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  • Testing GoPro Hero2 with a Zoom H2 microphone

    Jul 31, 2013

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    rokur
    in Technology

    Just a short testvideo to try out GoPro Hero2 with an attached Zoom H2 microphone. I obviously need a pop-filter also, to get rid of those popping p’s. And I need to work on my accent.

    http://youtu.be/gm5tQyfIjN8

    Here is a photo of the setup. That Formula pad is a sticky nanomaterial-thingy, to make sure that the camera stays put. It can glue it to a wall also :-)

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    The video was imported to and uploaded from an iPad. I can trim it there also, and if necessary do other basic editing. In my case using the iMovie app.

    A very simple and portable solution.

  • CC photo #576: Katie Ledecky 1500 free WR at BCN2013

    Jul 30, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, World Record

    USA’s Katie Ledecky on top of the medal podium at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, after setting a huge new world record in the women’s 1500 meter freestyle, with a time of 15:36.53. See the result list here.

    Katie Ledecky 1500 free WR at BCN2013

  • A warm welcome at our hotel

    Jul 30, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, Wow

    Somebody noticed, gracias Barcelona! :-)

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  • We’re in the final!

    Jul 30, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Faroe Islands

    What a relief. Can’t wait for mañana! :-)

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  • Struck with the Mañana-syndrome

    Jul 30, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Faroe Islands, Swimmer’s Daily

    Again, sorry for not posting more here, despite of being in the middle of it all. Back home they are busy with our National holiday, and here I’m doing all sort of irrelevant things instead of sitting down to blog. Like watching those awesome high-divers.

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  • Moment of truth for Pál Joensen (FAR)

    Jul 30, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Faroe Islands

    How has it affected Pál Joensen to move from home in the Faroe Isles, to his own place in big town Copenhagen, and switching coach first to Paulus Wildeboer and then Shannon Rollason? I guess we will see soon, personally I’m taking this as the best time to be experimenting, if ever before Rio 2016.

    20130730-094615.jpg

  • Two competitions, two Faroese records

    Jul 30, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Faroe Islands

    Birita Debes yesterday broke her own Faroese record in the women’s 100 backstroke, when she managed a time of 1:05.64, the old record a 1:06.19 from the Danish Open meet in March. We might be ranking a bit low on the general roster, but pretty high when it comes to national records per event :-)

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  • CC photo #575: Ruta Meilutyte 100 breast WR at BCN2013

    Jul 29, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, World Record, Wow

    Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte greets the athlete’s stand after breaking the women’s 100 meter breaststroke world record in the semifinal of the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. The photo unfortunately a bit grainy, but there you go. See the result list here.

    Ruta Meilutyte 100 breast WR at BCN2013

  • Get social with the Australian swim team at BCN2013

    Jul 29, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

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