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  • Geoff Huegill might wear a cap now with the Fastskin3

    Dec 1, 2011

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    rokur
    in Equipment

    31-year-old champion butterflyer Geoff Huegill may change the habit of a lifetime and wear a cap in international competition, following the launch of Speedo’s new Fastskin3 “racing system” of suit, cap and goggles.

    “The hardest thing with ‘fly is that as you put your head in the water, it tends to push the cap up,” he said. “But I think this system is far ahead of anything else that has been put together and I don’t think you can get the full effect if you wear the goggles without the cap. I’m going to have to do a lot of testing in training and competition to see what suits me best.”

    In this article, head of Speedo’s Aqualab development laboratory Tom Waller even claims that this new system is faster than the controversial LZR polyurethane-panelled bodysuits (!)

    “The system is a radically different perspective and we believe we’re the only manufacturer to have ever designed something to work in unison. Taken together this is the fastest stuff we’ve ever created”

    Read The Australian. Image courtesy of Aussieswimmer.

  • 4 videos from when Ian Thorpe competed in Singapore

    Dec 1, 2011

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Courtesy of The Sports Pages, both interviews and interesting clips from the poolside. Dig his camera entourage here in the first video …

    And here, the use of some white iPad-looking tablet for video review. We see more and more of that on the pool deck now,

    (more…)

  • Swimming power

    Dec 1, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    By Masatoshi Sugimura, cool !

    Swimming power from Masatoshi Sugimura on Vimeo.

  • Szczecin getting ready for the European Championships

    Dec 1, 2011

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Szczecin 2011 is only a week away from now, and even less for those of us who get to go :-)

  • Jeanette Ottesen battles a Danish ice hockey player

    Dec 1, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    World Champion Jeanette Ottesen versus Frederik Storm, ice hockey player on the Danish national team, with the decision made to have the water liquid rather than frozen. In Danish yes, but I’m sure you’ll be able to pick out the winner, regardless of language :-)

  • Speedo FASTSKIN3 launch – behind the scenes

    Dec 1, 2011

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    by

    rokur
    in Equipment

    A look behind the scenes at the launch of the Speedo FASTSKIN3 Racing System in London, including the views of Rebecca Adlington.

  • Webscorer, an exciting new race timing app for your iPhone or iPad

    Dec 1, 2011

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    by

    rokur
    in Technology

    Take a peak at that screen dump – doesn’t that look like something that you have been missing for far too many years? A mobile app for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch called Webscorer that is dirt simple to use: you start the clock and then tap the screen as you wish to record a time, and then enter the swimmer’s name. When you want to upload the result to their website, you tap a few other buttons and enter the event information.

    The free FAN version includes a basic timer and the uploader, most likely to be used by spectators or for personal timing situations, while the $75 iPhone / $150 iPad Webscorer PRO in-app upgrade from FAN includes a sophisticated timing program, designed to handle just about any type of race (or practice), from races with interval starts to wave starts to relays, likely to be used by coaches or race officials.

    Via ReadWriteWeb.com, see also FAN and PRO demo videos.

  • Are you smarter than Nathan Adrian ?

    Nov 30, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun

    A different kind of the Morning Swim Show interview, courtesy of SwimmingWorld Magazine, testing what Nathan Adrian knows about a variety of topics, from astronomy to American history.

  • (Cool) Aquabotix HydroView beams your video to the iPad

    Nov 30, 2011

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    rokur
    in Fun, Technology

    The Aquabotix HydroView is an easy-to-use, remote-operated underwater vehicle that beams a live high-definition view back to the surface. Controlled using an iPad, smartphone or laptop, the HydroView shoots full 1080p HD video or stills, and returns it to your controller. And looks the part, like something out of Star Trek, only for underwater purposes. Yes, it is $3000, but still, look at it! Via The Triton

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