A freak injury has ended Norwich swimmer Anne Bochmann’s medley bid for London 2012, forcing her to concentrate on qualifying in the freestyle at this weekend’s British trials. She was vacuuming in January, aggravating a back injury, “There’s no hoovering allowed now. I’m not at all upset about that.” Bochmann will need to finish in the top two at the upcoming trials at London’s Aquatic Centre to secure a place in Team GB, focusing on the 200 and 400 freestyle, where she will come up against the likes of Rebecca Adlington and Jo Jackson. Read EDP24
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Hannah Miley previews the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012
British Gas Swimming Championships / Olympic Trials 2012 starting in 2 days. March is gonna be incredible, can’t wait :-)
Hannah Miley previews the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012
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CC photo #62: An old Tórshavn swim pool ticketing machine
This seems to be the original ticketing machine of former outdoor swimming pool in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, now on display in the current indoor pool opened in 1982. Tickets say from left to right: “Kvinnur” (Women), “Bað húgva” (Swim cap), “Gentur” (Girls), “Dreingir” (Boys), “Baðtoy” (Swim Clothes), “Áskoðarapláss” (Spectator seat). No room for men, apparently :-)
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Virgin Oceanic sub so sexy it will be called “Scarlett”
Nice touch, millionaire adventurer Chris Welsh wants to name his Virgin Oceanic sub “Scarlett” after Scarlett Johansson, because that’s how sexy this vehicle is. Welsh plans to pilot the experimental, cutting-edge sub to the bottom of the Mariana Trench sometime this year, in what would be only the second descent to the deepest spot in the world’s oceans, since Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard went down there in the bathyscaphe Trieste back in 1960. Read more here on Slashdot.
Virgin Oceanic Sub Teaser Trailer HD
(Photo of Scarlett Johansson courtesy of John McNab, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, posted here purely for comparison purposes)
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Michael Phelps and Bar Refaeli – behind the scenes video
Looks like they had a lot of fun
Michael Phelps and Bar Refaeli – behind the scenes video
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CC photo #61: Biedermann’s classic pre-race camera pose
Paul Biedermann before the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course Championships men’s 400 freestyle final. He won the event in a new championships record of 3:34.55.
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60 seconds with Lizzie Simmonds
Find out more about British Backstroke swimmer, European Champion and Commonwealth medalist Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Simmonds, courtesy of BGswimming.
60 Seconds with Lizzie Simmonds
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Debrecen 2012 – European Swimming Championships – Video Spot
The 31st LEN European Swimming Championships promo video, courtesy of the Hungarian organizers.
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PAC12 – Petros Papadakis vs Oussama Mellouli – 50m sprint
Former USC football player and “sprinter” Petro Papadakis going up against Olympic 1500 freestyle champion Oussama Mellouli. Via the17thman
