The Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships men’s 50 backstroke medal winners. From left to right Lubos Krizko (Slovakia, bronze in 23.47), Stanislav Donets (Russia, gold in 23.22) and Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (Spain, silver in 23.28). See result list here
Off On-Sport.dk: ‘Waxing is a tradition and part of the Olympic preparations of the Danish swimming girls. Here it is Mie Østergaard Nielsen who has come under loving care by Rikke Møller Pedersen and Pernille Blume.’
Even with aquatics separated into 4 sports, we get two in top 7 :-)
1. Swimming One of two sports synonymous with the Summer Olympics, swimming rightfully dominates the opening week. Of course, having Michael Phelps is a big advantage, but as 2008 showed, the swimming events are usually exciting, with close, and in some cases, historic finishes. Swimming also gets bonus points because we are currently the dominate country. U-S-A! U-S-A!
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This was shot just a couple of weeks ago by the Leven Estuary in Cumbria, when a flock of 25 sheep were cut off by a fast-rising Morecambe Bay tide. Now, I know for a fact that sheep can also drown, but that is another (embarrassing) story.
Btw, last minute, me so sleepy now, via fwi.co.uk
Oscar-winning director of “Slumdog Millionaire” has been forced to trim parts of the ceremony – including removal of a stunt bike sequence – to make sure the show finishes on time and spectators can get home before public transportation shuts down. London organizers said Boyle was “tightening” the ceremony by up to 30 minutes to ensure the show, scheduled for three hours, concludes between midnight and 12:30 a.m.
“This is like any other piece of film you would make, things end up on the cutting room floor,” London organizing committee spokeswoman Jackie Brock-Doyle said.
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Two sisters aged 11 and 8 are recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver while swimming in Lake Anna near Louisa, Virginia. Alyssa received around 15 stitches on her upper thigh and Annabella sustained three wounds just above her knee. The girls’ uncle shot the beaver with a BB gun, then killed it with a knife. Read NBC News.
A surprise call is being hatched to unleash James Magnussen in the relay heats so Australia’s new swimming figurehead can blow out any nerves and mistakes as an Olympics rookie before his full-on shots at gold medal glory. Read The Herald Sun
“We’ve got to look at how to get the fastest team possible in the final and it may be letting guys go and make a mistake, be a bit nervous on the first 50, get the nerves out and absorb the atmosphere in a morning heat so they are coming in that night to get the job done,” Fowlie said.
No, not a lame duck but a tame duck outside the main doors of the swimming pool in Tórshavn during the Faroese (Short Course) Championships 2012. Someone fed it bread, maybe even cake, but when we went inside a gull dove down and stole it all.
