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Month: June 2011

  • The London 2012 Aquatics Centre is getting there

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    Webcam photo from the interior of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre this morning, see the most recent photo here.

  • Behind The Goggles: Ryan Lochte’s Playlist

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    Ryan Lochte talks to USA Swimming about what’s on his playlist. iPhone 4 user alert, with frame case for that extra phone calling functionality. Via the17thman.

  • Mare Nostrum Canet is LIVE on Sport+

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    French channel Sport+ is transmitting LIVE from Mare Nostrum Canet 2011 at this moment, as a TV broadcast and maybe even as a live stream here on sportplus.fr (where I get a “Nom de domaine interdit” / “No domain name” error message in the player window). There also seem to be more dodgy solutions like…

  • Tragedy results in free swim lessons at Shreveport pools

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    A Red River tragedy that led to grief and public outcry has resulted in free lessons to teach children how to swim, thanks to a grant that enables Rock Solid Athletics Club to offer 1000 spaces for free lessons at 5 Shreveport city pools. The concept of free lessons was initiated after the August 2010…

  • The strongest fish lead the school

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    Fish swim in schools partly to evade predators and partly to improve their chances foraging for food. Until now, it was thought that these groups were egalitarian structures in which all members benefited equally in food terms, regardless of their position. But a study published on Wednesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows…

  • Eamon Sullivan is a master chef

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    Australian sprint champion Eamon Sullivan teaching us all how to prepare a proper cup of oats. Is there a bit of product placement here ?

  • Dale Oen happy about his season’s start

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    Norway’s Alexander Dale Oen won silver and bronze at the Mare Nostrum 2011 Barcelona meet this weekend, and is now ready for the Canet leg today and tomorrow, before Monaco next weekend. The weather in Canet is ‘real West-Norway’ rain and wind, but he doesn’t mind, with the way his form is shaping up. –…

  • Jack Marriott aiming for London 2012

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    Following his win at the British Gas Championships in Manchester three months ago, 20-year-old Jack Marriott was invited to Loughborough University’s intensive training centre by Ben Titley who coaches Liam Tancock and Fran Halsall, while his college gave him a year out of from his engineering degree. All to pursue the Olympic dream, that Marriott…

  • Beware, Shanghai meat could be contaminated

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    German swimmers have been instructed not to eat food beyond that provided by the team hotel in Shanghai during the world championships from July 24 to 31, while team doctors will work with hotel chefs to determine the chain of supply. Read more here on SwimNews.com, and notice this interesting side story: “Table tennis player…