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  • Photographer narrowly escapes crocodile attack

    Mar 24, 2013

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    rokur
    in Nature, Safety, Wow, WTF

    ‘Under the Crocodile Bridge’ Rio Tarcoles, Costa Rica March 18, 2013.

    – “You crazy”, for sure

  • Swimming technique drills by Sándor Széles

    Mar 23, 2013

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    rokur
    in Competition, Technique

    Starring Daniel Gyurta, Evelyn Verraszto, Gergely Gyurta, David Verraszto, Akos Molnar and more..

  • CC photo #448: British gladiators at Roma 09

    Mar 23, 2013

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

    They were in high spirits, the British swimming team at the FINA 2009 World Championships in Rome, Italy. “SPQR” is short for “Senātus Populusque Rōmānus”, this guy must be a trainee since his sword is made out of wood :-P

    British gladiators at Roma 09

  • Pete Peterson: The ex-POW teaching Vietnam to swim

    Mar 23, 2013

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    rokur
    in Safety, Wow

    Truly awesome story here on the BBC

    More than 30 years after being stripped, bound and paraded through countless Vietnamese villages, Pete Peterson returned to the country as America’s ambassador. While there, he shook the hands of his captors – and began a mission to save the lives of young swimmers.

    (more…)

  • Heartthrob Swimmer Ryan Lochte Proud of Latino Background

    Mar 23, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip

    This must be old, talking about not having swum since the Olympics and stuff.

  • Cheyenne Mountain swimmer sets records, hopes for the Olympics

    Mar 23, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Training

  • Alia Atkinson on her 2013 season and financial challenges

    Mar 23, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    “Watch as SportsXplorer Multimedia caught up with Jamaica’s own swim queen Alia Atkinson on her recent trip to Jamaica. The Olympic finalist spoke to us about her 2013 season, the much needed financial support to aid her preparation program in order to propel her to the next level, as well as being a role model to young Jamaican swimmers.”

  • Korean Fans Furious Over Park Tae-hwan’s Treatment

    Mar 22, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip, Organization

    Read The Wall Street Journal

    South Korea’s national swimming federation is in hot water with fans of Olympic hero Park Tae-hwan.

    The swimming superstar’s admirers flooded the Korea Swimming Federation’s online bulletin board with livid posts after the 22-year-old nicknamed “Marine Boy” spent an hour last week promoting health supplements on a home shopping TV channel–a type of appearance often seen as a sign that big-name celebrities are past their commercial prime and need cash.

  • CC photo #447: A forest of cameras at Istanbul 2009

    Mar 22, 2013

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Way up under the roof, the video analysts at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. I remember it as very hot.

    A forest of cameras at Istanbul 2009

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