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Kitajima needs to psych Dale Oen out, he thinks

Apr 9, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

Interesting comment here on channelnewsasia.com â€¦ $1 million dollar bonus to Kitajima or not, I’m afraid that I’m still rooting for Alex :-)

One of Kitajima’s biggest rivals for the gold medal will be Norway’s Alexander Dale Oen, who won the 100m at last year’s world championships when Kitajima finished fourth.

“If it comes down to me and Dale Oen, I’ve got to find a way to get in his head,” Kitajima said of his Scandinavian rival according to Kyodo news agency.

At Beijing, the Norwegian came second behind Kitajima.

“It’ll be difficult because he’s mentally tough. But I like to think my time at the championships caught his attention.”
Japanese Olympic medalists to receive big bonuses

Apr 9, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

Online stock trading company GMO Click, big sponsor of the Japanese swimming federation, announced today that it will provide Japanese gold medal swimmers in London with $366,000 (30 million yen), silver medalists $36,100 and bronze medalists $12,000, relay prizes to be divided by the four relay swimmers. The Japanese Olympic Committee separately offers $36,100 for gold, $24,100 for silver and $12,000 for bronze. And, if Kosuke Kitajima manages the unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in the men’s 100 and 200 breaststroke events, he will earn an additional $1 million. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine.
CC photo #101: British gladiators at Roma 2009

Apr 9, 2012

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Enthusiastic British swimmers at the Rome 2009 World Aquatics Championships, cheering on I think Liam Tancock from the athletes stands before the men’s 50 backstroke final (which he won in a new world record).
Old Olympic events revived as Foster, Goodhew take ‘the Plunge’ for Sport Relief

Apr 9, 2012

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rokur

in Fun, History

A century ago, Olympic events included underwater swimming, an obstacle course and an event called “the plunge” – so why did they disappear?

Olympic medal swimmers Mark Foster and Duncan Goodhew put on their Victorian bathers to find out, ahead of the Big Splash for Sports Relief later this month.

(See video on BBC)
CC photo #100: JÃ³n Brian working under the bleachers in Belgrade

Apr 8, 2012

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rokur

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

Faroese reporter JÃ³n Brian Hvidtfeldt hard at work under the Belgrade 2008 European Junior Swimming Championships bleachers. He was trying to edit a radio report or whatever, there was wifi out at the TaÅ¡majdan pool, but also blazing sun :-)
Swim. – Short film trailer released, support them on Indiegogo

Apr 8, 2012

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rokur

in Fun

A first peek at Swim. – a short film shot in British Columbia. They are raising funds here on Indiegogo, for $5 you’ll get an official ‘thank you’ on their Facebook page, for $10 your name in the credits of their film, and for $25 a personalized ‘thank you’ postcard. I claimed my perk! :-)
Boat Race protest swimmer raises Olympic concerns

Apr 8, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Organization

‘It just takes one idiot,’ says British Olympic Association chairman Colin Moynihan after 35-year-old (Australian) Trenton Oldfield swam into paths of the boats in the 158th London Boat Race yesterday, forcing it to be temporarily halted. Read The Guardian and The Telegraph

“It just takes, and is likely to be, one idiot,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live. “It’s not likely to be a well-orchestrated campaign through Twitter or websites. It is likely to be someone similar to the idiot yesterday who causes major disruption. That is why all the security measures need to be put in place to minimize the chance of that happening.”

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Japan Swim: Barren last day, 27 selected for Olympics

Apr 8, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

As written here on SwimNews, the last day of national Japanese championships was a barren one as far at London 2012 qualification was concerned, closes call Takuro Fujii in the men’s 100 butterfly, 51.91 and second-fastest time in the world this year, far surpassing the FINA A cut of 52.36, but still almost a tenth of a second off the Japanese cut of 51.92. 27 swimmers were selected for the Japanese Olympic team, read SwimmingWorld Magazine here and here

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The Swiss Physilog III swimsuit has built in gyroscopes and accelerometers

Apr 7, 2012

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rokur

in Equipment, Technology

The EPFL LMAM‘s Physilog III has been mentioned here before, but now we have video of this inertial sensor system equipped with accelerometers and gyroscopes, sewn into a swimming suit that reminds us of the fiery red Jaked suits from days gone past. Read more here on Discovery.