Eoin McCarthy Deering wades into the freezing waters of Iceland in search of blissful waves.
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Breaststroke rule simplified in US high school swimming
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High school swimmers in the breaststroke event will now be permitted to execute a single butterfly kick on the start or turn at any time prior to the first breaststroke kick.
“It was extremely difficult for officials to observe and consistently judge the initiation of the arm stroke on the start and turns,” said Becky Oakes, NFHS director of sports and staff liaison to the Swimming and Diving Rules Committee. “The committee wanted to provide consistency for the swimmers as to when the butterfly kick is permitted and the observation by the officials across all lanes for a legal or illegal use of the butterfly kick. Swimmers may now use the butterfly kick in the location that best benefits the individual swimmer before the breaststroke kick.”
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Sycerika McMahon named Swim Ireland’s High Performance Athlete of the Year 2012
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McMahon had an outstanding year in 2012, winning two European medals, silver in the 50m Breaststroke at the European Long Course Swimming Championships in May and Bronze in the same event at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in December.
The 17 year old qualified and competed at the London Olympic Games and over the year she set a total of 17 Irish Records and is now the current holder of 7 Senior and 17 Junior Irish Records.
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Explosions hit the Boston Marathon, people killed and injured
See all major news sources. Our deepest sympathies with all those affected.
BostonPolice looking for video of the finish line #tweetfromthebeat via @cherylfiandaca
— Boston Police Dept. (@Boston_Police) April 15, 2013
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Stephanie Rice has street named after her in Wodonga
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With a new sign in Wodonga, developers have named Rice Street after Australian gold medal swimmer Stephanie Rice. […]
“She is one of our greatest Olympians, so we were very keen to name a street after her,” development co-director Andrew Stern said.
“We just thought the Olympic gold medal scene really suited the estate because it is very much an outdoor environment right next to the Kiewa River.”
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DeSantis shocked by the drums at Danish swim meets
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Now, I try not to give out too much advice in this blog, but here is one very important piece. When flying to another country, crossing six time zones, and then trying to blow right through the time change on your way to a meet, then pondering whether you could possibly inject coffee intravenously for a faster effect, you will probably find yourself battling a headache from the lack of sleep/dehydration from coffee and who knows what else. At this point, you should probably reconsider attending a meet where someone will mercilessly bang a drum not ten feet away from you for hours on end.
Here is a taste of what is was like (and brace yourself, please)
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CC photo #471: Køge Open 2007 Opening Ceremony
Officials lined up in front of the flags at the Køge Open 2007.
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CC photo #470: Me walking a window sill at the Klaksvík National 2008
As you see, very gracefully – We were doing a stunt with slow motion replay which meant we had to climb up under the roof, and I don’t like heights.
We (the Faroese) have by the way lost our internet connections with the world this evening, because of a ‘surgical strike’ to our internet provider’s routers. 3G seems to work though.
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CC photo #469: Forest of flags at Shanghai 2011
Very impressive, also because of the strong wind that day at the FINA 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China.
