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Paulus Wildeboer coach of the year in Denmark

Mar 15, 2012

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in Gossip

The Danish newspaper B.T. has elected Paulus Wildeboer, head coach of the national swim team, as the 2011 Coach of the Year, across all sports, for his accomplishments with Danish swimmers at the World Championships in Shanghai and the European Short Course Championships in Szczecin. Sports Editor Jacob Staehelin commented “You have lifted Danish swimming up among the World’s superpowers, and taught the athletes what is required to be part of the World elite.” Wildeboer expressed gratitude, saying it is not often that the work of the coach is promoted, but also a warning that the progress can all stop in an instant, if Lotte Friis, Jeanette Ottesen and Rikke Møller Pedersen decide to quit after the Olympics. See also svoem.dk
American hotels rushing to meet new swimming pool accessibility regulations

Mar 15, 2012

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rokur

in Health, Safety, Swimming Pools

A new mandate from the U.S. Department of Justice requires all hotels and public facilities to have at least one way for a person with a disability to enter and exit the water, and two ways if the pool is 300 feet or longer. The options include a ramp a transfer platform, steps with hand rails or a hydraulic lift. Read for instance Hawaii News Now and First Coast News
Fraser-Holmes and Napoleon unfazed by Thorpe

Mar 15, 2012

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in Competition, Gossip

With the big moment of truth coming up, the Australian Men’s 200 freestyle prelims Friday morning, semis in the evening and then finals Saturday night, it is time for a bit of polite and respectful trash talk, from two who’ve already qualified :-)

And the 20-year-old Fraser-Holmes said he would treat 29-year-old Thorpe as simply another competitor to be beaten.

“What he’s done is incredible,” Fraser-Holmes said on Thursday.

“But no offence, that was a couple of years ago.

Fellow 200m hopeful Ryan Napoleon, 21, was similarly unfazed.

“It’s going to be good but it’s not like I’m going to be intimidated by him or anything,” Napoleon said.

“When he was in his prime, I think I was 14 … so I’m not going to be too bothered about what he was doing then, it’s all about what he’s doing now.”

Read The New Zealand Heralds
“To Tell the Truth” featuring Don Schollander

Mar 15, 2012

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in Fun, History

Four-times Olympic gold medallist Don Schollander (and impostors) appears on “To Tell the Truth” back in 1964. Courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

to tell the truth – schollander
Fraser-Holmes sets Australian Record on 1st night of Olympic Trials

Mar 15, 2012

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in Competition

On the first night of the Australian Olympic Trials, Thomas Fraser-Holmes managed to absolutely demolish the Australian record in the 400 IM, with a time of 4:11.81 where Justin Norris’s record from 2004 was 4:15.20. Daniel Tranter finished also qualifying in 4:16.38, while Stephanie Rice and Blair Evans qualified in the women’s event in 4:33.45 and 4:37.80 respectively. And in the 400 freestyle, David McKeon and Ryan Napoleon qualified in 3:46.36 and 3:48.92 respectively. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
CC photo #76: Swedish Droppy with his handler

Mar 15, 2012

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in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition, Fun

That Swedish guy again, who borrowed one of the ‘Droppy’ mascot outfits at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships, from the guy in cream-colored pants.
Stephanie Rice chilling in an ice bath

Mar 15, 2012

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rokur

in Competition, Fun, Gossip

Comment “Ice bath pain 11 degrees“, sure hope those are Celcius and not Fahrenheit! :-)
Audi lane assist with Ian Thorpe

Mar 14, 2012

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rokur

in Training

Casemovie of a promotion for the Audi lane assist in several swiss swimmtraining-camps
Poolside video with Hannah Miley and her dad

Mar 14, 2012

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rokur

in Competition

While the 22-year-old is an integral part of the British Swimming team she is actually trained by her father Patrick and chooses to stay up in Aberdeen as opposed to training at one of the National Performance Centres like the rest of the British Swimming team.

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