NBC is apparently really making a mess out of the Olympics, opting for tape delay instead of live coverage while still tweeting spoilers live. And then they pissed of Jon Stewart / The Daily Show, deciding ‘to edit a moving tribute to the victims of the 7/7 London bombings out of the opening ceremony, only to replace it with Ryan Seacrest’s singularly pointless interview with swimming champ Michael Phelps.’ See Los Angeles Times
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U.S. Olympic Team Tribute by DJ Steve Porter
Lots of swimming featured, Steve Porter is awesome !
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“Olympic athletes come in all shapes and sizes”
Wow, just wow … visit the BBC and see how you measure up.
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‘No Sex Before Sport’ myth debunked for Olympians like Pellegrini (and Magnini)
Read the International Business Times (I kid you not)
It’s been an old wives tale for Olympic athletes that engaging in sexual activity before competitions can inhibit sports ability ever since ancient Greeks as far back as 776 BC said abstinence, on the other hand, is key for performance enhancement.
The myth, however, has been debunked by experts, according to Reuters, just in time for some athletes competing in the 2012 London Olympics, like Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini.
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Magnussen shattered after the 4×100 flop
The talk of the Australian team at the Olympics has been all about ‘The Missile’ that failed to fire, with James Magnussen shattered after his poor start. This video unfortunately posted a bit late, so that they are looking forward to Seebohm’s gold.
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Chinese TV presenter backs swimmer Ye Shiwen
Leading Chinese TV sports commentator, Dong Yang hints at double standards as swimmer Ye Shiwen comes under the spotlight after a performance that led to unsupported allegations of doping.
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London 2012 day 4 prelims: Aussie arsenal firing again
On this fourth day of London 2012 Olympic swimming preliminaries, James “the Missile” Magnussen found form again, placing 4th and 48.38 in the men’s 100 freestyle with USA swimmer Nathan Adrian fastest in 48.19, South Africa’s Gideon Louw in 48.28 and the Netherlands Sebastiaan Verschuren 3rd in 48.37, James “The Rocket” Roberts also qualifying for the semis in 48.93 and 12th, notable omission Italy’s Filippo Magnini in 49.18 and 19th. Kathleen Hersey of USA was fastest in the women’s 200 butterfly, China’s Liuyang Jiao second in 2:07.15 and Great Britain’s Jemma Lowe third in 2:07.64. Dani Gyurta of Hungary was fastest in the men’s 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:08.98, the British duo Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis following in 2:08.98 and 2:09.33. And in the men’s 4×200 prelims, USA cruised to an impressive 7:06.75 lead ahead of France in 7:09.18 and Germany in 7:09.23.
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CC photo #213: Faroe swim boss graciously accepts defeat at Tórshavn 400 Pier Swim
The men’s masters medal podium at Ólavsøkusvimjingin 2012, a 400 meter sea swim along the main pier of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Jon Hestoy president of the Faroese Swimming Association greeting gold winner (and triathlete) Evald Rasmussen, words going something like this: ‘How can we stand a chance when the others take into use such unethical methods as training’ :-P
