The 2012 State King of the Bays is part of a six-race ocean swim series taking place on some of New Zealand’s most beautiful harbours and beaches, see oceanswim.co.nz
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Behold the graphics of the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships
Impressive live graphics and design by Zspace for Network Ten, used at the 2012 Australian Swimming Championships last month.
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CC photo #102: Flags around the Roma 2009 pool
Photo taken during the closing ceremony of the Rome 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
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Kitajima needs to psych Dale Oen out, he thinks
Interesting comment here on channelnewsasia.com … $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.”
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Japanese Olympic medalists to receive big bonuses
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.
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CC photo #101: British gladiators at Roma 2009
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).
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Old Olympic events revived as Foster, Goodhew take ‘the Plunge’ for Sport Relief
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)
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CC photo #100: Jón Brian working under the bleachers in Belgrade
Faroese reporter Jón 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 Tašmajdan pool, but also blazing sun :-)
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Swim. – Short film trailer released, support them on Indiegogo
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! :-)