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  • Dominik Meichtry & Jessica Hardy Wedding Photographers

    Oct 22, 2013

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    rokur
    in Gossip, Wow

    “A Shutter in Time Photography are wedding photographers and engagement portrait specialists. Located in Huntington Beach, CA serving all of Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County and San Diego County.”

    Dominik Meichtry & Jessica Hardy Wedding Photographers

  • A Day In The Life of Swimmer Rob

    Oct 22, 2013

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    rokur
    in Health, Training, Wow

    See ABC

    Rob Anderson (92 yrs) is a keen swimmer with the Bellingen Diggers Swimming Club, a close-knit group also fondly known to members as the ‘Bellingen Bats’. Robโ€™s enthusiasm and drive is infectious; he continually inspires others with his ability, good nature and not to mention quick sense of humour.

    http://youtu.be/sFChWjLipQc

  • Doha 2013 World Cup stop accused of erasing Israeli flag

    Oct 22, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, WTF

    ivry-blankRead for instance Israel Today and SwimmingWorld

    Israeli swimmers participating in the FINA Swimming World Cup in Doha, Qatar this week were publicly presented as nation-less competitors both by the announcer and in the live television broadcast.

    When the Israelis were announced, they were labeled as coming from the nation of “ISR.” A similar snubbing occurred when the Israelis participated in the 2010 FINA event in Dubai.

    During the actual competition, the live television broadcast displayed each competing swimmer’s name next to a graphic of his or her national flag. For all of the Israelis, that graphic was whited out.

  • CC photo #660: Christian Sprenger on top of the BCN2013 podium

    Oct 22, 2013

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Australia’s Christian Sprenger on top of the medal podium at the FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, after winning gold in the men’s 100 meter breaststroke. South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh second and Brazil’s Felipe Lima third, see the result list here.

    Christian Sprenger on top of the BCN2013 podium

  • Yamamoto Corp launches anti-radiation swimwear for Fukushima workers

    Oct 22, 2013

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    rokur
    in Equipment, Health, Nature, WTF

    Read for instance RT and see yamamoto-bio.com

    Designed in an effort to protect Fukushima clean-up workers, Osaka-based swimwear company Yamamoto Corporation unveiled the anti-radiation garments on Thursday.

    The company claims that the wetsuit made from stretchy rubberized kneaded carbon can stop 100 percent of beta radiation.

    The swimwear – which weighs only three kilograms – is completely fused so the contaminated water cannot seep through. The suit therefore protects the person wearing it from aftermath illnesses such as cancer, according to its makers.

    Yamamoto Corporation is also working on lead-based underwear which protects the lower part of the spine and abdomen from harmful gamma rays. The underwearโ€™s weight is 3.4 kilograms.

    yamamoto-wear

    Image off yamamoto-bio.com

  • Sean Conway almost finished swimming the length of Britain

    Oct 21, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    Read BBC and see seanconway.com

    Sean Conway, 32, from Cheltenham, left west Cornwall on 30 June bound for the far north of the Scottish mainland.

    He is attempting to become the first person to swim the route up Britain’s west coast.

    On Monday, he was close to the tiny island of Handa off Scotland’s north west Sutherland coast after swimming about 10 miles a day. [โ€ฆ]

    Mr Conway hopes to complete his swim later this month.

    Thank you Scotland for the good weather. Back in the water at 7am tomorrow. Next stop. Cape Wrath.

    โ€” Sean Conway (@Conway_Sean) October 19, 2013

    Here is a video from he was in Wales

    SimplySwim Interview Sean Conway Swimming Britain – Wales

  • Gerhard Zandberg confirms retirement following Swimming South Africa controversy

    Oct 21, 2013

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    in Competition, History, Organization

    van-der-burgh-and-zandbergRead for instance EyeWitnessNews, mysport24 and sport24

    Former World Swimming Champion Gerhard Zandberg has confirmed that he has retired from the sport, following the Swimming South Africa controversy after him ‘breaking team rules’ at the Barcelona 2013 World Championships.

    Zandberg had asked to swap rooms to avoid catching a cold that his roommate Cameron van der Burgh had contracted, and receiving no response, Zandberg paid for his own room, which he shared with his girlfriend Linda.

    For this he received a punishment of 50,000 Rand ($5,000) which was later reduced to 4,000 Rand ($500); a 2-year suspension from swimming; 1 year of community service; and an immediate scratch from all World Cup events.

    This left him with two options: either appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, or retire. Waiting out a two-year suspension at his age would have been illogical.

    Today…my swimming career has come to an end. @Joffersmyboy @JeanSmyth

    โ€” Gerhard Zandberg (@ZandbergGerhard) October 16, 2013

     

    Image courtesy ofย Marceldaponte, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • CC photo #659: Pedersen and Hardy racing at BCN2013

    Oct 21, 2013

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    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Denmark’s Rikke Mรธller Pedersen and USA’s Jessica Hardy neck and neck towards the finish line in the women’s 100 meter breaststroke semifinal at the FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.

    Pedersen and Hardy racing at BCN2013

  • Fran Halsall to lead British challenge at Herning 2013 European Short Course Champs

    Oct 21, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Fran_HalsallSee swimming.org

    Halsall (British Gas ITC, Loughborough) will be joined by the likes ofย Jazz Carlinย (British Gas ITC, Swansea),ย Andrew Willisย (British Gas ITC, Bath),ย Hannah Mileyย (Garioch, Scotland) andย Craig McNallyย (Warrender, Scotland) as part of an 11-strong team.

    โ€œThis is a team which is focused on athletes that we feel can deliver medals either today or in the near future,โ€ said British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss.

    โ€œIt continues the strategy we have adopted of smaller, more focused teams and this will continue to be a key philosophy going forward.

    โ€œCertain swimmers on the team will go to Denmark off the back of competing at the FINA World Cups and they will conclude the short course season inย Glasgow at the Duel in the Pool. This is part of a strategy of racing more often as we want to see our leading swimmers to be competing more regularly.

    The GB Team for Herning 2013

    • Craig McNallyย (Warrender)
    • Adam Peaty (City of Derby)
    • Chris Walker-Hebbornย (British Gas ITC Bath)
    • Andrew Willisย (British Gas ITC Bath)
    • Sophie Allenย (British Gas ITC Bath)
    • Jazmin Carlinย (British Gas ITC Swansea)
    • Francesca Halsallย (British Gas ITC Loughborough)
    • Jemma Loweย (British Gas ITC Swansea)
    • Siobhan-Marie Oโ€™Connorย (British Gas ITC Bath)
    • Hannah Mileyย (Garioch)
    • Aimee Willmottย (Middlesbrough)

    Image courtesy of The Wolf, CC BY 2.0

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