Check out double Olympic champion Becky Adlington talk about her preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and competing in front of home crowds.
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Swimming Australia cancels 2012 Canberra Grand Prix due to whooping-cough
Swimming Australia has canceled its last warmup meet before the London Olympics after a water polo coach and two players who train at the venue were diagnosed with whooping-cough. Swimming Australia Head Coach Leigh Nugent said the decision to cancel the camp is purely a precaution.
“We have spoken with the AIS and, whilst we are comfortable with the procedures they have put in place, we have decided to take this precaution.â€
Read for instance Sports Illustrated and Swimming Australia
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CC photo #171: Impressive kick drill at Rijeka 2008
Someone doing kick drills during the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. And certainly not struggling either, moving by quite fast.
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Swim stars rally for Sjödin to be included on the Swedish Olympic squad
As mentioned on simma.nu/se yesterday, one glaring omission from the Swedish Olympic swim team announced yesterday was Simon Sjödin, Swedish record holder in the 200 IM and finalist from Debrecen 2012 with a best effort there of 1:59.44 (FINA A cut being 2:00.17). Now someone has started an online petition here, already attracting big names like already selected Swedish swimmers Jennie Johansson, Therese Svendsen and Sarah Sjöström, and outside of Sweden Dorothea Brandt (GER) and Femke Heemskerk (NED).
“We, the signees, petition to have Swimmer, Simon Sjodin (26) holder of the Swedish Record in 200m individual medley, selected for the Olympic Games in London 2012. Based on the criteria that he has met the Olympic A Standard on numerous occasions and is satisfactorily ranked to enable him the right to represent Sweden in the 200m Individual Medley. The time Simon achieved at European Championships in Debrecen would have taken him to the final at worlds 2011.”
(Simon Sjödin (SWE) and Ingvild Snildal (NOR) at the Debrecen 2012 Europeans)
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It is official: Lars Frölander selected for his 6th Olympics
The Swedish Olympic Committee announces today that Lasse Frölander has been selected for his 6th Olympic Games, to compete in the men’s 100 butterfly. The women’s 4×100 medley has also been selected, with backstroker Therese Svendsén and breaststroker Joline Höstman as relay swimmers.
The Swedish Olympic squad is now according to simma.nu/se
- Stina Gardell
- Therese Svendsen
- Gabriella Fagundez
- Michelle Coleman
- Martina Granström
- Jennie Johansson
- Lars Frölander
- Ida Marko-Varga
- Joline Höstman
- Sarah Sjöström
- Therese Alshammar
- Stefan Nystrand
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More BP Team USA videos featuring Rebecca Soni
In addition to these and others found by the17thman
The Home Stretch
Supporting Rebecca
Meet Rebecca Soni, Swimmer
My Post-Workout Meal
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CC photo #170: The Debrecen 2012 women’s 50 free medal podium
From left to right silver medal winner Hinkelien Schreuder (NED), European champion Britta Steffen (GER) and bronze medal winner Nery-Mantey Niangkouara (GRE). See result list here.
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Ocean Swimmer Murray Cox
Nice video featuring Bondi’s Murray Cox, who last month completed a 50-kilometre circuit of Sydney Harbour that began in October. Read for instance The Sydney Morning Herald
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Another swim coach charged with sexual contact with a minor
Fairfax County Police say 39-year-old Noah Rucker has been charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a 17-year-old girl while working as a swim coach at James Madison High School back in 2001. Read more here on wjla.com.