Month: April 2012
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Skinny dipper can’t find clothes, goes home, sets off rescue search
Apparently, an Ocean Beach woman with friends went swimming naked Tuesday night, and when she got out of the water, she couldn’t find her clothes, her cellphone or her wallet. So she walks home “drunk and naked” and falls asleep, while another beach goer finds her stuff, waits by it for an hour, before calling…
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Adlington won’t add the 200 freestyle to her Olympic program
Rebecca Adlington has confirmed she will not attempt to add the 200 meter freestyle to her tally of Olympic swims in June – meaning her individual medal bid in London will remain at two. She will swim the 200 at the final British qualification meet in Sheffield in June, but only to maybe make the…
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No, Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan are not back together
Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan both deny recent reports that they are back together, read for instance Herald Sun [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/ItsStephRice/status/187352343073923072″] [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/Eamon_Sullivan/status/187361530612944897″]
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Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen nominated for the Olympics
The Danish Swimming Federation today announced that it will nominate Mathias Gydesen for the London 2012 Olympic Games, based on his 54.41 result in the men’s 100 backstroke prelims at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, only 1/100th of a second off the FINA A Olympic qualifying time but better than the FINA B Olympic Invitation time…
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CC photo #97: The Roma 2009 ‘spider cam’
OK, not sure that this is an actual Spidercam, but it behaved pretty much in the same way, running along cables high over the Rome 2009 World Aquatic Championships pool. Pulled by hand, I’ve been told, but still cool :-) Update – a pro tells me this is a ‘wirecam’. Makes sense! :-)
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Japan Swim: Irie under 53 seconds in the 100 backstroke
At the Japan Swim today, Takeshi Matsuda posted a third-best time in the world this year in the men’s 200 freestyle, qualifying for the Olympics in 1:45.96, with Yuki Kobori (1:47.71), Syo Sotodate (1:48.15) and Chiaki Ishibashi (1:48.16) qualifying for the men’s 4×200. Satomi Suzuki and Mina Matsushima qualified in the women’s 100 breaststroke in…
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Chinese Nationals: 15-year-old Xin Xin posts 8:22.75 in the 800 free
Ouch, at the Chinese Long Course Nationals today, 15-year-old Xin Xin posted a second in the world ranked 8:22.76 in the women’s 800 freestyle, easily clearing the FINA A cut standard of 8:33.84, with Shao Yiwen also qualifying for the Olympics in 8:29.49. Sun Ye and Ji Liping qualified in the women’s 400 IM in…
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CC photo #96: The Shanghai 2011 World Championships Arena
Just a photo from the Shanghai 2011 World Championships, taken during the synchronized swimming competition a few days before the competitive swimming started. That is Egypt standing by to go on stage, and Australia getting their preliminary score.
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Doha to host the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)
FINA announces today that the city of Doha, Qatar has been awarded the organisation of the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (24), in December 2012. “We are very pleased to have the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2014 in the outstanding Aspire Sport Complex, and its Aquatic Centre, in Doha. I am sure…