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Danish swimmer Matthias Gydesen officially invited to the Olympics

Jun 22, 2012

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in Competition, Faroe Islands

The Danish Swimming Federation announced today that Mathias Gydesen has received the official invitation from FINA to compete at the London Olympics, expected as he was only 1 hundredth of a second from qualifying back in March.

Gydesen comments:

‘Of course I am relieved that the final decision has arrived, even though I saw it as a statistical trifle. I was and am still glad that the Danish Swimming Federation and the Sports Confederation of Denmark showed me faith back in april. Because of this, I have now the best opportunities to perform at the Olympics.’

The Danish Olympic squad is hereby complete:

Swimmers: Lotte Friis, Jeanette Ottesen, Rikke MÃ¸ller Pedersen, Pernille Blume, Mie Ã˜stergaard Nielsen, Mads GlÃ¦sner, Mathias Gydesen, Daniel Skaaning, Anders Lie and PÃ¡l Joensen.

Coaches: Paulus Wildeboer (national coach), Bas Jan Stam (assistant coach), JÃ³n Bjarnason (Faroe Islands, team coach)
Experts: Drowning Prevention Efforts Need Tune-Up

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in Safety

In the wake of new research, experts are calling for greater efforts to reduce drownings among the most vulnerable. Young children and minorities still face the greatest risk, according to a pair of new studies, and experts say more education on the importance of parental supervision and swim lessons is needed.

“Just as we engineer for safety when it comes to suction entrapments, by now making unblockable drain covers, we need to better engineer for drowning prevention. Because supervision is spotty at best,” said Tom Griffiths, president and founder of Aquatic Safety Research Group, LLC.

Read Aquatics International via Diversity in Aquatics

Image courtesy of PoolSafely, CC BY 2.0
Campbell brothers head to Olympic Swim Trials

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

Henry and Conor Campbell are among a number of local swimmers headed to the U.S. Olymipic Swim Trials in Omaha that start Sunday. Via Insidenova
2012 ASA Nationals: 2 more swimmers on GB’s Olympic roster

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

On this third day of the British Gas ASA National Swimming Championships, teenager Siobhan-Marie Oâ€™Connor became the youngest British swimmer ever to qualify for London 2012, winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.04. “Having sacrificed her school prom.” Stephanie Proud qualified in the 200 backstroke, and Chris Walker-Hebborn his second Olympic selection with a time of 54.26 in the 100 backstroke. Read more here on swimming.org.

â€œIâ€™m so shocked,â€ said Oâ€™Connor. â€œI found it so hard to deal with missing out in March but I had to get back in and do the hard work.
â€œAt one point I never saw myself going to London but Iâ€™ve given everything in training.
â€œIâ€™ve focused so much since then and now Iâ€™m going to the Olympic Games. It is just unbelievable.â€
“Small Town Kid” Julia Wilkinson preparing for the London Olympics

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

â€œSmall Town Kidâ€ Swimmer Julia Wilkinson grew up in Stratford, Ont., with a population of just over 30,000, competing in a four-lane, 25m pool. See Swimming Canada on Facebook.
Paddle vs. Propeller: Which Olympic Swimming Stroke is Superior?

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in Science, Technique

The age-old question (maybe) answered, Rajat Mittal, A Johns Hopkins fluid dynamics expert, has found that the deep catch stroke, resembling a paddle, has the edge over sculling, the bent-arm, propeller-inspired motion.
SÃ©bastien Murat, first man to dive to 150m on empty lungs

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in Freediving, Nature, Wow

That sound mighty uncomfortable, SÃ©b ‘The Sub’ Murat is preparing for his attempt to set a World Record in Free Deep Diving, using a revolutionary technique based on the instinctive behaviour of seals, can he become the deepest man on Earth?

“To merely plunge toward a number without testing the waters and obtaining all the facts is the way free-divers endanger themselves and others. I love the sport and I am fascinated by the possibilities of human instinct underwater and how we can evolve as a species.”

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CC photo #174: Gyurta and Koch dueling at Debrecen 2012

Jun 22, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta and Germany’s Marco Koch head to head in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke final at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Gyurta won with a new championship record of 2:08.60, Koch second in 2:09.26. See result list here.
Folsom swim coach arrested on child pornography charges

Jun 21, 2012

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rokur

in Safety

Because it has been almost a week since the last swim coach sex scandal :-/

Eric Johnston was an assistant coach with the Folsom Sea Otters, a swim program for children in Folsom. The FBI arrested Johnson earlier this week. Johnson was in possession of child pornography and had sent pictures of child porn, according to officials.

Via CBS Sacramento