Author: rokur
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Fast Swimming Techniques – Butterfly Body Position
In this first of five webisodes on how to swim fast butterfly, Gary Hall Sr discusses body position and how it correlates to a strong kick and a low driving breath. Featuring footage from the Race Club‘s “Life is Worth Swimming†their newest DVD Starring Bobby Savulich and George Bovell III.
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CC photo #399: FINA Swimming Officials School in Tórshavn, today
FINA Technical Swimming Committee Chairman Carol Zaleski (USA) and Honorary Secretary Søren Korbo (DEN) in charge of the first FINA Swimming Officials Schools course in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, Saturday 2 February 2013. This site yet again a bit quiet, today and tomorrow, because of this :-)
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Ian Thorpe on getting back in the pool
Read interview in The Scotsman “During competition you have to go into yourself, but you have to have the same kind of spatial awareness of the crowd, the arena, and how that can pull into your performance. The energy from the crowd or your competitors can contribute in a very positive way to your performance.…
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WetLab – A Waterlust film about students in water
“Our friends in the MPS program (mps.rsmas.miami.edu) at the Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science bring cameras into the field to document a day in the life of a graduate student. Filmed entirely with GoPro Hero 2 and Hero 3 cameras. Underwater shots taken with the Blurfix lens by Snake River Prototyping. Spread the…
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Dolphins help young seal find its way home
Because, y’know, seal pups are generally clueless Via Buzzfeed
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Cat Swims Laps To Lose Weight
Ah, “Holly needs to loose some weight, and though it’s certainly odd to see a cat swimming, it’s the only kind of exercise that she’ll agree to”. Cool cat! Via Buzzfeed http://youtu.be/KvyOpmRrUWQ
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CC photo #398: Cseh greeting Seto after the Istanbul 2012 men’s 400 IM
Hungary’s László Cseh greeting Japan’s Daiya Seto after the men’s 400 meter individual medley final at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Seto won in 3:59.15, Cseh second in 4:00.50, see the result list here.
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Danish radio host crosses icy channel as part of Facebook likehunting challenge
Danish radio host Rune Hedeman had promised to complete three challenges if he got more than 5000 Facebook likes: To sing a birthday song for the Danish prime minister Helle Thorning, to have his eye pierced, and to complete a winter swim across a channel near the Danish Radio center. He received about 20,000 likes,…
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Humpback whale visits Tórshavn Harbor
Whale spotting Faroe style, this Tuesday a small humpback whale decided to go sight-seeing in our capitol Tórshavn, swimming into the marina which is as sheltered as it can be, in the heart of Tórshavn harbor, besides the Faroese seat of government, in the heart of the Faroe Islands. No need for boats here, you…