlds. How can you use these great results in your future career?

– It was a great pleasure to win again, and this success can currently motivate me. I always manage to find new challenges, which are worth of working to it.
CC photo #687: BCN2013 Women’s 400 Free Medal Podium

Nov 19, 2013

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rokur

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USA’s Katie Ledecky on top of the women’s 400 meter freestyle medal podium at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Silver to Melanie Costa Scmid from Spain and bronze to Lauren Boyle from New Zealand. See the result list here.
BCN2013 “XOP” 1st Hall of Fame Mascot

Nov 19, 2013

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in Fun, Organization

“The Mascot of the 2013 FINA World in Barcelona, XOP, is the the first mascot to be featured into the International Swimming Hall of Fame”

Pre-selected for Herning 2013