Author: rokur
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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.
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CC photo #395: Marie Kamimura (JPN) enters the Istanbul 2012 arena
Japan’s Marie Kamimura ready for the women’s 200 backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. She ended up fourth in 2:04.22, see the result list here.
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The Underwater Realm: Five-minute movies that are obsessed with Atlantis
“Film director David M. Reynolds is obsessed with the fabled island of Atlantis. He’s so obsessed that he spent the past two years working practically nonstop (and with barely any budget) on five short films collectively called The Underwater Realm. In each of these four-to-five minute shorts, humans come into contact with Atlanteans, from a…
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Ian Thorpe likely to bypass tilt at Barcelona 2013 World Chapionships
Ian Thorpe looks increasingly likely to forgo a tilt at this year’s World Championships in Barcelona in favor of targeting next year’s Commonwealth Games. While he has continued to train in and out of the pool since the Olympic Trials, it is understood that he will only return to Switzerland to recommence full work under…
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CC photo #394: Nicholas Santos enters the Istanbul 2012 Arena
Brazil’s Nicholas Santos entering the Sinan Erdem Arena, ready for the men’s 50 butterfly semifinal at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning the final, the day after, see the result list here
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‘Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat’ – A Book Review
Read it on bgdailynews.com “Firstly doping harms athletes; secondly, doping is unfair to the athlete’s competitors; thirdly, doping undermines sports in society,†Cooper explains. “Contrast this with the arguments against recreational drugs. Firstly drugs harm an individual; secondly, drugs harm those with whom an individual interacts; thirdly drugs harm the moral structure of society.â€
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Pisces Swim
“Just a little vid from the first swim meet of the season. It was amazing and I can’t wait for the next one.” http://youtu.be/D16X9g6w4OU