The competition pool for the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, the warm-up pool also seen in the background. Photo taken during our first practice in ‘the Box’, Monday 9 December 2013.
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Olympic gold medalist Amaury Leveaux announces retirement
Read for instance Malaysia Sun
French Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amaury Leveaux Monday announced his retirement after achieving his “career goals”.
“I have all the medals I need and done everything I want to in swimming,” said Leveaux who celebrated his 28th birthday last Monday.
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No public explanation why swim coach Dick Shoulberg out at GA
Read Philly.comOver four decades as a coach at Germantown Academy, Dick Shoulberg sent 16 swimmers to the Olympics, coached U.S. teams, entered two halls of fame, and won five national coaching awards.
On Wednesday, his voice cracked as he struggled to explain why he was abruptly removed from not just a job, but a prominent post in a sport that has defined him.
“I haven’t done anything wrong, other than being 741/2 and looking people in the eye and telling them, ‘You’re wrong,’ ” Shoulberg said in an interview.
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I’m A Celebrity: Rebecca Adlington reveals she has anxiety disorder and has suffered panic attacks
Read the MirrorFormer I’m a Celebrity campmate Rebecca Adlington has revealed she has an anxiety disorder which has caused her to suffer panic attacks.
The retired Olympic swimmer, 24, said the condition related specifically to confined underground spaces, explaining her inability to take part in several Bushtucker Trials.
She told the Daily Mail: “I have an anxiety disorder specific to confined underground spaces, and I’ve had panic attacks in the past.
“I disclosed that in my medical before I went into the jungle.
“We were never aware in advance what the trials were.
“It was up to the doctors to exempt people.
“It really was no big deal.”
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Finnish swimming hall rejects 3-year old boy: Not allowed during ladies-only sessions
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Patrons of the Rantakylä swimming hall in Joensuu, northeast Finland are perplexed by the rules pertaining to special ladies-only swimming sessions. A local mother recently tried to take her three-year old son to the session but they were turned away and told that only women were allowed.
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“Gold in the Box” – the official Herning 2013 European SC Championships song
“Guld i Boxen” (“Gold in the Box”), produced in the KOMO-studio in Herning and performed by local stars Rikke Hvidbjerg and Rasmus Steenberg.
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Photo(s) of the NJSC/SC 2013 flags
So tricky, trying to get the perfect photo of flags in motion. I have a lot more photos, but still guess I’ll have to do a bit of photoshopping.
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Free diver and shark researcher William Winram’s new film Great White Sharks
Life as William Winram must be breathlessly exciting. One day you’re ocean diving (without an oxygen tank) to a world record (145 metres down in three minutes, eight seconds); the next you’re swimming with great white sharks and living to tell the tale. There used to be some big-wave surfing too, but he’s given that up; a man can’t be too careful, you know.
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Behold TV2’s Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships teaser
Already on Thursday! :-)
Teaser for EM i svømning 2013 (TV 2)