South Korean swimming star Park Tae-Hwan graduated from university Monday and is heading to graduate school to follow his dream of becoming a professor in PE even as he targets more Olympic glory. He managed an impressive win in the 1500 freestyle at the NSW State Open Championships this past weekend, breaking the South Korean national record with a time of 14:47.38, but says he will not compete in this event at the London Olympics, aiming instead for a world record in the 400 freestyle and a good show in the 200. Via AFP and Yonhap News
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Wayne State Pride: 2012 GLIAC Champions
“The Wayne State University swimming and diving teams successfully defended their GLIAC Championships last week in Jenison, Mich. The women’s team won its third straight and sixth in seven years, while the men’s team captured its seventh championship in the last decade.” All shot on GoPro HD Hero 2. Edited on MBP in Final Cut Pro X. Love it.
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Video from Natalie Coughlin’s bodypaint photoshoot
As mentioned here …
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CC photo #46: Óli Mortensen 2nd Faroese under 16 minutes in the 1500 SC
Young gun Óli Mortensen from Havnar Svimjifelag became the 2nd Faroese swimmer ever to swim under 16 minutes in the 1500 meter (short course) freestyle, when he managed a 15:53.39 at the Ægir meet in KlaksvÃk this weekend. Born in 1996, the first Faroese swimmer ever was Pál Joensen (1990) with a 15:56.21 in 2007.
Here is a video of the last 25 meters …
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Grevers’ proposal out-trends Daley’s sexy bit (thank god)
I stand corrected – the world is not completely cruel, as Matt Grevers’ proposal to Annie Chandler totally outclassed Tom Daley and Team GB’s “Sexy and I know it†LMFAO lip sync video (also) in viral rating. 900.000+ views and counting to Grevers, after only two days on YouTube, compared to Daley’s 480.000+ views. Phew!
Here is swimmer Grevers being all gentleman-like …
And here are the divers :-P
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Keri-Anne Payne and Chad Ho win Midmar Mile
Chad Ho became the first man to win three Midmar Mile titles in a row on Sunday, while Keri-Anne Payne clinched a record seventh successive crown in the women’s race in Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Here below, we see Keri-Anne Payne and Ashley Twichell sprint to the finish, filmed by a remote controlled quadcopter helicam. Via sport24 and Lane 9 News
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Ulyanovsk swim club “Walrus” having fun
The video title says “Walruses sunbathing”, insight into the activities of Russian winter swimming club “Walrus” in Sviyaga River in Ulyanovsk, some 893 kilometers (555 miles) east from Moscow. Looks fun but gee … when Russians start to look cold, it must be absolutely freezing.
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Rebecca Adlington and others join JLS for Sport Relief music video
The music video for JLS‘s official Sport Relief single, Proud, sees three British Olympic medal winners join the UK’s hottest pop group to celebrate the UK’s biggest year of sport: Swimmer and double gold medal winner Rebecca Adlington, triple jumper and silver medal winner Phillips Idowu and gymnast and bronze medal winner Louis Smith.