“I’m such a nerd. Oh my gosh, I am a klutz,” Franklin said. “I know that I was born to be in the water because I can’t walk on land at all–I trip and fall over flat surfaces.” Read more here on Denver Post.
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Can you swim as fast in syrup as in regular water?
The age-old question, Mythbusters to the rescue !
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Daniel Sliwinski withdraws from GB Olympic team
Tough call, Dan Sliwinksi has withdrawn from the Team GB swimming squad due to injury, which has ruled him out of competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read more here on swimming.org.
“It is an athlete’s worst nightmare. I have had a couple of injuries and I need to go back and rebuild the foundations.”
Dan Sliwinski books his Olympic spot with 100m Breaststroke gold
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CC photo #167: Cineflex HiDEF on deck at Debrecen 2012
Sweet camera system on deck at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, the Cineflex HiDEF with gyro-stabilization to provide smooth shots in the air, at sea and on rough terrain. Logo upside down because it is usually mounted on helicopters and stuff like that.
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Sette Colli 2012 day 2: Terakawa and Marin set meet records
At the Seven Hills Trophy meet in Rome today, Japan’s Aya Terakawa set a new meet record in the women’s 100 backstroke, clocking 59.42 well under the Olympic Qualifying Time. Italy’s Luca Marin set an impressive new meet record in the men’s 400 IM, clocking 4:12.04 where the OQT is 4:16.46. The women’s 100 freestyle had two Swedes and two Dutch go under the OQT of 54.57. See all results here.
Top 3 finishers today plus Nordic finalists
Women’s 200 butterfly – OQT 2:08.95 (OST 2:13.46 )
- Martina Granström (SWE) 2:08.85
- Otylia Jedrzejczak (POL) 2:09.73
- Martina Van Berkel (SUI) 2:11.53
- Emilia Pikkarainen (FIN) 2:13.24
- Stina Gardell (SWE) 2:16.41
Men’s 200 butterfly – OQT 1:56.86 (OST 2:00.95)
- Chad Le Clos (RSA) 1:55.87
- Kazuya Kaneda (JPN) 1:57.67
- Francesco Pavone (ITA) 1:57.71
- Jesper Björk (SWE) 2:04.21
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BP Team USA – Rebecca Soni (and Dave Salo)
Two nice videos featuring Rebecca Soni and coach Dave Salo, courtesy of BP Team USA, via the17thman
Training Days
Training Days: Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni
What fuels me
What Fuels Me: Olympic Swimmer Rebecca Soni
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Into the Water- Teaching swimmers at the Richmond Aquatics Partnership
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David Blaine “dressed for dinner” with a great white
Behold the illusionist / endurance artist David Blaine swimming with great whites all dressed up. An illusion? Via Huffington Post
Swimming with Sharks | David Blaine
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CC photo #166: Hetland looking a bit beat at Rijeka 2008
Norway’s Aleksander Hetland after the men’s 100 breaststroke semi-finals at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. See result list here.
