China’s Sun Yang pretty emotional after winning the men’s 400 meter freestyle at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
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Polybius, a song by James Houston played on old hardware
“We are submerged in a dry swimming pool. A SEGA Mega Drive, Commodore 64, floppy disk drives and hard drives sing in unison. The unusual ensemble (controlled live via MIDI) are given a last curtain call in a nostalgic farewell to forgotten friends.”
Polybius from James Houston on Vimeo.
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CC photo #600: “Meet Michael Phelps” poster at BCN2013
A poster seen outside the Speedo tent at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona. He turned up with his right leg in a boot cast, because of a golf accident.
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Scott Miller to deny drug charge
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Olympic swimmer Scott Miller will fight a drug dealing charge, his lawyer has told a Sydney court.
The Olympic silver and bronze medallist was charged last month with supplying a prohibited drug of an indictable quality.
Police allegedly discovered 7.75 grams of the drug ice when they searched the former sports star at Potts Point in Sydney on July 20.
A video from two months ago
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Fanny Lecluyse on SpartaNova
Fanny Lecluyse (GOLD Swimming Team), her physiotherapist Manu Wemel (Callewaert-Wemel) and coach Wauter Derycke on SpartaNova.
Fanny Lecluyse on SpartaNova (subtitles) from SpartaNova on Vimeo.
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Raising An Olympian: Eamon Sullivan
Eamon Sullivan and mom Pam on how he started swimming because of asthma, on his swimming and on his many injuries.
Raising An Olympian: Eamon Sullivan (Australia, Swimming) from Karoliina Tuovinen, Editor on Vimeo.
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Gary Hall Jr on “Pre Race Ritual Routine”
Courtesy of The Race Club
“During our Summer Swim Camps 2013 Gary Hall Jr. spoke to Campers about the importance of Pre Race Ritual Routine. “Gary is well known for his “pro-wrestling like” antics before a competition; frequently strutting onto the pool deck in boxing shorts and robe, shadow boxing and flexing for the audience.” He talks about how you can use simple techniques during your own swim training program that can teach you how to trigger ‘the zone’ and Race at your very best.”
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AOC decides no futher sanctions for ‘Stilnox six’
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Swimming Australia’s ‘Stilnox six’ have escaped any further punishment from the AOC for their behaviour at London 2012, but have been warned that any further breach of conduct could render them ineligible for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso D’Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy were involved in a controversial bonding session before last year’s London Olympics which involved taking the sleeping drug Stilnox.
A video from 6 months ago