Month: July 2013
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CC photo #559: Alia Atkinson (JAM) breaststroke at Istanbul 2012
Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson leading the women’s 50 breaststroke heat 8 at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, 2012. Behind her Sweden’s Jennie Johansson. Atkinson went on to win silver in the final the day after, see all results here.
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Coach Mark Bernardino signed non-disparagement clause in return for two-year full salary
Read The Washington Post In a letter sent by Athletic Director Craig Littlepage on June 27 and signed by Bernardino on June 30, one day before he abruptly announced he would be retiring after 35 years leading the Virginia swimming and diving program, Bernardino was instructed not to speak negatively about the university or the…
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Asthma Society of Ireland on Swimming
“Traditionally we used to recommend swimming as a good sport for people with asthma because the environment in a swimming pool is warm and humid, and those conditions are good when you are breathing hard. They generally don’t tend to cause the type of breathing problems that we see with the field sports.” “We want…
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Rafa Muñoz, world record holder still with the club that taught him to swim
An Andalusian story featuring Cordoba’s Rafael Muñoz Perez
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Nude Swimmer Distracted Man While Her Husband Burglarized Him
The story from the other day, explained by these two nice ladies. Thanks for explaining our nature to us, ahem :-) Here is a guy explaining it
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Man saves family by swimming five hours
Read University Chronicle A man from Maryland swam for five hours to find help for his family. The family was boating off the Eastern Shore of Maryland when their boat capsized during a strong storm John Franklin Riggs scaled rocks on the shoreline after dark and then knocked at the first house he found after…
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Reedsport community supported free swimming lessons program doing well
See KCBY.com Knox Story, the district manager, says a series of drownings prompted the community to take action. “In 1953, there were three drownings in Reedsport in three separate incidents,” said Story. A short time later, a Reedsport resident privately funded the facility, which now provides free lessons for Kindergarten through sixth grade kids in…
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CC photo #558: Rijeka 2008 Men’s 100 butterfly medal podium
Gold winner Serbia’s Milorad ÄŒavić in 49.19, silver to Spain’s Rafael Muñoz Pérez in 49.74, bronze to Russia’s Nikolay Skvortsov in 49.98. See the result list here.