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  • Texans trying out the Swedish delicacy ‘Surströmming’

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun, WTF

    surstrommingTexans trying out the Swedish speciality ‘Surströmming‘, fermented Baltic herring that the Swedes (and Finns, apparently) eat on special occasions.

    When opened, the contents release a strong and sometimes overwhelming odour; the dish is ordinarily eaten outdoors. According to a Japanese study, a newly opened can of surströmming has one of the most putrid food smells in the world, even more so than similarly fermented fish dishes such as the Korean Hongeohoe or Japanese Kusaya. Source Wikipedia

    Interesting detail: Several airlines have banned surströmming on their flights because of the pressurized containers (and the stink in case of leakage). But I guess this one was on one of the other airlines, seeing those Priority stickers on the package :-P

    Warning: Speak (and sound) is seriously NSFW!

    Photo courtesy of Aboh24 / Wikimedia Commons

  • Swimming Australia announces Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor as new National Team Coaches

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    See Swimming Australia

    Swimming Australia has this morning announced that Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor will take on the role of National Team Coaches for the EnergyAustralia Swim Team through to the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona (July 28 to Aug 4).

    Working with new Director of High Performance, Michael Scott, Bohl will be charged with running the women’s team and Taylor the men’s, with the trio set to form a formidable coaching unit in the build-up to Barcelona.

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  • SA musician and marathon swimmer Carina Bruwer completes 8K swim around Cape Horn to support children with cancer

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water, Wow

    carina-bruwerSee Sterling EQ

    Carina Bruwer, lead player of SAMA Award-winning instrumental pop group Sterling EQ, successfully rounded Cape Point, finishing the 8km extreme swim equipped only with a standard swimming costume, cap and goggles, according to open water swimming rules. The “Swim for Hope” was in support of the Little Fighters Cancer Trust (LFCT), a local charity that offers support to children with cancer and their families, which Carina and Sterling EQ actively support, and marked Carina’s return to open water swimming after a 6 year break during which she became a mother of two.

    bruwer-cape-horn

    Carina and The Little Fighters Cancer Trust are hoping to raise R25,000 for the Bag of Hope Project. Public as well as corporate contributions are encouraged and can be made here on backabuddy.co.za

    Here’s Carnaval by Sterling EQ

    Update: And here is a video

  • Anchors mocking Lochte one of the most viral swimming videos ever

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Gossip

    That Fox 29 segment has unfortunately gone seriously viral on YouTube, at the moment 1,795,394 view here plus 790,008 view here plus 768,814 view here plus 224,321 view here plus a lot of lesser watched copies. 3.5 million plus in a week or so :-S

  • Meet the Australian swim stars, 18-21 years and 21+

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Australian swimmers introducing themselves

    18-21 years

    21+

  • Thomas Fraser-Holmes suffers a Thorpe moment at Australian Champs

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Read Herald Sun

    Gold Coast rising star Thomas Fraser-Holmes suffered an Ian Thorpe moment of drama on the opening day of competition at the Australian swimming championships in Adelaide today.

    Fraser-Holmes flopped into the pool as he desperately tried to avoid a false start for the men’s 400m freestyle event.

    It was the identical event and similar fall to what Thorpe suffered at the 2004 Olympic trials in Sydney.

    See the result list here, all results can be found here

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  • Big business leaves SA swimmers to drown

    Apr 26, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Read Mail & Guardian

    When Chad le Clos edged out Michael Phelps to win the 200m butterfly gold at last year’s Olympic Games the future of swimming in South Africa looked bright – but the sport has, since then, seemingly limped from one fiasco to the next.

    Swimming South Africa (SSA) is currently without a title sponsor. This has led to suggestions that some of the members of the team competing at the World Championships in Barcelona in July and August will have to pay to attend the event.

  • Hayden Stoeckel swimming ‘blind’ in championships

    Apr 25, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Read The Telegraph

    South Aussie backstroker Hayden Stoeckel says he is “going in blind” for this weekend’s national championships at the SA Aquatic Centre after only ending his post-Olympics slumber 10 weeks ago.

    Having “let his hair down” for six months after the London games, Stoeckel knows he faces an uphill battle to defend his 100m backstroke title and post a world championships qualifying time.

  • Sprenger calls on Hackett to mentor the Australian swim team

    Apr 25, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Read The Age

    London Olympic silver medallist Christian Sprenger has called for former champion Grant Hackett to return to the Australian swim team as a mentor, to help fill the leadership gap and develop a new team captain. […]

    ”I have a lot of respect for [Hackett] and so did the team members back then,” said Sprenger.

    ”To be honest, I can’t really see another Grant Hackett as yet, unfortunately, but I think we can make the right changes and the right moves as a group.

    ”It might not even be a bad idea to have Grant Hackett come back to have a bit of a mentor role.

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