Norwegian Dubai 2012 medalist Aleksander Hetland doing breaststroke-specific dryland training at altitude in Flagstaff, recently. Nice informative comments in Norwegian also, courtesy of Lars-Arne Andersen / Olympiatoppen on Facebook.
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Sweden announces European squad, terminates partnership with national coach Greg Salter
In conjunction with the announcement of the European Championship squad today, the Swedish Swimming Federation also terminated its partnership with national head coach Greg Salter, saying that ‘Swedish swim sport is facing a new phase of development and therefore needs to strengthen the national team and elite swimming with new skills.’ In her role as team manager, Ulrika Sandmark now has expanded responsibilities at the European Championships and the Olympic Games, where after the Swedish Swimming Federation in the autumn expects to have a permanent solution for the national team and elite center at Eriksdalsbadet. (In Swedish) myNewsDesk via simma.nu/se
The Swedish Debrecen 2012 squad:
- Mattias Carlsson, Uddevalla S
- Michelle Coleman, Täby Sim
- Rebecca Ejdervik, Täby Sim
- Gabriella Fagundez, Väsby SS
- Lars Frölander, Linköpings Allmänna SS
- Stina Gardell, Spårvägens SF
- Martina Granström, Jönköpings SS
- Louise Hansson, Helsingborgs S
- Joline Höstman, Mölndals ASS
- Jennie Johansson, Upsala S
- Nathalie Lindborg, Malmö KK
- Ida Marko Varga, SK Triton
- Stefan Nystrand, Spårvägens SF
- Simon Sjödin, SK Neptun
- Sarah Sjöström, Södertörns SS
- Johannes Skagius, Sundsvalls SS
- Petter Stymne, SK Neptun
- Therese Svendsen, SK Ran
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British Olympic ban on drugs cheats overturned
Former drugs cheats, including Dwain Chambers, will be eligible to compete for Britain at London 2012 after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned the British Olympic Association’s lifetime ban on offenders. WADA had challenged the ban at a hearing in London last month claiming its controversial anti-doping bylaw non-compliant with its code, which the BOA are signatories too. This followed a CAS decision last October that the International Olympic Committee’s controversial Rule 45 – or “Osaka Rule” – banning convicted drugs cheats from future Games was illegal. Read Inside The Games
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A video from the “Jóansøkusvimjingin 2011”
Just something I put together last night, from the Drelnes – Tvøroyri open water swim here in the Faroe Islands, last summer. Bartal told me to just cut short clips out and order them chronologically (which I have approximately done), and then choose a song from the vast YouTube audio collection that fitted in. Well, that song totally changes the mood that I had intended, but there you go :-)
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Debrecen 2012: “Two years work in three months”
On April 11, the Debrecen 2012 organizing committee was approximately halfway through the preparations for the European Championships, or as director of the committee Mr Mihály Orendi puts it: “They usually award a European Championships to a host country two years prior to the beginning of the event. Two years – 730 days. We have had 96 days all in all, which is 13,13 % of the time. This is like a movie is fast forward mode. Which means we have completed a work of one and a half year so far. However, there is still a lot to to ahead of us.” Read more here on musz.hu.
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Keri-Anne Payne cashing in on the Olympics
According to The Daily Mail, British 10K marathon swim gold medal favorite Keri-Anne Payne has generated income of of £500,000 this year from her sponsors, Links of London, British Gas, Speedo, Max Factor and Oral-B. Up £200K from 2011, which compared to a lot of other swimmers wasn’t bad either. Via OpenWaterSwimming.com
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Swiss swimmers see gold in the Physilog III inertial navigation system
The Physilog III pocket-sized inertial navigation system has been designed by Swiss scientists to help Olympic hopefuls analyze their swimming techniques and improve their performance. Worn inside a swimsuit, swimmers and coaches in the Swiss city of Lausanne say it will be a major boost in their efforts to win gold. Read Reuters
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CC photo #121: Support staff at Jóansøkusvimjingin 2011
Escort boat following the last swimmer at the open water swim on Jóansøka 2011, from across the firth of Tvøroyri in the Faroe Islands. I’m the guy with the camera in the front of the boat.
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Romanian mayor photoshops swimming pool to justify £1.5 million EU grant
According to Austrian Times, a Romanian mayor photoshopped pictures of happy swimmers into a half-built swimming pool to justify a 1.5 million GBP EU grant, obviously now facing a fraud inquiry after investigations showed that it has never opened, and isn’t even connected to the water mains and drains. Via Nothing to do with Arbroad.
