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  • CC photo #344: A fun game in our local pool

    Dec 9, 2012

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Faroe Islands, Fun

    Don’t take my word for it, but I think this is an invention of our local head coach, Rúni Gaardbo, here at FLOT in Toftir, Faroe Islands: The kids are divided into two teams that must stay behind the lane ropes. The kickboards are arranged in pairs upright as shown on the photo, equal amounts on both sides, and each team is given an equal amount of many (soft) balls. The guys in the middle are assistant coaches resupplying the players with balls stuck in the middle lane. First team to shoot down all kickboards has won. Some choose to attack, some choose to defend. We call it ‘plátubólt’ (‘board ball’), and it is extremely fun :-)

    A fun game in our local pool

  • CC photo #343: The President looking forward to an open water swim

    Dec 8, 2012

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

    “Like swimming in noodle soup”, he said afterwards, describing the experience of swimming in the shallow fresh water lake Vatnið (“the lake”) in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, back in June 2010. Jon Hestoy here to the right, President of the Faroese Swimming Federation, and to the left Jón Bjarnason, coach of Pál Joensen, helping young swimmer Erna Katrin Olsen with her zip lock.

    The President looking forward to an open water swim

  • Dangerous Shorebreak

    Dec 8, 2012

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    rokur
    in Nature, Wow

    A short quick fix promo of some of the best explosive shorebreak clips from Clark Little Photography.

  • Michael Phelps says ‘Call Me Maybe’ video was key for USA Swimming’s succes at London 2012

    Dec 8, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition, Fun, Organization

    Read USA Today

    The most successful Olympian in history sat for an interview with Costas Tonight this week and credited the team’s viral Call Me Maybe video for bonding the team. The clip, which has over 10 million views on YouTube, was a sensation this summer before London.

    “It’s funny to say it now, but that Call Me Maybe video we did really brought us together,” Phelps told Costas. “There are some of us who didn’t really want to do it, felt kind of weird doing it, but I think it really just shows how we are as a team.”

  • German Saint Nicholas in shark hug

    Dec 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Fun, Nature, WTF

    “Saint Nicholas, the inspiration behind Santa Claus, was celebrated throughout Germany today. Saint Nicholas was filmed in the Sea Life aquarium in Munich swimming with sharks, promoting the holiday season in a somewhat original fashion.”

  • Delta State Swim and Dive

    Dec 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Organization, Wow

    A hype video for Delta State‘s swimming and diving team.

  • Preston Swimming Coach on the Olympic Legacy

    Dec 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, Organization

    Preston swimming coach Steve Heaps on the affect that the Olympics has had on swimming in Preston. Shot through foggy goggles, it seems.

  • Swimming with MPs

    Dec 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Health, Organization, Training

    Once a week in Ottawa, Canada, electorate leaders find time in their hectic schedule to attend a special meeting. For 45 minutes, they set aside their worries to focus on their own health with a very special coach. Awesome!

  • I created a Google+ Community called “Swimming” today

    Dec 7, 2012

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    rokur
    in Swimmer’s Daily, Technology

    Yesterday, Google launched a new feature called Communities on Google+, that might be a game changer. So today I got to create a Community called Swimming, you are very welcome to try it out with me. First plan is to throw a whole lot of photos up on the Istanbul 2012 – 11th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) event, this next week :-)

    Swimming on Google+

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