Scotland-born Australian swimming great and four-time Olympic gold medalist Murray Ruse died in Sydney on Sunday aged 73 after a battle with leukemia. He won three golds at the 1956 Melbourne Games, becoming a national hero at 17, and then a wold, silver and bronze four years later in Rome, double gold in the 400 freestyle, gold and silver in the 1500 and then gold and bronze in the 4×200 freestyle. Read for instance Sports Illustrated, The Australian and SkyNews
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Nivea branding Lotte Friis
A Nivea ad spot, Lotte Friis giving advice (in Danish) about sun lotion. The swimming pool is Bellahøj SvømmestadionDanish National Training Center.
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CC photo #107: Flags in the Rijeka 2008 competiton pool
A beautiful swimming pool, this Kantrida swimming complex in Rijeka, Croatia, here dressed for the 2008 European Short Course Championships.
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CC photo #106: Overdressed medal presenter at a swim meet in KlaksvÃk
Way back in January 2008, at a meet in KlaksvÃk, Faroe Islands, arranged by the local swim club, Ægir. The presenter is quite the prankster by now, member of our 1996-relay ;-)
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Women’s 200 yard backstroke final at the 1963 US Nationals
Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Ginny Duenkel wins the 200 yard backstroke at the 1963 US Nationals, according to the commentator featuring ‘flashy, somersault turns’.
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Speedo Pace Club Poolside Chats – Kate Ziegler
Get to know some of USA Swimmings best and brightest athletes, here long-distance swimmer and current world record holder in the 1500-meter freestyle (long course), Kate Ziegler.
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Putin admins sport events help Russia develop country’s infrastructure
Russia’s Prime Minister and President-elect Vladmir Putin admitted yesterday that Russia bids for so many top sports events because it helps develop the infrastructure of the country. Besides the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sochi and the 2018 FIFA World Cup, other major events they are also staging include the World Athletics Championships and 27th Summer Universiade next year, the 2015 World Aquatics Championships and the 2016 World Ice Hockey Championships. Read Inside the Games
(Putin shirtless and swimming)
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Eindhoven Swim Cup: Inge Dekker qualifies for the Olympics in the prelims
At the Eindhoven Swim Cup this morning, Inge Dekker clocked the quickest time in the women’s 100 butterfly prelims, 58.22 under the Dutch Olympic cut of 58.32, and easily under the FINA A cut of 58.70 also. Sarah Sjöström followed in 58.36, top-ranked swimmer in the world this year with a 56.79 from the British Trials in March, so the final this evening with undoubtedly be exciting. Brazil’s Bruno Fratus clocked a swift 21.99 in the men’s 50 freestyle, ahead of Sweden’s Stefan Nystrand in 22.44, see all results here.
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Waves, a kinetic sculpture that generates waveforms
Daniel Palacios creates this interactive sculpture back in 2006, that generates waveforms with a spinning elastic rope whenever it detects nearby movement. Looks a bit dangerous. The Creators Project via Laughing Squid