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  • Heidi Klum saves her son from drowning

    Apr 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Update: There were pictures (!)

    The supermodel jumps into action saving her 7-year-old kid and two nannies. Find out what happened.

    http://youtu.be/BYPbZ9MFyjQ

  • Ryan Lochte Gets His Game On

    Apr 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Dryland, Fun, Gossip

    No sport is safe with the Olympic swimmer around! See his many talents in “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” premiering Sunday, April 21 at 10|9c.

    http://youtu.be/eKZaOejspHs

  • CC photo #458: Vladimir Morozov at Istanbul 2012

    Apr 2, 2013

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    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Russia’s Vladimir Morozov gold winner in the men’s 50 freestyle at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.

    Vladimir Morozov at Istanbul 2012

  • Finland appoints Bo Jacobsen as new national head coach

    Apr 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Organization

    Bo JacobsenThe Finnish Swimming Association has appointed Danish coach Bo Jacobsen as new national head coach, starting May 1st, 2013. Bo Jacobsen is renowned in Danish swimming as head coach these past 18ยฝ years of one of the most successful swim clubs in Denmark, WestSwim later merged into Esbjerg Svรธmmeklub. Read the press release here on Esbjerg Svรธmmeklub and see also SwimNews.dk

    (Photo: Bo Jacobsen at the Rijeka 2008 European SC)

  • Is this some kind of Michael Phelps effect on golf?

    Apr 2, 2013

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    rokur
    in Fun, Open Water

    See Mashable

    Danish pro Andreas Harto takes things to a new level in this video, removing his pants (along with shoes and socks) to chip his way out from the edge of a water hazard at a tournament in Morocco on Sunday

    Golfer removes trousers for shot from water

  • Ronan the Sea Lion first non-human mammal to “keep the beat”

    Apr 2, 2013

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    in Fun, Nature

    Read Mashable

    Scientists trained a musically inclined sea lion named Ronan to “bob her head in time with rhythmic sounds,”ย according to a UCSC press release. Ronan later showed that she could transfer this skill to music and tempos she hadn’t yet heard.

    Beat Keeping in a California Sea Lion (Ronan)

  • CC photo #457: Flags (and Hungary) at Rijeka 08

    Apr 1, 2013

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    Just a shot of the big sign saying “Rijeka 08” at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, the flags above and a few Hungarians on the bleachers.

    Flags (and Hungary) at Rijeka 08

  • CC photo #456: Ying Lu on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium

    Mar 31, 2013

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    China’s Ying Lu gold medal winner in the women’s 50 meter butterfly at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.

    Ying Lu on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium

  • SA swimmers will have to pay for their trip to Barcelona 2013

    Mar 31, 2013

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    rokur
    in Organization, WTF

    Read Sport24

    South African swimmers, including Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos, will have to pay their own way to compete in the FINA World Championships in Barcelona later this year as their cash-strapped federation cannot fund their trip.

    Swimming South Africa CEO Shaun Adriaanse confirmed that the federation would be sending the swimmers to Spain but they would have to pay for their own flights and accommodation for the championship starting on July 19.

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