“British Gas has supported British Swimming since 2009. From paddling pool, to podium. This year we’re launching an initiative to get more people swimming, more often.
Team up, take on SwimBritain. Sign up for more information at www.swimbritain.co.uk.”
“Missy Franklin still making waves after London Olympics. Eight months after she became a household name, Colorado’s Missy Franklin is still making waves, from The Tonight Show to an appearance on “Pretty Little Liars.” The Colorado native loves life in the fast lane.”
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“It was amazing. We were paddling along when all of a sudden I heard this sound, like heavy breathing. I looked back, and was shocked to see a cute grey seal staring back at me. It was really friendly and tame – it swam right up to my board, and started playing with us. It nipped my paddle and then tried to climb onto my board – I had to go down on my knees because I didn’t want the little critter toppling me in.
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Former Mission Viejo Nadadores coach Daniel Ad’m Dusenbury has been banned for life by swimming’s national governing body after acknowledging having an inappropriate relationship with a female teenage Nadadores swimmer, the Orange County Register has learned.
Another prominent Orange County swim coach, Bill Jewell, has resigned his coaching position at Golden West Swim Club in the wake of a Register story detailing allegations of his inappropriate conduct toward female teenage swimmers, the Register also has learned.
Chloe Sutton (USA) won silver in the women’s 400 meter freestyle at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, see the result list here.
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It’s hard enough keeping the golf ball in play on a tough golf course in front of thousands of fans, but it’s even harder when the fans are picking up any ball they see.
That’s what happened on the latest episode of “The Haney Project” on Golf Channel, where Michael Phelps was in an interesting situation in China where even his balls in play couldn’t be found.
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Former European champion swimmer Ksenia Moskvina has been banned for six years for a repeat doping offense, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said Thursday.
The Russian, 23, is already serving a one-year ban for her first doping offense and the new punishment will start on November 25, when her first sanction expires.
“Ksenia Moskvina is disqualified for a period of six years, starting from November 25, 2013, for a repeat breach of anti-doping rules,†RUSADA said in a website statement.
Two days after he was pulled from the bottom of a swimming pool at a Disney resort in Florida, a 13-year-old boy from Missouri has died.
Anthony Johnson had been playing in a pool at Disney’s Pop Century Resort on Sunday. No lifeguards were on duty at the time; signs were posted warning that swimmers swam at their own risk.
Surfing Lucha Libre style, because it’s Luchadores night. Via GoPro on Facebook.
