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Interested in visiting the World Swimming Championships of 2013 in Barcelona?

May 24, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Sponsored Post

Sponsored post courtesy of RentTheSun

This is the great opportunity to see the beautiful sights of Barcelona and visit this global sporting event at the same time.

You have the opportunity to get to all the famous sites of Barcelona, such as Passeig de Gracia, the great shopping street with all the famous shops and Gaudiâ€™s houses, Casa Batllo and Casa Mila (La Pedrera). Or go to the Montjuic Mountain, where you will find sites such as the Olympic stadium and surrounding Olympic city, Miro Museum and much more.

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CC photo #510: MerkiÃ° at Roma09

May 24, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Faroe Islands

Our national flag “MerkiÃ°” (the Mark) looking good among blue friends at the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy.
Pascal’s 1 Day in Paradise

May 24, 2013

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rokur

in Freediving, Nature, Open Water, Wow

Justin tells the story of Pascal, a boy who absolutely loves the water and grew up on a boat in Tropical North Queensland, as he revisits the Great Barrier Reef.
Pellegrini confirms romance over with Magnini

May 24, 2013

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rokur

in Gossip

Read Gazzetta del Sud (in English)

Olympic medalist Federica Pellegrini says her romance with fellow swimming sensation Filippo Magnini is over. “We are very disappointed to announce that our love affair is over,” Pellegrini, who won Olympic gold in Beijing in 2008, said in an interview Thursday with ANSA.

Reports of trouble between the pair had been circulating for years. Speaking from France, where both are training for the world championships in Barcelona in August, Pellegrini said that she and Magnini will continue to train together.

“Sometimes it’s just that the feeling fades,” she said. “We will continue our journey in professional sports, focusing only on that”.
Nantucket Dolphins Swim Team

May 23, 2013

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rokur

in Organization

See NantucketDolphins.com

Nantucket Dolphins Swim Team from Kit Noble & Nantucket Films on Vimeo.
ISHOF Induction 2013

May 23, 2013

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rokur

in History, Organization

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) introduces the International Selection Committeeâ€™s Class of 2013. The ten individuals inducted were: Swimmers GARY HALL, JR. (USA), PIETER VAN DEN HOOGENBAND (NED), YANA KLOCHKOVA (UKR) and DAGMAR HASE (GER); Diver HU JIA (CHN); Synchronized Swimmer NATHALIE SCHNEYDER (USA); Water Polo Player MILIVOJ BEBIC (YUG, CRO); Open Water Swimmer CLIFF LUMSDON (CAN); Coach ALBERTO CASTAGNETTI (ITA) and in the Contributor category, PETER MONTGOMERY (AUS).
The class of 2013 was formally inducted at the International Swimming Hall of Fameâ€™s 49th Annual Induction Ceremonies on Saturday, May 11th in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA).

ISHOF Induction 2013 from Jarret Streiner on Vimeo.
SPLASH – Our Y’s Water Safety Program

May 23, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

“SPLASH” is the Westside Family YMCAâ€™s free water safety program for fourth graders attending local Title I LAUSD schools. During these lessons students develop or improve swimming skills, learn about water safety, and emphasize the importance of character, honesty, respect and responsibility.

All participants emerge from the program with skills to help them be safe in an aquatic environment.

SPLASH – Our Y’s Water Safety Program from Westside Family YMCA on Vimeo.
Swim Club Founder Rick Curl Sentenced to 7 Years

May 23, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Safety

Read for instance NBC Washington

The co-founder of a prominent Northern Virginia swim club was sentenced Thursday to serve seven years in prison for sexually abusing a student.

Rick Curl pleaded guilty back in February to abusing Kelley Currin 30 years ago. Currin was a swimmer at the Curl-Burke Swim Club, which Curl co-founded.

Curl was sentenced to 15 years, with all but seven of those suspended, and must complete five years of probation and alcohol treatment. He must also register as a sex offender.
Roger Auster – Sea Swimmer

May 23, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water

20 year old Roger Auster from the landlocked town of Cirencester in the Cotswolds, talks about his experiences to do with sea swimming in the cold waters around his new home of Falmouth on the south Cornish coast.

Roger Auster – Sea Swimmer from Benjmain Wormald on Vimeo.