At the Danish Open / European Trials in March, Rikke Møller Pedersen was only 0.83 sec from the 200 meter breaststroke world record, that she set at the Barcelona 2014 World Championships. She wasn’t fully rested at the trials, but is that now at the Swim Cup Eindhoven 2014, with a declared mission to take down the world record sometimes between tomorrow and the European Championships in Berlin in August.
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Video Recap: 2014 Australian Swimming Championships
Courtesy of Swimming Australia
2014 Australian Swimming Championships
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BTS video of Cesar Cielo’s Swimming World shoot
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Sioux Falls Swim Teams Looks Forward To Possible Indoor Pool
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On Tuesday, 70 percent of Sioux Falls voters voted “no” for the construction of an outdoor pool complex at Spellerberg Park. That vote leaves room for an indoor pool in the area. It’s something some swim team members are looking forward to.
Summers mean swimming for area swim teams like the Snowfox and the Sioux Falls Seals and soon swimmers across Sioux Falls could see a new indoor pool option.
“I’ll be honest with you, I’m very happy for the Snowfox Swim Team, but I’m elated for the citizens of Sioux Falls and what they have,” President of Snowfox Swim Team Russell Miller said.
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Ottesen and Friis among 20 nominees for Denmark’s Greatest Sports Name title
Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet is arranging a vote for Denmark’s Greatest Sports Name as of now, starting with 36 two days ago that have now been narrowed down to 20. Two of the 20 are swimmers Jeanette Ottesen and Lotte Friis, whom we all can for vote for now until Sunday morning. The public vote will count for 50% of the decision, while a panel of branding experts, media and sports politicians will decide the other 50%, to be announced Monday morning. Go do your bit ! :-)
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BTS clip from Journey Gym’s infomercial shoot with Ryan Lochte
‘The world’s first truly portable universal gym’, see journey gym
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Katinka Hosszu: “I always learn something new, even after 20 years of swimming!”
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Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu is attending the SportAccord Convention in Belek, Turkey this week. The current 200m and 400m IM World champion is on-hand both in and out the pool as she is to take part in a practice session with kids from the local swimming clubs today and the first-ever “Youth Club” discussion panel on Thursday April 10, together with other outstanding young athletes.
Always flashing a smile, the 24-year-old is creating the buzz at the FINA stand in the Susesi Convention Centre. The Iron Lady of swimming takes a moment to reflect on her career, goals and aspirations for the sport she loves so much.
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Thorpe ‘in good spirits’ as he fights infection: Manager
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“He’s fine, he’s a battler,” James Erskine told Channel 9’s Today programme.
“He’s in good spirits, you know, he’s got drips in, he’s got antibiotics and all that sort of thing so he’s not exactly going to swim in the Commonwealth Games tomorrow.”
Erskine said he was not sure how long Thorpe, who attended the wedding of Britain’s Prince William in 2011 and might have been expected to catch up with the royal on the upcoming tour of Australia, would remain in hospital.
“As of yesterday he’s not in intensive care. He’s a sick boy, he’s not going to get out and have a cup of coffee and go and meet Prince William,” he said of the 31-year-old.
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The Morning Swim Show on Shoulder Surgery Risks
In light of the tragic news of Ian Thorpe’s infection after shoulder surgery, host Jeff Commings speaks with USA Swimming team physician Dr. Scott Rodeo about treating shoulder injuries and lowering the risk of infection.
Discussing Shoulder Surgery Risks on the Morning Swim Show