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As we head into the swimming segment of the Fina World Championships, we are excited to announce that Olympic champion Roland Schoeman has come on board to share behind-the-scenes insight from Barcelona 2013.
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CC photo #570: Palau Sant Jordi ready for BCN2013
The Palau Sant Jordi sporting arena in Barcelona, Spain, ready for the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships.
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Gwangju Mayor Kang Un-Tae apologises for “shameful” forgery scandal
Read Inside The GamesKang Un-tae, the Mayor of Gwangju, has apologised for the “shameful” forgery scandal that marred the South Korean city’s awarding of the 2019 International Aquatics Federation (FINA) World Championships.
“I deeply apologise for a shameful thing,” said Kang, who also serves as co-chairman of the Gwangju 2015 Universiade.
“Discovered by the Prime Minister’s Office on April 29, I was informed by South Korea’s Bid Committee secretary general as he briefed me on the matter.
“In the process of submitting a bid document to FINA by April 2, a mistake by an official led to the signatures on the Government guarantee and contents to be altered.”
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How to escape from a car underwater
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For those who might find themselves underwater in their cars, Burton offered this advice:
- Open the window as fast as possible — before you hit the water, if you can, or immediately afterward.
- Stay still, with your seat belt on, until the water in the car goes up to your chin. Then take several slow, deep breaths and hold one.
- Do not try to open the door until the water has stopped flooding into the car. Initially, the water outside will put pressure on the door of up to 600 pounds a square inch, meaning you won’t be able to open it from the inside. The pressure inside and outside the car should equalize about the time you start holding your breath.
- If you can’t open a door and you’re trying to break a window instead, aim for a side window, never the windshield. Windshields are several layers thicker.
- Don’t take off your seat belt until you have opened a door or window. Grip the steering wheel before you unbuckle. You’ll need something keeping you tethered so that you can pull yourself out of the car.
- Once you’re out of the vehicle, let your body take you to the surface. As Burton put it: “Don’t worry about going up or down. When you take all those deep breaths and hold it, it’s like you’re inflating a balloon.â€
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CC photo #569: Almost there after Belgrade 2008
Pál Joensen, Jón Bjarnason, Malan Bærendsen, a TV guy and me in the back of a lorry, driving the last stretch alongside Vatnið to VB húsið ‘Vesturið á Eiðinum’ in Vágur, Suðuroy.
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Whales almost eat Divers
While Diving Souza Rock on the Central california Coast Divers have a close call with HumpBack Whales. Wow.
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CC photo #568: Tragedy strikes while in Shanghai
I’d just been to some late night FINA gathering at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships, and was sitting in the bus back to the hotel when ‘Pepsi’, president of the Norwegian Swimming Federation, sat down and told me about about the terror attacks back in Norway. Two years ago to this date, and still unbelievable.
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South Korea pulls plug on financial support for Gwanju 2019 FINA World Champs as “punishment” for forgery
Read Inside The GamesGwangju’s ability to host the 2019 International Aquatics Federation (FINA) World Championships has come into question after the South Korean central Government today revoked its promise of financial support for the event as “punishment” for a forged bid document.
“We define the Gwangju city Government’s forgery of a document guaranteeing the central Government’s financial support as a case in which a municipal Government deceived a state organisation, disrupting the discipline of the state,” a Government official told South Korean news agency Yonhap.