Spain’s Aschwin Wildeboer at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He also looks a bit annoyed, me thinks.
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10 swimmer goals for 2013
Nice list here on USA Swimming:
(read the details there)
- Embrace cold water
- Listen to your coach, especially during taper.
- Understand every practice
- Stop comparing yourself to others
- Work on your weakest part
- Jump into the pool with enthusiasm
- Stop the before-bed iPhone/Facebook/Twitter/Email usage
- Compliment yourself
- Smile
- Make one small goal a day
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Franklin and Phelps named 2012 Swimmers of the Year by FINA and SwimmingWorld
After collecting the votes from the 202 National Member Federations, media and aquatic experts, FINA’s Athletes of 2012 are Missy Franklin (USA) and Michael Phelps (USA) in the swimming category, and Eva Risztov (HUN) and Oussama Mellouli (TUN) in the open water swimming category. See FINA.org
FINA’s picks for top athletes in open water, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo nearly mirrors the picks made by SwimmingWorld’s international panel, detailed in the December 2012 issue. See SwimmingWorld Magazine
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Tyler McGill visits Maine South High School
“On December 29, 2012 the Maine South Hawks Swimming Parents Association brought in Olympic Gold winner Tyler McGill to speak to their young swimmers. Tyler spent the day with the group sharing his inspirational story, life lessons, and training techniques.”
– And he is darn good at it ! :-)
Tyler McGill visits Maine South High School from Larry Collins on Vimeo.
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Video from when Ryan Lochte gave away his IM gold medals at Istanbul 2012
Ryan Lochte was already a very popular guy at the beginning of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, but grew to godlike status when he started to give away his medals to local kids at the venue.
Here is him surprising a kid with his 200 IM gold medal
This after setting a new World Record in the event
And here is him managing to give away his 100 IM gold medal, also
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8th Annual Ajax Polar Bear Swim – 2013
The Ajax Polar Bear Swim takes place each January 1st at Paradise Beach Park in Ajax, Ontario. This is the video from the 2013 version (8th annual).
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Victoria’s Secret Reveals Swim Cover Model
“The annual bikini issue is out and hotter than ever. Find out which sexy gal made the cut.”
Clue, it is not me
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Lithuanian Swimming Championships 2012 with RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ—
Highlights of Lithuanian Open Swimming Short Course Championships 2012 with Olympic champion RÅ«ta Meilutyte.
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Van der Burgh and Gyurta to race at Bergen Swim Festival in memory of Dale Oen
According to tv2.no, both Olympic champions Cameron in the men’s breaststroke Van Der Burgh and Daniel Gyurta will attend the Bergen Swim Festival 19-21 April 2013, to honor their fallen friend Alexander Dale Oen. The meet was cancelled last year, as it was scheduled to be arranged only days after Oen’s untimely death, a short course meet in the long course season that the arrangers plan to make into a long course meet when their new 50-meter venue will be ready in early 2014. Read also this press release (in Norwegian) on bsf.no.