Author: rokur
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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…
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Laure Manaudou retires for second time, is pregnant again
Former Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou says she is quitting for good after announcing her retirement for the second time. Read for instance Sports Illustrated
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Rebecca Adlington to make announcement on future
Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington has revealed that she will make a “major announcement” at a press conference next Tuesday, amid rumours she has decided to retire from swimming. Read for instance France 24
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Michael Phelps signs with PING
CBS Sports Michael Phelps has signed a long-term contract with a company whose only water product is a black-and-white striped umbrella. That’s right. The 22-time Olympic medalist is hitching his wagon to the good folks at PING for the time being.
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CC photo #397: Jeanette Ottesen Gray enters the Istanbul 2012 arena
Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen Gray ready for the women’s 50 meter butterfly final at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. She ended up winning bronze in 25.55, see the result list here.
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Shannon Rollason (AUS) new head coach of the Danish NTC
The Danish Swimming Federation announces this morning that they have hired 40-year-old Shannon Rollason as their new head coach of the National Training Center in Copenhagen. Rollason is renowned for among other things his work with Jodie Henry and Alice Mills, gold medalists of the Athens 2004 Olympics, and comes from a similar position at…
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CC photo #396: Yukihiro Takahashi enters the Istanbul 2012 arena
Japan’s Yukihiro Takahashi ready for the men’s 200 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up 8th in 2:04.92, see the result list here.
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Bill Sweetenham temporay high performance coach of New Zealand
Read Msn Sweetenham, who oversaw the emergence of Australian legends Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett before six contentious years as high performance director of British swimming, will take up a short-term role on February 8. Swimming New Zealand said 62-year-old Sweetenham, who reviewed the organisation’s high performance structure in 2008, will be initially contracted as…
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Li Zhesi Banned For EPO Positive
Read SwimNews Following our report and questions in December and pressure from USA Swimming, FINA today imposed a ban on Li Zhesi, the Chinese teenager who at 16 last March 31 tested positive for EPO.