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  • CC photo #170: The Debrecen 2012 women’s 50 free medal podium

    Jun 18, 2012

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    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

    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.

    The Debrecen 2012 women's 50 free medal podium

  • Ocean Swimmer Murray Cox

    Jun 18, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Open Water

    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

  • Another swim coach charged with sexual contact with a minor

    Jun 18, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Organization, Safety

    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.

  • Swimming Australia to live stream the 2012 Canberra Grand Prix

    Jun 18, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Competition

    I like this trend, off Australian Swim Team on Facebook:

    “See Matt Targett and fellow members of the Australian Swim Team at the 2012 Grand Prix in Canberra this Friday… the event will be Live Streamed at www.swimming.org.au“

  • Train Hard. Swim faster.

    Jun 17, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Training

    And dream, I guess

    Train Hard. Swim Faster. from Dennis Overhage on Vimeo.

  • CC photo #169: And the time is 2:71.50 :-P

    Jun 17, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Faroe Islands, WTF

    A snapshot from a meet in Tórshavn, yesterday evening. Don’t ask :-P

    DSC04218

  • Aww, dog wants to play with penguin

    Jun 17, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun, Nature

    “Theirs was a forbidden love, separated by the speciesist rules of society and a glass wall. It was not to be.” Via Neatorama

  • Angry Birds go underwater with Piglantis

    Jun 17, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Fun

    At last, Angry Birds with underwater physics, the Angry Birds Seasons: Piglantis upgrade free for the “>iOS and Android apps.

  • Ryan Lochte on the cover of Men’s Health

    Jun 17, 2012

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    by

    rokur
    in Gossip, Uncategorized

    Be sure to pick up this month’s issue of Men’s Health, via The Official Ryan Lochte Fan Page on Facebook.

    Lochte is (well deserved) breaking into mainstream media these days. Cover of MH huh? has to be all downhill from… http://t.co/udZKbxax

    — Aleksander Hetland (@alexhetland) June 17, 2012

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