Major power failure in the Faroe Islands today; here at Toftir we lost it for two full hours. Practice was interrupted but not stopped, cold showers skipped and even that last single sock found :-)
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Henrik Christiansen sets 4 Norwegian junior records at Eindhoven 2013
17-year-old Henrik Christiansen had an impressive run at the Eindhoven 2013 Swim Cup this weekend, first breaking three Norwegian junior records in the 200, 800 and 1500 on Saturday, and then taking down also the 400 freestyle Norwegian junior record on Sunday. Undoubtedly the strongest up-and-coming Nordic long distance swimmer, and that is saying a lot ! :-)
Henrik’s 4 new Norwegian Junior Records
- 200 free 1:52.33 (old record was Jarl Inge Melberg 1:52.93 in 1988)
- 400 free 3:58.23 (old record was Gard Kvale 4:00.01 in 2002)
- 800 free 8:17.76 (old record was Henrik Christiansen 8:18.74 in 2012)
- 1500 free 15:40.79 (old record was Henrik Christiansen 15.44.70 in 2013)
Henrik almost broke the 400 IM Nordic Junior record also, with a time of 4:32.51, the current record being Kim Henriksen’s 4:31.21 from 1997.
See medley.no for Norwegian records
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Swim Team Comes Together To Help Out Their Coach
See KEYC
The Marlin’s Swim Team Season ended a few weeks ago, but they’re still in the pool, swimming in support of their coach. Coach Keaton Brown says, “They’re more supportive you know than any other team that I’ve coached in the past.”
Last fall Brown’s father Milton was diagnosed with an aggressive form of bladder cancer called small cell carcinoma. Brown says, “I really felt helpless and really wanted to do something.”
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Meet Maka Onaona, the Spinning Seal
Via Buzzfeed
Maka onaona, one of two male monk seals living at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu, enjoys spinning in his pool. Prepare to be hypnotized.
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Swimmer dies after being rescued from Dublin Bay
Read Irish Times
The alarm was raised at about 11.20am yesterday when the 35-year-old went swimming off Dalkey Island and did not return.
A major search operation was launched and the Garda Water Unit pulled the man from the sea south of Sorrento Terrace.
The man was airlifted to Tallaght Hospital, where he later died.
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CC photo #464: George Bovell III at Istanbul 2012
Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell III making his entrance at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Here the men’s 50 freestyle final, he was 4th in 21.03, see the result list here.
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Dad Dancing at Stadium
So awesome it hurts :-)
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AZ To Hire Minority Lifeguards Who ‘Can’t Swim’
Via Breibart
http://youtu.be/dHDseHidt1w
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Michael Phelps signing autographs 4/6/13
“Nice guy.”
http://youtu.be/L9kBS9YIsdA