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
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Home fans’ reaction to Cameron van der Burgh’s world record
She got it on tape !! :-P
This is ultimately what is all about.. Sport unites us!
#Olympics youtube.com/watch?v=cQM5S8…— Cameron van der Burg (@Cameronvdburgh) July 31, 2012
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Speedo Fastskin Racing System Media Clinic
Journalists from all over the world enjoyed a taste of life as a Speedo sponsored athlete as they tested out the Speedo Fastskin Racing System at a special media event in London.
This I learned today … that extra cap inside the egg-shaped is a ‘hair management system’
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Mark Foster: The day I broke the world record
Mark Foster was a world, European and Commonwealth champion and world short-course freestyle record holder and swam for Great Britain at five Olympic Games before retiring after Beijing at the age of 38.
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Chinese doctor drags Michael Phelps into doping speculation
Wow, harsh words on the The Sydney Morning Herald via the Los Angeles Times, Chinese former Olympic doctor Chen Zhanghao defending newly minted gold medalist Ye Shiwen:
“Abnormal?” Chen was quoted as saying to the newspaper, “America’s Phelps broke seven world records! Is he normal?
“I suspect Phelps, but without evidence, I have to recognize that we should be grounded in facts. The Americans have made many extraordinary performances, but without evidence we have kept silent.”
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Swim parents turned away while LOCOG throw soldiers at the seats
Parents and friends of Swedish and Singaporean swimmers as well as a host of other countries have been refused access into the aquatics centre over the past two nights, missing seeing their loved ones compete, while other parents have had hours of angst trying to sort tickets at the last minute. Problem is that the Ticketmaster ticketing system used by Locog has not been able to update in time for each final – detailing which athletes are eligible to purchase the tickets. Read The Telegraph
Gunilla Lindberg, a senior International Olympic Committee member intimately familiar with the London preparations as she was also on the London Coordination Commission, said the issue was chaotic and distracting for many athletes.
“It is so confusing for everyone. Parents keep calling the athletes, no one knows where the tickets are and it is not very good preparation for the athletes to be so stressed about it,” she said.
Meanwhile, there were still hundreds of empty seats even on this third night of finals, the organizers talking about filling them with soldiers.
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CC photo #212: Group photo before the Tórshavn 400 Pier Swim
Brave sea swimmers ready for the “Ólavsøkusvimjingin 2012”, a 400 meter swim in about 7°C (45°F) warm sea water along the main pier of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. Most of them members of the masters team of Tórshavn swim club.
