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Chad Le Clos awarded the Order of Ikhamanga

Apr 23, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip, Wow

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Chancellor of the National Orders, Dr Cassius Lubisi has announced the names of recipients who will be bestowed with the country’s highest honour. […]

The Order of Ikhamanga will go to Olympic swimmer Chad Le Clos, who will be awarded in silver for his achievements in swimming, notably in last yearâ€™s London Olympics. The order recognises those who have excelled in the arts, culture, literature, music, journalism and sport.

I am truly humbled to be awarded such a prestigious award as the silver Order of Ikhamanga! Thank you for all the messages. #NationalOrder

â€” Chad Le Clos (@chadleclos) April 23, 2013
CC photo #479: Herning 2013 poster seen in KlaksvÃk

Apr 23, 2013

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rokur

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

I know I know, been there done that, the only difference that this time it was in KlaksvÃk rather than LeirvÃk. But don’t forget! :-)
‘To Row An Ocean’, a film about Livar Nysted

Apr 23, 2013

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rokur

in Faroe Islands, Wow

A really nice short film about extreme ocean rower Livar Nysted, the other true (living) sports hero of the Faroe Islands.

Livar is an extremely grounded person, in the photo below he is giving free rides to children in a dressed-up rowing boat at the annual “Seaman’s Day” in KlaksvÃk.
Iron lady Katinka Hosszu raced 36 times during the 2013 Bergen Swim Festival

Apr 23, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

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She was entered in 15 events, placed for the final in all of them, and with the 50 meter dashes being arranged as skins the races really added up for the girl dubbed swimmings Â«Iron LadyÂ». For the skins she only miscalculated in the first heat of the 50 meters butterfly, otherwise she made the final event for those too.

She wasn’t taking it easy either setting a total of seven meet records along the way.

Watch also Sander SmÃ¸rdal interviewing Hozzu (in English)Â here on TV2.no
Deep End Dance

Apr 23, 2013

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rokur

in Wow

A short dance film, written and performed by David Bolger (choreographer and artistic director of CoisCÃ©im Dance Theatre, Dublin) along with his 76-year-old mother, Madge Bolger. The film was shot in the Marian College swimming pool, where Madge worked as a swimming instructor for many years and where she taught David to swim.

Deep End Dance from Conor Horgan on Vimeo.
Robbie Renwick aiming to defend Commonwealth title

Apr 22, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Robbie Renwick is firmly fixed on defending his 200 freestyle Commonwealth Games title when he competes at Glasgow 2014.
Behold Fake Shower, the app that disguises your bathroom noises

Apr 22, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Technology

Via Laughing Squid

Should you feel shy about the noises you make in the bathroom, the folks at Akatu have developed an iOS app to disguise them called Fake Shower. It emulates the sound of running water (either from a shower or open tap) and measures how much water youâ€™ve saved by using the app instead of turning on the shower or faucet. Itâ€™s available to download at the iTunes store.

â€œBecause love is blind. But not deaf.â€

– I can think of several uses, like ‘showering’ in a room without showers, or faking your shower before a swim :-P
Jessica Hardy spins out, crashes car during Toyota Grand Prix

Apr 22, 2013

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in Dryland, Fun, Gossip

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We all know Jessica Hardy as an Olympic Gold medalist and world record holder. But, this past weekend, the Southern California native set out to prove that she could handle the wheel at the Celeb/Pro Toyota Grand Prix in Long Beach.

Sorry @toyotaracing that I crashed your car, but I hope it was as entertaining for u all as it was for me! Thanx forâ€¦ say.ly/QDu5DPW

— Jessica Hardy (@swimhardy) April 20, 2013
Australian swimming suffers high-performance funding cut

Apr 22, 2013

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in Organization

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Two of Australia’s biggest Olympic sports, swimming and athletics, had their annual high-performance funding cut on Monday by the government-backed Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

Swimming, the best-funded of Australian sports saw its 2013-14 allocation from the ASC reduced by 5.8 percent to Aus$8,165,000 ($8,389,000).

Athletics Australia’s high-performance funding was cut by 3.8 percent to Aus$6,570,000 for the same period.

Swimming Australia was told by the ASC that it needed to reduce overheads and “to demonstrate effective leadership and governance of the sport”.