The Danish Swimming Federation has today announced the final selection for the LEN 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, with a couple of adjustments compared to the September list. Mie Ø. Nielsen and Christina Munkholm are now off the team, while Kelly Riber Rasmussen and Kristina Thomsen have been added to strengthen the relays.
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The Swedish Olympic Scandal РInterview With Simon Sj̦din
The Simon Sjödin interview is now online here on simma.nu/dk
“I’m really disappointed with my federation. They didn’t have my back when I needed them the most. I did my part in the pool, but they couldn’t do their part in the boardroom. But I have decided to put it behind me. Together, we must find a solution so that no swimmer has to go through the same thing I did.”
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CC photo #317: Rebecca Mann after winning the 2012 Berlin World Cup 800 free
USA’s Rebecca Mann after winning the women’s 800 freestyle at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, in 8:16.58 ahead of Leah Smith (USA) in 8:17.96 and Lotte Friis (DEN) in 8:22.04, see result list here. Yesterday she broke the 31-year-old 1650 yard freestyle U.S. National Age Group record for 13-14 year olds with a time of 15:54.46, so yes, she certainly deserves a mention :-)
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The Swedish Olympic Scandal
Heads up, simma.nu/dk will break this story tomorrow, in English:
“Tomorrow (Monday) we will post an interview with the Swedish medley-ace Simon Sjödin who was not selected for the Olympics despite having performed at a superb level the whole season leading up to the Olympics.”
Read more on simma.nu/dk
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A League Of Their Own: Jack Whitehall’s and James Corden’s Synchronised Swims
Goodies for our WTF-category, some kind of crazy male synchronized swimming dance of, courtesy of Sky1
Jack Whitehall’s Trunks of Funk
James Corden’s Synchronised Swimmer
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Combat Veterans Relax at Dolphin Swim
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Night Swim With Jarvis Cocker
A synchronized underwater ballet unfolds in this Jarvis Cocker-helmed video for harpist and singer Serafina Steer’s ethereal new single, “Night Before Mutiny”. Featuring Asha Randall and Olivia Federici, both members of the UK’s Olympic team and known as Aquabatix, see Nowness.
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CC photo #316: Me, Mogens and the President at FOMM 2012
The men’s 50 meter butterfly podium at the Faroese Open Masters Championships in KlaksvÃk, yesterday Saturday 10 November 2012. From left to right Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese Swimming Association, me (Rókur à Jákupsstovu) and Mogens F. Petersen from the local club Ægir. All gold medal winners, since, well, that is the beauty of having a championship with official masters age-grouping in a tiny place like the Faroe Islands :-)
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CC photo #315: Japan filming at Shanghai 2011
Just a photo from the video analysis section at the FINA 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai 2011. They always get the best view :-)
