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FINA on Shoulder Injury Prevention
Really nice, informative video from the FINA Sports Medicine Committee (SMC), illustrating exercises to strengthen the areas that stabilize the shoulder joint: The core muscles, the rotator cuff and the shoulder muscles.
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Female MMA champion Ronda Rousey is no fan of Phelps
Yeah, she is obviously so much better, read for instance the New York Post.
The female MMA champion took some serious swings at swimming superstar Michael Phelps for his snobby behavior at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where Rousey competed for the United States in judo.
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Anthem – Gilette’s Olympic TV spot featuring Ryan Lochte
Via ryanlochte.com
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London 2012 security might soar to £59,000 per athlete
That is about US$91,500. Incredible numbers, but Athens 2004 security ended up costing £90,000 per athlete, so it might actually be a bargain. There will be more British troops stationed in London than in Afghanistan, with police also stepping in after most G4S security guards fail to turn up for work. Read The Guardian
It is important to remember that all this is ostensibly designed to secure the spectacle of 17,000 athletes competing for 17 days. Even if London’s overall security budget remains similar to that of Athens, that works out at the startling figure of £59,000 of public money to secure each competitor or £3,500 per competitor per day. In 2004, the cost in now-bankrupt Athens was £90,000 per competitor (for a smaller number of athletes than are likely to attend London). This was a major contributor, as part of the overall £10bn costs, to Greece’s subsequent debt crisis.
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CC photo #205: Boglárka Kapas on the Debrecen 2012 medal podium
Debrecen 2012 European Champion in the women’s 800 freestyle, Hungary’s Boglárka Kapas in 8:26.49 (see result list here). Hungary also took bronze with Eva Risztov posting 8:27.87, szép volt lányok!.
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NBC’s most awesome London 2012 Olympics trailer
Not for us Europeans, but awesome nonetheless. And to make totally sure that it was awesomely awesome, they added a whole lot of water :-)
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Top tips for your first open water race
Courtesy of Keri-Anne Payne and Speedo UK, via the17thman
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Irish charity swimmer dies while crossing the English Channel
45-year-old Paraic Casey was only half a mile from the French shore when he took ill early this morning, having swum more than 20 miles from Dover in England, raising money for two charities. Michael Oram, chairman of the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation, said: “Attempts were made by crew to resuscitate him before a French rescue helicopter arrived with medics who tried further resuscitation.” Read for instance The Guardian and Mail Online