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Are 512 pushups too many for a swimmer? A Missouri jury says no

Oct 13, 2013

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rokur

in Dryland, Health, Organization, Safety, Training, WTF

Read The Wichita Eagle

Five hundred twelve pushups.

Twice.

That’s 1,024 pushups.

Alexandra “Ali” Swee, now a Memphis, Tenn., college student, says she was told to do them one night five years ago during a Blue Springs practice when she was a 13-year-old member of the Kansas City Blazers swim club.

She contended the excessive pushups represented punishment dished out by her coach and contributed to shoulder pain that continues today. Her family filed suit, seeking money for past and future medical expenses related to her shoulder issues.

Her former coach and representatives of USA Swimming, the national organization with which the Blazers are affiliated, maintained the pushups were part of an occasional exercise intended to motivate swimmers to improve their speed.

Late Friday, a Jackson County jury ruled for the defendants.

Image courtesy of lachicaresaka, CC BY-ND 2.0
CC photo #650: Sun Yang happy with his BCN2013 win in the 400 free

Oct 13, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Sun Yang screaming with clenched fists after winning the men’s 400 meter freestyle final at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
Leopard seal tries to teach human to catch penguin

Oct 13, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Nature, Uncategorized

Awesome story from National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen here, describing how he wanted to swim with the feared leopard seals and ended up being almost force-fed by one. That Swede Göran Ehlme sounds like a funny guy too.

Face-to-Face with a Leopard Seal | Nat Geo Live
Lotte Friis skips retirement plans until after Rio 2016

Oct 13, 2013

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rokur

in Uncategorized

Read SwimmingWorld or BT (in Danish)

Speaking with the Danish newspaper BT, Lotte Friis reveals that she was planning to retire after Herning 2013, but has decided to continue until the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, in an attempt to ‘avenge’ her flop at London 2012. It will be part time though, as she has already started to prepare for a life after swimming, where she hopes to be a television host or producer.

“The World Championships was an eye opener for me,” Friis said to BT. “I found out that I can still compete. I had otherwise planned to swim this season and then stop after the European Championships in Denmark. But that plan is now in the trash can. My confidence got a huge boost from the World Championships, and now I believe again that I accomplish something at the Olympics in Rio in 2016. There I aim to take a medal.”

Image courtesy of Peter Harry, CC BY-SA 2.0
Marathon Swim Lake Zurich 2013

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water, Organization, Wow

In August 2013 the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team organized its 26th International Self-Transcendence Marathon Swim on the Lake of Zurich. Enjoy the highlights of one of the most treasured swimming competitions, for which the participants have to wait years to be accepted. 50 solo-swimmers and 24 relay teams from all over the world participated.

Marathon Swim Lake Zurich 2013 from Vasudeva Server on Vimeo.
The 94th Dublin Liffey Swim 2013

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Fun, Open Water, Organization

….. plus tug boats and plus naughty bridge jump at the end.

The 94th Dublin Liffey Swim 2013 from Vanessa Daws on Vimeo.
Swim4Good – The Gibraltar Crossing

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Open Water, Organization

On July 11th 2013, Susan Moody, Emily Kunze and Mauricio Prieto swam across the Strait of Gibraltar and raised $107.000 for Worldreader. Swim4Good is a platform that uses swimming as a bridge for social good.

SWIM4GOOD – THE GIBRALTAR CROSSING from Víctor Rins on Vimeo.
Morning Masters

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Organization, Training

One minute observational documentary portrait for Vis 180A. Shot at: UCSD Master’s Swimming, Canyonview Pool.

Morning Masters from Hilary Morefield on Vimeo.
Men Who Swim – The story about Sweden’s all-male synchronized swim team

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Fun

“Men Who Swim is a humorous and poignant look at a group of middle aged men in Stockholm who find unlikely fellowship as members of Sweden’s all-male synchronized swim team. Award-winning filmmaker Dylan Williams’ feature documentary discovers how a weekly escape from the daily grind of work and family responsibilities, evolves into a more serious commitment. By day, they are train conductors and meat buyers, archivists and teachers; but by night they channel Esther Williams and become earnest and passionate exponents of the sport.”

Men Who Swim Trailer from Met Film Production on Vimeo.

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Rókur í Jákupsstovu // Production engineer and certified swim coach. Full-time IT guy, spare-time aquatics aficionado. 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 grandson & a wife. Bureau Member of European Aquatics, liaison to Water Safety, Media & Data Management. Likes to run :-)