Tag: London 2012
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Team USA Road to London: Janet Evans
At the age of 40, 4-time Olympic medalist, Janet Evans makes a comeback for the 2012 London Olympic Games. With seven World records and 45 National titles, Evans is considered one of the greatest swimmers in U.S. history. Following only behind Tracy Caulkins and Michael Phelps. Team USA via the17thman.
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Canadian Paralympic ad is awe-inspiring (and shot in one go)
Absolutely fantastic 2010 Paralympic Games video ad made by BBDO Toronto for the Canadian Paralympic Committee, featuring an athlete with a prosthetic leg running on a track littered by elements of his story of recovery – a car crash, a hospital and physical training. Via Mashable. The video itself is also a major feat, shot…
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Australian Olympic Opening Ceremony uniforms unveiled
To coincide with the excitement of Fashion Week in Sydney, the Australian Olympic athletes have unveiled their highly-anticipated Opening Ceremony uniforms for the London Games.
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UK considers surface-to-air missile batteries on London rooftops to ensure safe Olympics
An east London estate, where 700 people live, has received leaflets saying a “Higher Velocity Missile system” could be placed on a water tower, chosen as it is situated close to the Olympic Park and offers an excellent view of the surrounding area and the entire sky above the Olympic Park. Read The BBC and…
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Keri-Anne Payne cashing in on the Olympics
According to The Daily Mail, British 10K marathon swim gold medal favorite Keri-Anne Payne has generated income of of £500,000 this year from her sponsors, Links of London, British Gas, Speedo, Max Factor and Oral-B. Up £200K from 2011, which compared to a lot of other swimmers wasn’t bad either. Via OpenWaterSwimming.com
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London 2012 must-see top-5 list includes the men’s 200 IM and 4×100 free
Nice, the Local 10 / Internet Broadcasting “5 must-see events at 2012 Olympics” includes not one but two swimming events, alongside the obligatory men’s 100m running event, the women’s gymnastics individual all-around, and the women’s beach volleyball final. Personally, I rate the classic marathon higher than at least the beach volleyball, and the men’s 400…
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2 NEWS talks with Janet Evans and Ricky Berens
With less than 100 days until the 2012 London Olympic games, 2 News Today spoke with two members of the U.S. swim team, Janet Evans and Ricky Berens. Via wdtn 2 NEWS talks with olympic swimmers: wdtn.com
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Canadians aim to Own the Podium
In this The Morning Swim Show, Jeff Commings and Tiffany Elias highlight six swimmers who could be on the podium in London, and national coach Pierre Lafontaine discusses Own the Podium, a government program designed to help athletes be the best they can be as they prepare for Olympic glory. “If there is any sure…
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London Olympics won’t allow sharing of photos, video or sound via social networks
Sort of mentioned here before, the London 2012 conditions for ticket holders are pretty extensive, including ban on entering the venues with food, beverages, animals, large photographic equipment, flags of countries not participating in the Olympics (there goes Merkið), musical instruments, objects bearing trademarks, large quantities of coins, lighters, refrigerators etc. Photo site PetaPixel has…