Tag: London 2012
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Swimming Review – London 2012 Olympic Games
Swimming Review from the Aquatics Centre at the London 2012 Olympic Games., including the record breaking exploits of Michael Phelps. Must say open water gets a lot of coverage here, compared to for instance Ryan Lochte and Matt Grevers.
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London 2012 Olympics: Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay Final
Full replay, courtesy of the Official IOC Olympic Channel on YouTube
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Behold the Olympico theme song
Matt Mulholland performing the most awesome theme song of Kiwi comedy show Olympico. Unfortunately their videos are regionally restricted, but if their episodes are only half as funny … :-)
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Mireia Belmonte dedicates Olympic medals to Virgin Mary
Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte Friday offered her two silver medals from the London 2012 Olympic Games to Our Lady of Monserrat in Barcelona, saying both were of “equal value” to her. Read for instance Catholic News Agency. “One cost a little bit more effort than the other because it was a longer race,†she recalled.…
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Phelps ‘did nothing wrong with pictures’, says agent Carlisle
There you have it, Michael Phelps’ longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissing any suggestion that Phelps may have violated IOC rules when provocative pictures for a Louis Vuitton ad campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. Read for instance kaaltv.com and All Voices “He didn’t violate Rule 40, it’s as simple as that,”…
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The West’s Games Grabs – Eamon Sullivan
Catch Ross Lewis’ exclusive interview with WA swimmer Eamon Sullivan in which he discusses Australia’s performance in the London 2012 pool and he plans for a new restaurant in Perth with a couple of other Olympic stars.
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Missy Franklin on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
17-Year-Old Missy Franklin on coming home an Olympic Champion, via SQAC Blog
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Michael Phelps in hot water with IOC over leaked Louis Vuitton photos
Michael Phelps’ new Louis Vuitton ads may land him in some hot water, due to IOC’s regulations about promoting non-Olympic sponsors. Photos of Phelps taken by Annie Leibovitz were leaked online August 13, violating the International Olympic Committee’s controversial Rule 40 that bars athletes from promoting non-Olympic sponsors from July 18 through August 15. Punishments…
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Ye Shiwen hits back on China’s state TV over Olympics doping claim
Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen tells Chinese station CCTV of her disappointment about suggestions that she relied on performance-enhancing drugs to break the 400m individual medley world record. Via The Guardian