“‘The Shot’ was a pan European TV & online series, bringing to life a variety of EOS propositions with inspiring photographer stories.”
Canon, The Shot, ‘Bob Martin’ (swimming). from Coasthouse Productions on Vimeo.
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Michael Phelps Reports For Jury Duty In Baltimore
Michael Phelps reported to the jury pool Tuesday at Baltimore Circuit Court, along with celebrity chef Duff Goldman. Sheriff’s Capt. Sam Cogen tells The Baltimore Sun that Phelps drew such a buzz that courthouse employees and other prospective jurors began crowding in to take his picture. He says sheriff’s officers had to intervene and make an announcement about courthouse conduct. Read CBS Baltimore
Courthouse policy does not allow photographs to be taken. Darn
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CC photo #325: Stanislav Donets on top of the Berlin 2012 podium
Russia’s Stanislav Donets 23.16 and winner of the men’s 50 backstroke at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. Australia’s Robert Hurley 2nd in 23.57 and Guilherme Guideo from Brazil 3rd in 23.63, see result list here. Donets has as of 20 Nov 2012 the two top male European individual performances this short course season according to SwimRankings, with his 49.49 in the 100 back and 23.12 in the 50 back from the Tokyo world cup meet, I guess somehow not yet counting Yannick Agnel’s performances from the French Nationals.
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Every lap has a purpose
Awesome quote
Every lap in practice has a purpose – “If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?” ― John Wooden
— Glenn Mills (@goswim) November 19, 2012
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Stephanie Rice makes a splash
Olympic swimming gold medalist Stephanie Rice visiting Launceston Aquatic in Tasmania, and talking about the future.
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The Diving Response Explained – Stig Severinsen on Superhuman Showdown
Breath-holding world record holder Stig Severinsen demonstrates the diving reflex on Superhuman Showdown on Discovery Channel.
The Diving Response Explained – Stig Severinsen on Superhuman Showdown
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Finland seeks a new national head / Olympic coach
The Finnish Swimming Association is renewing its top swimming organisation for the next Olympiad, and is therefore looking for a motivated and enthusiastic head coach with experience and references in elite swim coaching and top level sport culture. The position is open from a part-time position to a full-time employment (negotiable), depending on contract requires, salary and willingness to travel or to live in Finland, see the attached job application. -
CC photo #324: Pál Joensen warming up at Budapest 2010
Faroe Island’s Pál Joensen at the Budapest 2010 European Swimming Championships, warming up for the 800 freestyle the morning after winning silver in the 1500. They should change that schedule :-)
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Denmark central in European doping production and distribution, according to own authorities
Danish media Politiken broke this story yesterday, that Denmark according to local authorities has ‘a special status on the doping market”, as producer and distributor of doping substances. Four major brands have close ties to Denmark – India-based Alpha-Pharma has a Danish CEO and Denmark as a sort of distribution hub for their product, Gen-Shi Labs has opened a third laboratory in Denmark ‘due to increasing demands’, Danish customs has on several occasions seized empty Diamond-packaging entering the country, and Dragon has its web site hosted on a server in Jutland.“Unfortunately, it confirms our suspicion that there is organized doping crime in Denmark – probably on quite a big scale. We should expect to see the police respond,” said Jens Evald, chairman of Anti Doping Denmark and law professor at the University of Aarhus.
Another sign of Denmark’s central role is that [Danish tax authorities] Skat often confiscate the largest amounts of doping going out of the country.
“It seems strange that shipments go out of the country on such a scale. We can deduce that there to a certain extent is disemination of doping from Denmark, “said Axel Grønkjær from Skat.
(Image courtesy of Dave Campbell, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)