“Our panel of sports journalists discuss the fallout from a damning report on the Australian Olympic swim team.”
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In Denmark it is okay that child molesting coach stays as chairman of the club (!)
This is so weird, according to Danish tabloid media Ekstrabladet, the Sports Confederation of Denmark will not deny a Karate coach convicted of sex with a minor the right to be chairman of the same club, despite of having banned him from coaching children and adolescents under 18 the next 10 years, as they believe that there is no real risk of a chairman having close relations with kids and youths. According to the article, most clubs get rid of sex offending coaches, while others still chose to give them a second chance as coaches of adults or member of the board.
– ‘But I agree with you, that being chairman is a signal externally. But that we will leave to local people to decide, whether they still will associate with him’, says Jan Darfeldt, member of the Sports Confederation of Denmark’s pedophilia committee.
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CC photo #416: Swim School class at Toftir, Faroe Islands
Calm before the storm, the kids ready for swim training at FLOT in Toftir, Faroe Islands, today.
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Harlem Shake warning
Interesting warning via Texas Swimming
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The Harlem Shake (University of Minnesota Style)
Oh no, they are out in the snow now
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Man bets official $32,000 he won’t swim China’s polluted Ruian river
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A Chinese entrepreneur from Zhejiang offered a senior official of the local Communist Party about $32,000 to swim in a polluted river for 20 minutes.
“If the environmental protection bureau chief dares to swim in [Ruian’s] river for 20 minutes, I will pay [him] 200,000 yuan,†Jin posted on Weibo, the South China Morning News reported.
Voice of America reported in January that up to 40 percent of China’s rivers are seriously polluted.
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Bluestone Review says Australia’s London 2012 Olympic team had ‘toxic’ culture
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Australia’s London Olympics swimming team was beset by “culturally toxic incidents†including misuse of prescription drugs and bullying that highlighted a failure of culture and leadership, a report said.
The so-called Bluestone Review, commissioned by Swimming Australia after the nation’s worst performance in the Olympic pool in two decades, found that a culture existed within the team which “did not appear to assist or support high-level performance for most people.â€
“There were enough culturally toxic incidents across enough team members that breached agreements (such as getting drunk, misuse of prescription drugs, breaching curfews, deceit, bullying) to warrant a strong, collective leadership response that included coaches, staff and the swimmers,†the report said. “No such collective action was taken.â€
See also The Australian
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Mega pod of dolphins off San Diego coast 2013
“Thousands of dolphins spanning across 7 miles of ocean were sighted off the coast of San Diego on Thursday, a boat captain told NBC 7 San Diego. Capt. Joe Dutra of Hornblower Cruises said he saw a “super mega-pod” of common dolphins Thursday around noon while he was on his daily tour. He said the pod was more than 7 miles long and 5 miles wide.”
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Swimming with a Humboldt Squid – Deadly 60 – BBC
“Astonishing underwater footage of Deadly 60 main man Steve Backshall swimming with a Humboldt Squid – which repeatedly squirts ink at him! From series 2 of hit wildlife show Deadly 60.” Via Laughing Squid