Month: October 2012
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CC photo #304: Steffen Deibler ready for the Berlin 2012 men’s 50 fly
Germany’s Steffen Deibler ready for the men’s 50 butterfly at the FINA / Arena World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany. So I guess this is when he is shaven ? :-P (Deibler was second in 22.83 behind Matthew Targett (AUS) in 22.30, see result list here)
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Canyons Gangnam Style
Very creative! (and no, you can never get too much Gangnam Style) Canyons Gangnam Style from Canyons Aquatic Club on Vimeo.
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Geoff ‘Skippy’ Huegill retires
Quote the Australian Swim Team on Facebook: Geoff ‘Skippy’ Huegill’s second coming as an elite swimmer has ended today with the former world record holder and multiple Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist announcing his retirement from competitive swimming.
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What’s In Your Fridge, Ryan?
Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte shares the foods and drinks he uses to fuel his training and race performance, including his favorite Friday night meal tradition since he was 8 years old. Via the17thman
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CC photo #303: The Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE)
The Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE), venue of the annual FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Germany.
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Effortless Swimming’s Head Coach Brenton Ford Reveals the Main Reasons Swimmers Have a Bad Session
In the latest video offering from Effortless Swimming, Head Coach Brenton Ford explains that one of the main reasons swimmers have a bad training session, besides sickness and fatigue, is due to inflexibility. See PR Web.
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Former Olympic champion Manaudou to quit again
French swimmer Laure Manaudou, the Olympic 400m freestyle champion at the 2004 Athens Games, will retire for a second time after next month’s European Championships, the Le Courrier Picard newspaper reported. Via the Bangkok Post
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CC photo #302: World Cup poster outside the Europa Sports Park Berlin
Nice and big, the advertisement for the FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup 2012 in Berlin, Germany, outside the Berliner Bäder-Betriebe: Europa-Sportpark (SSE).