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London 2012 day 7 finals: Franklin posts WR in the 200 back, Phelps double three-peat

Aug 5, 2012

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in Competition

On the penultimate day of the London 2012 Olympic swimming championships, Missy Franklin clocked a 2:05.06 World Record in the women’s 200 backstroke, ahead of Russia’s Anastasia Zueva in 2:05.92 and Elizabeth Beisel (USA) in 2:06.55, Franklin completing her clean-sweep in the backstroke events. Michael Phelps made it an undisputed historical greatest ever double three Olympic individual gold medals in a row, winning the men’s 100 butterfly in 51.21 ahead of Chad Le Clos (RSA) and Evgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) in 51.44.

USA’s Katie Ledecky upset favorites Rebecca Adlington and Lotte Friis in the women’s 800 freestyle, charging ahead and holding on to a 8:14.63 Olympic gold medal, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia 2nd in 8:18.76, Rebecca Adlington (GBR) 3rd in 8:20.32 and Lotte Friis (DEN) fading to a 8:23.89 and 5th. Florent Manaudou (FRA) similarly upset the favorites in the men’s 50 freestyle, starting out great and holding on to a clear win of 21.34 ahead of Cullen Jones (USA) in 21.54 and Cesar Cielo (BRA) in 21:59. Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) led the women’s 50 freestyle semifinal in 24.07.
Kendrick Monk and Nick D’Arcy dishonorably discharged from London 2012

Aug 5, 2012

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in Competition

Michael Klim, Jana Pittman and Lisa Curry discussing the Australian Olympic Committee’s decision to eject Kendrick Monk and Nick D’Arcy from the London 2012 Games, tiny twist that they were allowed to stay in Europe instead of being sent directly home. Via the17thman
Ehm, The X-Treme Faser Waterslide Is ‘Too Fast for Female Anatomy’

Aug 5, 2012

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in Fun, Safety, Wow, WTF

German waterpark “Galaxy Erding” has made their X-Treme Faser waterslide attraction “Nur fÃ¼r MÃ¤nner” for security reasons ‘due to the female anatomy’. This after six women had reported injuries to the genital area last year, and some of them had to be taken to hospital. The Professional Association for Gynaecologists is sceptical, a spokeswoman saying there is no medical reason why women’s shouldn’t use a slide, unless they were pregnant. The park is now working on building a protective suit for women to use on the slide, “like for ice hockey”. Read The Local, via Arbroath.
Dog swims with Dolphins

Aug 5, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, Nature

Awesome, GoPro FTW, Go Kira !

Via Nothing To Do With Arbroath
No Nordic swimming medals at London 2012

Aug 4, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, WTF

Swimming is finished at the London 2012 Olympics, without any Nordic country taking a medal. The others were Athens 1896, St. Louis 1904, Melbourne 1956, Mexico City 1968, Montreal 1976, and Athens 2004. Gutted.
CC photo #217: Dani Gyurta on the Debrecen 2012 medal podium

Aug 4, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Hungary’s DÃ¡niel Gyurta gold medal in the men’s 200 breaststroke at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Now also Olympic champion :-)
CC photo #216: Cseh LÃ¡szlÃ³ preparing for the Debrecen 200 IM

Aug 3, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Hungary’s LÃ¡szlÃ³ Cseh before the men’s 200 IM at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. He won the event the day after in 1:56.66.
London 2012 day 7 prelims: Sun cruises into the 1500 final

Aug 3, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Faroe Islands

At the London 2012 Olympic swimming competition today, China’s Sun Yang easily posted the quickest time of 14:43.25 in the men’s 1500 freestyle, ahead of Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli in 14:46.23 and Canada’s Ryan Cochrane in 14:49.31, other medal contenders dropping like flies despite of their chance of getting into the final increasing with each fall. Our guy PÃ¡l Joensen one of these. Australia led the women’s 4×100 medley prelims in 3:55.42 and USA the men’s 4×100 medley prelims in 3:32.65.
CC photo #215: A smug looking president at Roma09

Aug 2, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Faroe Islands

Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese Swimming Association, at the Rome 2009 World Aquatic Championships. Tomorrow he’ll be at the London Aquatics Centre, watching PÃ¡l Joensen try to qualify for the men’s 1500 freestyle final.