Tag: Ida Marko-Varga
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Sweden announces European squad, terminates partnership with national coach Greg Salter
In conjunction with the announcement of the European Championship squad today, the Swedish Swimming Federation also terminated its partnership with national head coach Greg Salter, saying that ‘Swedish swim sport is facing a new phase of development and therefore needs to strengthen the national team and elite swimming with new skills.’ In her role as…
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The gliding butterfly style of Ida Marko-Varga
Interesting video here about Swedish butterfly-ace Ida Marko-Varga’s one kick per cycle gliding butterfly style, that has seen her drop 9 seconds of her personal best since started working on it, and enabled her to swim a lot more butterfly in practice. She placed 16th at this year’s World Championships, gunning for a lane in…
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Swedish sports people reveal sexual abuse
Former high jump world champion Patrik Sjöberg revealed in his memoirs published earlier this week how his former coach and stepfather Viljo Nousiainen molested him from he was 11 years old until he about the age of 15 had “the body of a grown man”. This after also former high jumper Christian Skaar Thomassen told…