Awesome, Kaylene Peoples from Agenda Magazine interviews Ragnheiður “Ragga” Ragnarsdóttir , an Icelandic model and Olympic champion swimmer, and co-designer for Icelandic brand M-Design. Via the17thman
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Fitter & Faster Swim Clinic
The Fitter & Faster Swim Tour presented by SwimOutlet.com
Fitter & Faster Swim Clinic from Fitter & Faster Swim Tour on Vimeo.
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The Famous Broad Ripple Pool of Indianapolis, Indiana
The Broad Ripple swimming pool in Indianapolis, Indiana was, in its day, the world’s largest concrete pool, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the mid-west and host to many of the nation’s top swimming meets. In this pilot for Swimming World Television, ISHOF’s CEO Bruce Wigo sets out to find this historic swimming pool.
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Historic Irish swimming and nudist club votes to continue ban against women
The Irish Times reports that the exclusively male Sandycove Bathers’ Association will continue to ban women from its ranks, after having voted 24 to 17 not to allow women to join at a specially convened meeting. The Forty Foot in Sandycove has been available to men and women for the last 25 years, but a secluded section to one side of the Forty Foot has been a male preserve for years and nudity is widely practised. Read the Irish Central
(Photo courtesy of Moacir P. de Sá Pereira, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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Shark Attacks Oregon Man in Hawaii
A 61-year-old man from Oregon was attacked and injured by a 10-foot shark while snorkeling in Hawaii on Friday, authorities said. The shark bit the man’s left calf and he sustained a deep laceration, the doctors said he was lucky the bite didn’t hit any major arteries. Read ABC News
“It released me and I started swimming as fast as I could…as I went further and started to bleed, I could see I was trailing blood, which was my next concern,†Kennedy said.
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Vanderbilt How To: Swim the Backstroke
Vanderbilt Swimming’s Alexis Mayhall and Caroline Thomas demonstrate and explain the proper drills and techniques on how to do the backstroke. Via Vanderbilt Commodores
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Masked swimmer drawing negative attention from public
A Fort Myers woman’s choice of sun block isn’t going over well with people at a nearby community pool. Some call her the “The Masked Swimmer.” See ABC7
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The Morning Show : Eamon Sullivan assault allegations
Eamon Sullivan is allegedly under Police investigation following an accident at a Bucks Party.
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Mie Ø. Nielsen clocks 57.16 in the 100 back, 1 swimmer added to Danish Istanbul 2009 squad
On this final day of the Danish Short Course Championships, Mie Ø. Nielsen managed to improve upon her own Danish record in the 100 meter backstroke, from 57.57 at the Szczecin 2011 Europeans, to now even more impressive 57.16. This also surpasses Therese Alshammar’s 57.43 Nordic record from the Swedish Short Course Championships in 2009, and ranks 2nd in Europe this season according to SwimRankings. See result list here.
At the end of the meet, the Danish Swimming Federation announced their team for the Istanbul 2012 World Short Course Championships, which is the preselected team plus Kelly Riber Rasmussen.
- Lotte Friis Sigma, Sigma Swim Allerød/Nice
- Jeanette Ottesen, Kvik Kastrup/NTC
- Rikke Møller Pedersen, Frem Odense/NTC
- Pernille Blume, Sigma Swim Birkerød/Nice
- Katrine Holm Sørensen, Esbjerg Svømmeklub/NTC
- Mie Ø. Nielsen, Aalborg Svømmeklub
- Kelly Riber Rasmussen, Lyngby / NTC
- Mads Glæsner, VI39/VAT-CPH/USA
- Daniel Skaaning, STT/VAT-CPH
- Anders Lie, Farum Svømmeklub
- Chris Christensen, Holstebro Svømme Club
- Viktor Bromer, Aalborg Svømmeklub
Source svoem.org (in Danish)