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Pellegrini joins Messi in P&G endorsement deal

Mar 9, 2014

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Italy’s number one swimmer Federica Pellegrini has signed an endorsement deal with Proctor & Gamble’s (P&G) anti-dandruff shampoo brand Head & Shoulders.

Pellegrini, 25, is the most successful female swimmer in Italian history and will be the face of Head & Shoulders in Italy. Argentinean soccer star Lionel Messi is also an ambassador of the brand.

“I am proud to be part of the family P&G for this launch so important in hair care Italy. Head & shoulders is a line of products on which I can rely on, especially given the amount of time I spend in the pool every week,” said Federica Pellegrini. “With beautiful hair, I have the security to achieve the goals I care about most.”

Image courtesy of Bruno Cordioli, CC BY 2.0
Ukranian swimmer Andriy Govorov calls for peace from the podium in Milan

Mar 9, 2014

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After winning the men’s 50-meter fly in 23.76 as part of the ADN Swim Project team, the Ukrainian who was born in Crimea took a Ukrainian flag to the podium with PEACE in bold letters printed on it, as seen in the ADN Swim Project tweet below.

4º Trofeo Internazionale Città di Milano – A.Govorov 1º (23"76) e S.Fesikov (24"35) sui 50 Farfalla pic.twitter.com/g4xA0lg4LK

— ADN Swim Project (@ADNSwimProject) March 8, 2014
Italian and European swim chief Paolo Barelli faces fraud claim

Mar 6, 2014

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The president of the Italian swimming federation, Paolo Barelli, has offered to resign if fraud accusations directed at him are proved true in an escalating feud with the country’s Olympic committee.

CONI, the Olympic committee, denounced the swimming federation in court last month after an internal audit cast doubt on the use of more than €800,000 (around $1 million) that was intended for pool improvements for the 2009 swimming world championships in Rome.

Barelli, who is also honorary secretary of world aquatics body FINA and president of the European body LEN, defended himself Wednesday at a CONI meeting.

He says, “If the fraud charge is proved, I will resign immediately, as will my executive committee.”
Dramatic 8Km “Swim For Hope” Produces Records

Mar 6, 2014

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in Open Water, Organization

Swim For Hope – Press Release

All fourteen swimmers who participated in today’s Swim For Hope – an extreme open water swim around Cape Point – successfully complete the 8km swim, while both the male and female records for the route were broken.

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Speedo Advisors | How to warm up prior to swimming by Matt Taylor

Mar 6, 2014

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in Dryland, Training

How to warm up before swimming with Speedo Advisor Matt Taylor.

Speedo Advisors | How to warm up prior to swimming by Matt Taylor
Club Swimming – GO SWIM!

Mar 6, 2014

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in Fun, Organization

Video courtesy of Swimming Australia

Club Swimming – GO SWIM!
Arena Powerskin Carbon Flex – Ruta Meilutyte and Daniel Gyurta first impressions

Mar 6, 2014

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in Equipment

Listen and watch as Olympic Champions, Ruta Meilutyte and Daniel Gyurta give us their first impressions on the new Carbon Flex.

http://youtu.be/ykcm34f4vDY
LEN awards 2015 Short Course European Championships to Netanya, Israel

Mar 6, 2014

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See Press Release from LEN

The LEN Bureau chose Netanya (ISR) to host the European Short Course Swimming Championships to be held on 15-18 January 2015. Israel will stage such a large-scale swimming event for the very first time.

Representatives of the Israeli Swimming Federation and the city of Netanya presented a rather impressive bid to the LEN Bureau in Herning (during the short course Europeans in December 2013) and the members – through mail votes – made an unanimous decision to award Netanya the right to host the next European Short Course Swimming Championships in January 2015.

The venue of the event is going to be the brand new swimming complex of the Wingate Institute. The latter serves as Israel’s National Institute for Sport & Physical Education and it covers a 120-acre area on the Mediterranean beach, 20km north of Tel-Aviv, just a short drive from Netanya’s city centre.
Date a Swimmer – Every Other Athlete is a Player

Mar 5, 2014

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Rókur í Jákupsstovu // Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT guy, spare-time aquatics aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson & a wife. Bureau Member of European Aquatics, liaison to Water Safety, Media & Data Management. Likes to run :-)