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Denmark selects 16 for the 2012 European SC, 9 for the Worlds

Sep 25, 2012

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rokur

in Competition
The Danish Swimming Federation has selected the following swimmers for the Chartres 2012 European Short Course Championships and Istanbul 2012 World Short Course Championships, including the entire Danish Olympic squad on double-duty, except Mads GlÃ¦sner who will concentrate on Istanbul, Mathias Gydesen who has retired, and PÃ¡l Joensen who will again compete for the Faroe Islands. See svoem.org.

Chartres 2012 (November 22-25)
- Lotte Friis (1988), Sigma Swim AllerÃ¸d
- Jeanette Ottesen (1987), Kvik Kastrup
- Rikke MÃ¸ller Pedersen (1989), Frem Odense
- Pernille Blume (1994), Sigma Swim BirkerÃ¸d
- Mie Ã˜. Nielsen (1996), Aalborg SvÃ¸mmeklub
- Daniel Skaaning (1993), Swim Team TÃ¥strup / VAT CPH
- Anders Lie (1991), Farum SvÃ¸mmeklub
- Chris Christensen (1988), Holstebro SvÃ¸mmeklub
- Katrine Holm SÃ¸rensen (1992), Esbjerg SvÃ¸mmeklub
- Daniel Steen Andersen (1995), Horsens
- Andreas Schiellerup (1993), Sigma Swim BirkerÃ¸d
- Morten Bak Hansen (1995), JGI SvÃ¸mning / A6
- Anton Ã˜rskov Ipsen (1994), Sigma Swim BirkerÃ¸d
- Christina Munkholm (1996), KÃ¸ge SvÃ¸mmeklub
- Julie Aglund Lauridsen (1996), Sigma Swim AllerÃ¸d
- Julie Levisen (1997), SMUT Terndrup
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Swimmer Cullen Jones on Racing with Prince Harry in Vegas

Sep 24, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Gossip

Oh no, Et tu, Brute ?
CC photo #269: A star studded Rijeka 2008 group photo

Sep 24, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Not really sure what is happening here, maybe the LEN prize money winners plus a few others, at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships.
Kiwi hospital removes eel from man’s bum

Sep 24, 2012

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rokur

in Nature, WTF

A man sought emergency treatment at hospital in Auckland last week with an eel stuck up his bottom. It is believed the patient was sent for X-rays and a scan, which showed there was an eel lodged inside him.

“The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus and the incident is the talk of the place,” a hospital source said. “Doctors and nurses have come across people with strange objects that have got stuck where they shouldn’t be before, but an eel has to be a first.”

It is unclear how the eel managed to be trapped inside the man. It is believed medics successfully removed it and the man was later discharged.

(Photo courtesy of rach2k, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Notice! – This is *not* the eel in question!)

Read more here on The New Zealand Herald, via Arbroath
Shoshoni the horse crosses the Loch Lomond every week

Sep 23, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Nature

â€œWe live on an island and had no means of transportation to take her to the mainland so we tried swimming â€“ and she loved it.Â Despite being a horse, she took to it like a duck to water.Â It helps to keep her fit, and we find swimming is good for her mentally as well.â€ Read Arbroath

This *must* be what she is thinking, while swimming :-)
New technique helps reduce surgery scars

Sep 23, 2012

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rokur

in Health

Surgery scars are an unsightly problem for many but now there may be a way to soften their appearance without chemicals or medication. Jamie Howard, a physical therapist in Center City, says she’s had success using the Graston technique. It was first developed for athletes, to loosen muscles, tendons, and scar tissue under the skin. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is said to be a devotee. Read 6ABC Action News
CC photo #268: The Tropical Islands resort near Berlin

Sep 23, 2012

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rokur

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

The resort my wife visited earlier this month, on a field trip with 9th grade students and fellow teacher and parents. A huge, former airship hangar transformed into Tropical Islands, complete with fake horizon and everything. By pure coincidence, another Faroese party visited at the same time, bringing the total tally of Faroese visitors up to 50, or about 1â€° of the total Faroese population. And oh yes, she recommends it.
Kirsty Coventry and Arena support AMREF projects in Kenya

Sep 23, 2012

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rokur

in Health

One and a half billion people in the world have to use contaminated water, the main vehicle for disease. In Africa, 4 out 5 deaths are linked to water. The lack of drinking water is one of the fundamental causes of hunger, disease and poverty. Read Arena International and see AMREF.
Gangnam Synchro Style

Sep 23, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

Aqualillies and what appears to really be Psy doing the Gangnam Style ‘synchro style’. As commented a couple of times on YouTube, ‘slightly disturbing’.