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Record high participation at 2013 Round Christiansborg OWS event in Copenhagen

Aug 28, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water, Organization, Wow

The Danish Swimming Federation announces today that the 2013 Round ChristiansborgÂ open water swimming event in Copenhagen this Saturday 31 August is sold out, as well as the KrÃ¼ger Relay that follows the same afternoon. A total of 2040 swimmers have registered for the 2K swim in the channels around Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish parliament in the heart of Copenhagen, including 2013 World Championships silver winner Lotte Friis, plus a total of 82 relay teams for the KrÃ¼ger Relay where each of the four team member swims 500 meters. See time schedule and press release (in Danish) here on svoem.org.
The Longest Swim – Ben Lecomte to Swim Across the Pacific Ocean

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water, Wow

“Ben Lecomte will swim across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo, Japan to San Francisco, Ca. as a symbol of motivation, inspiration and endurance in the hopes to inspire others to never give up and to face their fears, and overcome their struggles and any obstacles they face in life.”

Date is apparently not set yet, as they are looking for additional funding. A few months before the definite date, see The Longest Swim

http://youtu.be/xPeoRCthWh4
USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

See NPR

The sport of swimming is back in the news, with new questions being raised about whether swimming has effectively confronted a sexual abuse problem, a problem that’s been revealed in recent years. USA Swimming – the sport’s governing body in this country – announced an independent review of Safe Sport, their organization’s program to protect athletes from sexual abuse. NPR’s Tom Goldman reports.

See also Safe Sport
Swim coach found dead hours after child porn arrest

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

Read Today’s TMJ4 and Leader-Telegram

A man who drowned in Lake Wissota was the same man who was arrested just hours earlier for child porn, 32-year-old Daniel Weggel who was a high school swimming coach in the Eau Claire school district. Police says evidence seizedÂ shows Weggel hid cameras in his home, in the homes of his victims and in other places in order to secretly capture images of the underage girls.Â He left a suicide note.

See also NBC15
CC photo #604: Matt Grevers on top of the BCN2013 men’s 100 back medal podium

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

USA’s Matt Grevers gold winner in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. USA’s silver winner David Plummer also in picture, while French bronze winner Jeremy Stravius is hidden behind Grevers. See the result list here.
18-year-old Dineka Maguire sets new bog snorkelling world record

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Fun

See Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Dozens of swimmers braved murky waters on Sunday as an 18-year-old woman smashed the world record time for bog snorkelling. The 28th World Bog Snorkelling Championships saw 130 competitors from around the world, some in fancy dress, descend on Waen Rhydd Bog on the outskirts of Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, mid Wales.

See also the official results on Green Events.Â Maguire’s record is apparently ‘men and women’.

The current World Champion is 18 year old Dineka Maguire from Northern Ireland in a time of 1 minute 23.13 seconds, which is a new World Record beating the previous record time held by Andrew Holmes of 1 minute 24.22 seconds by over a second.
Curglaff, the shock felt when plunging into cold water

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Fun

An obsolete word they say. An awesome word I say! :-)

SeeÂ Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language OnlineÂ (1841), volume III, page 299
YMCA – Detroit Swims

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

See ydetroitswims.org, “In the city of Detroit, 7 out of 10 children cannot swim, putting our children at an unacceptable risk of drowning. No child should fear the water. To teach a child to swim, we need to raise $100 per child. In addition, many children do not have suitable swimwear, so we also need donations of new and slightly used swimwear.”

YMCA – Detroit Swims from Mindfield on Vimeo.
Toronto Swim Club: Why Swim?

Aug 27, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Courtesy of Toronto Swim Club

Toronto Swim Club: Why Swim? from Melissa Dozois on Vimeo.