Year: 2008
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South African Tests Positive In Doping Test
As stated in this press release, Swimming South Africa has been informed that during the FINA Swimming World Cup in Belo Horizonte (BRA), swimmer Keri-Leigh Shaw tested positive for the substances Clenbuterol and Ephedrine.
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Liam Tancock Sets 50 Back World Record
Liam Tancock set a new 50 meters long course backstroke world record this evening, during evening preliminaries of the 200 backstroke at the British Championships in Sheffield. The new record is 24.47, obliterating the former record time of 24.80, that Thomas Rupprath swam in 2003. Source: Lane 9 News
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Be Careful With Your Flip Turns Here
The Devil’s Pool is a natural (swimable) pool right at the edge of the Victoria Falls in Zambia. Not that you would ever catch me in that death trap.
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Miami Swimming Video
I truly like that motivational speak, That last 25 when you’re hurting… say I’m a Hurricane, I’m getting to that wall first!
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Beautiful Shots From Eindhoven
Just take a look at these underwater shots from the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven, and read here on Reuters about how he did it.
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No Jaws Soundtrack At The World Championships
Darn, turns out that it was just an April Fools joke. Photo courtesy of bellamy.andrews