There were pictures! (yes, I know that I’m ranting by now, but … there were pictures!)
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ESPN: The Opaque featuring Jessica Hardy and Nathan Adrian
Slow motion video of white water swimming, via SwimmingWorld
http://youtu.be/HiVo4QUOS6Q
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Denmark appoints Nick Juba as new national head coach
Nick Juba – Photo courtesy of SVØM The Danish Swimming Federation has appointed Nick Juba as their new national head coach, to complete their national team management consisting of sports director Mikkel Von Seelen (DEN), head coach Nick Juba (GBR), national training center head coach Shannon Rollason (AUS) and talent developer Michael Hinge (DEN). Nick Juba has for many years been head coach of the successful British Hatfield Swimming Club, coaching among others 2008 and 2012 Olympian Adam Brown. He will be moving to Denmark, and will take up the post as national head coach on May 6th.
Read the press release (in Danish) here on svoem.org
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CC photo #459: Rijeka 2008 Men’s 400 IM Medal Winners
The men’s 400 meter individual medley medal winners posing for the photographers at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. From left to right bronze winner Åukasz Wójt (Poland), gold winner Dinko Jukić (Austria) and silver winner GergÅ‘ Kis (Hungary. See the result list here.
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Bidding video – FINA Kazan 2015
I’m late with publishing this video from 2011, but luckily it is still relevant :-)
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Awesome April Fools story starring Anthony Ervin that we missed
Have to start following Blogstroke, I guess :-)
If you’ve been waiting to see one of your favorite U.S. Men’s Olympic Swim Team members as a leading man on the big screen, here’s your chance.
Olympic gold medalist Anthony Ervin has the leading role in Swim for Love. Based on “actual events†a swimmer must chose between swimming at the Olympics for his country, or swim across the Atlantic Ocean to be reunited with his true love.
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Finnish media interviewing new national head coach Bo Jacobsen
An interview in English here off uimaliitto.fi (The Finnish Swimming Association website), you can also see a segment from 2:00 to 3:54 here on Yle Areena. Details off Uimaliitto are for instance that he is appointed at least until the Berlin Europeans in 2014, with the option to then continue until Rio 2016. Read more on uimaliitto.fi (in Finnish).
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Heidi Klum saves her son from drowning
Update: There were pictures (!)
The supermodel jumps into action saving her 7-year-old kid and two nannies. Find out what happened.
http://youtu.be/BYPbZ9MFyjQ
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Ryan Lochte Gets His Game On
No sport is safe with the Olympic swimmer around! See his many talents in “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” premiering Sunday, April 21 at 10|9c.
http://youtu.be/eKZaOejspHs