Month: December 2011
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Oussama Mellouli talks to Tunisia Live about the revolution
Interview with Tunesian world champion Oussama Mellouli about the Jasmine revolution about a year ago. In English.
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Mellouli named best athlete of Arab Games, earns $140,000
According to gulfnews.com, Tunisian swimmer Oussama Mellouli was named the Super Star and Best Athlete of the 12th Arab Games Thursday, winning a cash prize of $75,000. Mellouli won the title in style, having claimed 13 gold medals in the different swimming races during the Games, and being one of the main reason that Tunesia…
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Workers face charges for allowing dirty pool to stay open with a body at bottom
Two former state workers will face criminal charges after they allowed a dirty swimming pool to stay open while the body of a woman lay at the bottom. We’ve heard about the story before, the water in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Pool in Fall River, Massachusetts, was so murky, that Marie Joseph’s body lay there…
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FINA suspends Flavio Bomio
As reported yesterday, Flavio A. Bomio is in jail on child sexual molestation charges, whereof he’s partially admitted sexual relationships with two underage boys. Now FINA suspends him with immediate effect, as stated in this press release: Lausanne (SUI), December 22, 2011 – Following information received from the Swiss Swimming Federation and articles in the…
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Dave Salo the ‘breaststroke whisperer’
Interesting article here on The New York Times, about USC Trojan head Dave Salo, coach of top breaststrokers Kosuke Kitajima, Eric Shanteau, Michael Alexandrov, Rebecca Soni and Jessica Hardy. Renowned for his somewhat controversial low-milage, high-quality, technique-driven training regimen. The breaststrokers who train under Salo catch the water on their pulls in the same place,…
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Lecomte demoing iPhone HUD goggles for his Longest Swim
The geek in me is very intrigued (and hopes this is for real): Atlantic Ocean swimmer Ben Lecomte demoing a Vuzix iWear-like iPhone head-up display device for his Aqua Sphere goggles, with which he will be able to read emails and watch video while swimming across the Pacific Ocean, raising funds toward cancer research in…
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Scottish Swimming TEAM Brand Launch
Nice video here promoting the new Scottish Swimming TEAM brand, consisting of a fluid saltire and lion rampant, to be featured on squad kit as well as a range of supporter’s kit. Swimmers in the video are Eloise Barber, Lucy Ellis, Kathryn Johnstone, Hannah Miley, Craig McNally, Andrew Mullen, Dougie Scott, Jak Scott, Robbie Renwick…
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Team GB girls model for charity ahead of 2012 Olympics
In between training for London 2012, female members of team GB including synchronised swimmer Jenna Randall have taken time out to pose for the Nichole de Carle London 2012 charity calendar, celebrating the London 2012 Olympic Games with all profits going to Wellbeing of Women. Bless their hearts, go buy that calendar here on nicholedecarle.com!…