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
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
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’
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Wow, soldiers have been drafted in to fill empty seats at the London 2012 Olympics after prime “Olympic family” seating at the aquatics centre, gymnastics arena and basketball venue again went unused on the second day of competition. Some of the troops, working at the Olympics to provide security, said they were scheduled to start shifts but instead were offered courtside seats at the basketball arena to watch the USA v France, the London organizing committee (LOCOG) refusing to rule out offering seats to G4S staff if the problem persists. Well, at least it beats being drafted for Afghanistan. Read The Guardian.
