Month: March 2014
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Katie Ledecky announced as 84th AAU Sullivan Award nominee
Read NBC OlympicTalk The Sullivan Award honors the nation’s outstanding amateur athlete for 2013, so Boudia and Ledecky’s Olympic successes shouldn’t factor in. They did, however, perform well at the 2013 World Championships. Boudia won silver in the platform, and Ledecky won four gold medals and was named the female swimmer of the meet in Barcelona.…
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Senegal to Host the Next African Championships
Read AllAfrica “After the withdrawal of Algeria, the Confederation of African Swimming (CANA) designated Senegal to host the next African Championships swimming planned for next September, ” the president of the Senegalese federation told Africa Top Sports. According Dr. Mohamed Diop : “It is Algeria, which was to organize these games, but for some reasons,…
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Burger King staff in Brazil use water tank as swimming pool
See LiveLeak A video released by an amateur videographer on Monday shows employees of Burger King using the box of one of the chain stores like pool water. The video shows three half-naked employees bathing and playing in the water tanks that sits on top of the Burger King in Faria Lima Avenue, prime area…
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Nick Juba on Great Danes progress: Mom Meet got us beyond first base
Read the interview with Danish national coach Nick Juba here on svoem.dk, where he evaluates the performance of the Great Danes team at the 3e Meeting Open Méditerranéen in Marseille, France. How would you say the overall performance of the group has been at Mom Meet? Much better than in Antwerp (Flanders Cup, red.)! This Great…
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Stephanie Rice confirms flings with Eamon Sullivan, Michael Phelps
Listen to The Grill Team We were very lucky to have Aussie Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice on the show today. We asked Stephanie Rice about some of the blokes she’s been linked to over the years… and all she had to do is say yes or no. Has she had romantic links with this men?…
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Bottlenose dolphin asks diver for help to remove a fishing hook and line
From back in 2013, via Neatorama Keller Laros was diving off the coast of Kona, Hawaii on January 11, 2013. A bottlenose dolphin swam up to him and hovered. Laros could spot the problem immediately: there was fishing hook and line stuck in his left side. With scissors and a pliers, he carefully untangled and…
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Chloe McCardel to swim with Sheikh Khalid the 36K from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain
See McCardel’s post on Facebook, “I am very honoured to be invited to support His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa in his “Swim Challenge” this Friday March 14th. His Highness will be swimming 36km from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Funds raised will be used to benefit cancer patients…
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GoPro: Swimming With Wild Ones
Join the Wild Ones in Austin, Texas for some swimming, music, and “GoProing.”
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