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  • Adidas ‘Swimming’

    Oct 30, 2012

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    in Equipment, Fun

    Oldie but goodie, featuring Ian Thorpe and a seal

    Adidas ‘Swimming’ from Filmgraphics Entertainment on Vimeo.

  • Norway picks 7 for the Chartres 2012 Europeans SC

    Oct 30, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Norways national head coach Petter Løvberg has selected the following 7 swimmers for the European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, 22 – 25 November 2012.

    • Aleksander Hetland, Bærumsvømmerne
    • Lavrans Solli, Bergens Svømme Club
    • Ingvild Snildal, Asker SK
    • Cecilie Waage Johannessen, Bergens Svømme Club
    • Monica Waage Johannessen, Bergens Svømme Club
    • Veronica Bjørlykke, Aalesund SLK
    • Henriette Brekke, Stavanger Svømme Club

    Sara Nordenstam was also selected, but is focusing on training for the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul in December.

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    Source: svomming.no via simma.nu/no

  • Pál Joensen on Trans World Sport

    Oct 30, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition, Faroe Islands

    Woohoo … It is ready, the IMG / Trans World Sport feature on Pál Joensen from last August, also featuring the Faroese prime minister, our federation president, his now former coach Jón Bjarnason, hardcore open water swimmer Cecilia Wigant Eysturdal, and the memory of Alexander Dale Oen ! :-)

  • CC photo #304: Steffen Deibler ready for the Berlin 2012 men’s 50 fly

    Oct 29, 2012

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Fun

    Germany’s Steffen Deibler ready for the men’s 50 butterfly at the FINA / Arena World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany. So I guess this is when he is shaven ? :-P

    (Deibler was second in 22.83 behind Matthew Targett (AUS) in 22.30, see result list here)

    Steffen Deibler ready for the Berlin 2012 men's 50 fly

  • Canyons Gangnam Style

    Oct 29, 2012

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    rokur
    in Fun

    Very creative! (and no, you can never get too much Gangnam Style)

    Canyons Gangnam Style from Canyons Aquatic Club on Vimeo.

  • Geoff ‘Skippy’ Huegill retires

    Oct 29, 2012

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Quote the Australian Swim Team on Facebook:

    Geoff ‘Skippy’ Huegill’s second coming as an elite swimmer has ended today with the former world record holder and multiple Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist announcing his retirement from competitive swimming.

  • What’s In Your Fridge, Ryan?

    Oct 29, 2012

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    rokur
    in Health

    Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte shares the foods and drinks he uses to fuel his training and race performance, including his favorite Friday night meal tradition since he was 8 years old. Via the17thman

  • CC photo #303: The Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE)

    Oct 28, 2012

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    The Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE), venue of the annual FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Germany.

    The Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE)

  • Gold Coast Seaway – Save Our Spit

    Oct 28, 2012

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    rokur
    in Nature, Open Water, Wow

    See www.facebook.com/SaveOurSpit

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