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Ian Thorpe gives up on Olympic dream after shoulder injury

Jul 27, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Read The Telegraph

A shoulder injury has forced the 30-year-old to abandon any hopes of competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

“I don’t want to be the old man who can’t do things – to push out something that may not be realistic any more,” Thorpe told The Sunday Telegraph.

“Although I am going to continue swimming, realistically I don’t think I will be able to get back to a position where I am at the top of the sport.”
Underwater camera ban ‘a mistake’, says US head coach Dave Salo

Jul 27, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Read SuperSport

USA head coach David Salo said swimming’s governing body Fina had made a mistake on Friday by voting against using underwater cameras at future major events.

“I think it’s a mistake, we have got the technology to advance our sport and keep our sport appropriately governed,” said Salo, who is head coach of the US women’s team.

“I know in the United States, we are having a very difficult time developing officials, and the current ones are aging, there is enough technology around to keep our sport within the rules.
“The ESPYs Are Everything That’s Wrong With Sports”

Jul 27, 2013

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rokur

in History, WTF

Read This Chicago Now blog post

My husband turned to a rerun of the ESPYs just in time for us to see Michael Phelps win an award for the “best record-breaking performance,” which was when he earned his 16th gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. I looked at my husband and asked, “So, because Phelps won a bunch of awards, they’re giving him another award?” And thus began an idiotic evening with the ESPYs.
CC photo #573: BCN2013 Men’s 25K Medal Podium

Jul 27, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

The men’s 25 km open water swimming medal winners at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, surrounded by cameras. From left to right Brian Ryckeman (Belgium, silver), Thomas Lurz (Germany, gold) and Evgenii Dratcheev (Russia, silver). See the result list here.
CC photo #572: BCN2013 SW Team Leader Meeting

Jul 26, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Organization

Just a photo sent directly from the team leader’s meeting at the 15th FINA World Championships Barcelona 2013. The social world champs :-)
Secret weapons in synchronized swimming

Jul 26, 2013

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bartal

in Competition, Fun, Uncategorized

Chloe Isaac (CAN) reveals secret weapons in synchronized swimming: flavorless gelatin and waterproof make-up.
Phelps to ‘swim with sharks’ in South African waters

Jul 26, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Read for instance News Track India

American swimming great Michael Phelps will reportedly swim with sharks along with South African swimmer Chad le Clos.

According to Sport24, Phelps will be in Barcelona to represent his sponsors and be honoured by swimming governing body FINA and will go shark-cage diving with Le Clos in South Africa when the world championships ends.

Stating that he is very scared of sharks, Le Clos said that the retired American swimmer had convinced him to swim alongside him with the sharks after the South African beat his idol Phelps in the 200-metre butterfly at the London Olympics a year ago.
Bob Bowman back on deck after much-needed break

Jul 26, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

Read for instance newsobserver.com

After the London Olympics, Bob Bowman thought it was time to try something new. He was feeling just like his most famous pupil, Michael Phelps.

“Actually,” Bowman said, “I really didn’t think I would come back to coaching.”

Yet there he was, ready to take up his familiar position on deck, as the U.S. swimming team arrived in Barcelona on Wednesday for the world championships.

“I realized this is probably what I should be doing,” Bowman said with chuckle, speaking during a phone interview before the Americans flew out from their training camp in Spain’s Basque region.
CC photo #571: Palau Sant Jordi ready for Barcelona 2013

Jul 25, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Spectator entrance of the Palau Sant Jordi sport arena in Barcelona, Spain, main venue of the FINA 2013 World Championships.

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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 :-)