Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington cracked 4.03 this weekend, winning the British national championships in Manchester with a time of 4:02.84. Speed Endurance Swimming Blog asked if she was the best 400m freestyler in the World, but then Italy’s Federica Pellegrini responds with a sizzling 3:57.89 in the 400 SCM free, breaking the first national records since the suit law changes, while still in heavy training. My bet’s on Fede.
Armed police gave the children a scare when they stormed the Papamoa Swimming Club lesson in Papamoa, New Zealand, apprehending the man they were after, but not before all of the people at the swimming pool were ordered to lay on the ground. Once the man was apprehended, the police took time to talk with the children, showing them some of their weapons including a Taser. Source: sunlive.co.nz.
Olympic swimming champions Duncan Goodhew and Rebecca Adlington have joined forces with the British swimming sponsor British Gas and the ASA to support the launch of a new website Pool Watch, to provide a potential lifeline for local communities fighting to keep their local swimming pools afloat.
Swimming is the UK’s biggest participation sport, and more than 3 million people swim once a week. Nevertheless, 63 UK public sector swimming pools closed in 2009, while only 28 pools opened. There was also a 27% decrease in the number of school pools between 2002 and 2009.
Source: swimming.org
Michael Phelps won all 5 of 5 events that he participated in at the Indianapolis 2011 Grand Prix this weekend, every time with a World’s best time this year. Thursday 1:46.27 in 200 freestyle and 51.75 in 100 fly, Friday 1:55.34 in 200 fly, and Saturday 1:56.88 Ã 200 IM and 48.89 in 100 freestyle, long course meters. He has never been faster outside of the big events, and still sees room for improvement. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine.
Yet another funny segment on USA Swimming’s YouTube channel, where they ask Ryan Lochte what is his favorite food, favorite color, favorite movie (ha ha ha ha, busted), etcetera.
Video from today’s swim meet, here in my hometown. Proudly presenting 16.7 x 7 meters, filled up with people. And still we created a Nordic Junior Champion here, last year.
According to the Herald Sun, russian Gennadij Touretski, who guided the careers of Olympic gold medallists and world record-breakers Michael Klim and Alexander Popov, is set to formally secure a new coaching deal with Ian Thorpe. Touretski coaches out of Tenero, a small town on the shores of Lake Maggiore, about an hour’s drive from the Australian Institute of Sport’s European headquarters in Varese, Italy.
Tunesian Oussama Mellouli feels reinvigorated now, following the revolution in his home country. He tells The New York Times that the now former government put pressure on him to acknowledge the president after major victories, calling his father to ask why his son didn’t dedicate his medals to the president.
RT @coach_bowman: Way to go Larsen! RT @SBSCcoachjohn: Congratulations Larsen Jensen on graduation day. A new US Navy Seal is born.
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