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  • ADRI – A Spanish Short Movie Trailer

    Aug 16, 2013

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    rokur
    in Wow

    “After years of hard training in swimming, Adri is on the doors of the regional championships when, just two days before, her period comes for the first time. Since the death of her mother four years ago, Adri sees herself subjugated to the enthusiasm her father projects on this competition and the pressure from his coach who sees in Adri a firm candidate to qualify. WIth all that, Adri hides the event that transforms her from child to woman, and endangers her participation, forcing her to find on her own the answers to all the question that haunt her.”ย See adricortometraje.es and IMDB

    Trailer cortometraje ADRI (Estibaliz Urresola) from Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren on Vimeo.

  • “I’m a Dolphin” – Damon Kendrick’s 2011 Rottnest Channel Swim

    Aug 16, 2013

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    rokur
    in Open Water

    On 26 February 2011, Damon swam the Rottnest Channel Swim, solo. He finished in six hours, fifty minutes.

    I’m a Dolphin from Simon Buresch on Vimeo.

  • NBA Cares: Miami Heat Swimming Program

    Aug 16, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Check out James Jones and the Miami Heat helping kids in South Florida learn swim safety

    “But then they get to connect with one of their own, Miami’s own James Jones, two-time NBA champion. So wonderful watching their little faces light up knowing this isn’t just another swim lesson we’re getting today, our favorite team is here to help us with one of the most important things, to keep us safe during the summer time.”

    NBA Cares: Miami Heat Swimming Program

  • GoPro: Diving with Ocean Hounds

    Aug 15, 2013

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    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    Sam Stewart and Kelly Smith dive with curious Sea Lions in South Australia.

    GoPro: Diving with Ocean Hounds

  • Mireia Belmonte blasts Spanish sports coverage

    Aug 15, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Gossip

    Read SBS

    The most decorated Spanish swimmer of all time Mireia Belmonte Garcia has launched a stinging attack on the coverage of the sport in her homeland after breaking two world records at the World Cup meet in Berlin last weekend.

    “I am the first woman to go under eight minutes in the history of swimming, but a rumour about a (football) signing or the colour of Sergio Ramos’ hair is more important,” she said.

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    Image courtesy of morenobj, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Bruce Jenner on Michael Phelps: ‘He’s done’

    Aug 15, 2013

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    rokur
    in Gossip, History

    See TMZ

    “With rumors of a Michael Phelps comeback, there’s one American who thinks MP should STAY OUT of the pool when the 2016 Olympics roll around — Bruce Jenner.”

  • FIN reveal Pellegrini received โ‚ฌ750,000 between 2006 and 2012

    Aug 15, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization, Wow

    20130815-211454.jpgRead La Gazetta Dello Sport

    Following the champion’s scathing attack on twitter over the 2009 World Championships prize money, the Italian swimming federation, FIN have responded with a depth charge and made public the earnings of the Italian swimmer between 2006 and 2012. “The athlete Federica Pellegrini has personally received a total of around 750.000 euro, for her ranking in European competitions and study grants; this excludes prizes relating to the Olympic Club and the contributions from CONI for the Olympic medals.”

    147,000 euro for the Rome championships alone.

    Fede hits back at the FIN: “I am shocked at the statements made by the president of my sport. It would be all to easy to respond to the mathematical calculation of the prizes by looking at the long list of medals and records achieved between 2004 and today. And all of this becaause I criticised them.”

    Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

  • Hamish & Andy jumping off the Mostar bridge

    Aug 15, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun, Wow

    Australian radio/tv duo Hamish & Andy peer pressuring each other into jumping off the Stari Most bridge in Mostar, Herzegovina, into the Neretva river 24 meters below. A tradition in the city, first dive way back in 1664,

    The Jump!

    Here is an awesome photo of a dive off the bridge, courtesy of Sven Wolter, CC BY-SA 3.0

    20130815-181245.jpg

  • CC photo #592: Thinking about it

    Aug 15, 2013

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Fun, Open Water

    A very hot photographer on the open water medal podium platform at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, waiting (and waiting) for the 25K medal ceremony to begin.

    Hot as in high temperature.

    Thinking about it

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Rรณkur รญ Jรกkupsstovu // 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 :-)


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