4 lanes. 25 meters. Siberia. Who needs more? :-)
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My first swimming pool, Siberia. 4 lanes 25m pic.twitter.com/3rX9KQQ4Yk
— Vladimir Morozov (@v1addy) September 16, 2013
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Arena Swim Chat – Ranomi Kromowidjojo
“Have a question for Ranomi? Join the Arena Swim Chat with the Dutch sprinter!”
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Me on the Morning Swim Show
Uh oh, the Skype connection was unexpectedly weak, but here is me talking with SwimmingWorld’s Jeff Commings about Faroese swimming, Pál, Magnus, Danes, Herning 2013 and Rio 2016. Afterwards I feel I should explained myself way better, but then it would just be even more minutes of me stammering :-P
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Masters Swimming is a Journey
“Narrated by USMS member and Olympian Rowdy Gaines, this inspiring video captures the essence of what masters swimming is all about.”
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Hannah Miley Scottish Swimming Awards 2013
Gregor Kyle of the Scottish Daily Record speaks to swimmer Hannah Miley at the Scottish Swimming Awards 2013 at the Glasgow Science Centre
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CC photo #624: Cielo and Santos ready for the BCN2013 men’s 50 fly final
Brazil’s César Cielo Filho and Nicholas Santos ready for the men’s 50 meter butterfly final at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Cielo won in 23.01, Santos was 4th in 23.21, see the result list here.
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Danes on track with the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships
Read the full story on SwimmingWorld
With less than three months to go until the 2013 European Short Course Championships held in Herning, Denmark, the meet organizers are working diligently to ensure that people will get “an experience they will always remember,” when the championships start on Dec. 12.
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Underwater Basket Weaving in Stillwater
See kstp.com
Boy Scouts showed off their underwater basket weaving skills Sunday.
The scouts were at Square Lake in Stillwater. They dressed in full scuba gear and were 20 feet deep in the lake as they weaved the baskets.
Venture Crew Advisor Dave Tengdin said, “Everybody makes jokes about taking classes in underwater basket weaving. And we figured you know what, let’s make sense, let’s just have underwater basket weaving.”
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Lost ring returned to dying man after nearly 40 years underwater
Phillips lost the ring in two weeks after he got it back in ’74, when it got caught in the pop top of a beer can he tried to open on a boating trip with his future wife. He was also currently in the hospital recovering from brain surgery, and battling cancer when Tovin found him to return it (even getting down on one knee with a jewelry box to do so). Phillips was overwhelmed by the symbolic return to such a happy time in his life. “Thank you, Lord, that I got it back,” Phillips told CNN.