Author: rokur
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Olympic Hopeful Feature Stories
A bit late, but really nice 0:00-2:32-A piece of former University of Arizona swimmer Marcus Titus, who is deaf. Prior to Olympic Trials, Marcus created a movement on social media which convinced USA Swimming to allow him to be aided by hand signals. 2:33-4:47-A piece on shot putter Jill Camarena-Williams, whose husband Dustin also serves…
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Behold Helsinki’s underground Itäkeskus Swimming Hall
The hall has facilities on two floors and can hold about 1.000 visitors at a time. Quarried out of solid rock, it can be converted into an emergency shelter for 3.800 people if necessary. See hel.fi
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Ferenc Kovacshegyi (HUN) presentation on Eva Risztov (10km Open Water)
From the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic in Moscow, Russia, October 2012.
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Soviet killer dolphins roam the Black Sea as we speak
Read the blog of dolphin scientist guy Justin Gregg After rebooting the Soviet Union’s marine mammal programjust last year with the goal of teaching dolphins to find underwater mines and kill enemy divers, three of the Ukrainian military’s new recruits have gone AWOL. It might not be such a big deal except that these dolphins have been…
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Sea lion pup takes kayak ride
“At the end of a night dive I had quite the surprise when a very cute baby sea lion jumped on my kayak. Was the sea lion pup escaping a shark in the area? Was he cold? Or was he just playing around? In any case,it looks like I now have a new kayaking buddy.…
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Michael Phelps joins young swimmers from favela on visit to Rio
American swimming legend Michael Phelps, the winner of 19 Olympic gold medals, joined children from the Rocinha favela in the pool in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
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CC photo #437: Badem eyeballing me at Istanbul 2012
“Badem”, mascot of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. They are endangered, the monk seals, only 600 or thereabout left.
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Laureus Academy honors Michael Phelps with Exceptional Achievement Award
See laureus.com Legendary swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with a career total of 22 medals, including 18 gold medals, eight of which he won in one Olympiad in Beijing, was presented with a new Award – the Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award.