Author: rokur
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Mie Ø. Nielsen clocks 57.16 in the 100 back, 1 swimmer added to Danish Istanbul 2009 squad
On this final day of the Danish Short Course Championships, Mie Ø. Nielsen managed to improve upon her own Danish record in the 100 meter backstroke, from 57.57 at the Szczecin 2011 Europeans, to now even more impressive 57.16. This also surpasses Therese Alshammar’s 57.43 Nordic record from the Swedish Short Course Championships in 2009,…
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CC photo #337: Ivan Lendjer after the Istanbul 2009 men’s 100 fly
The tattoo gives it away, this must be Serbia’s Ivan Lendjer celebrating after clocking fastest time in the first semifinal of the men’s 100 butterfly at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning bronze the day after, see result list here
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CC photo #336: Warmup at Roma 2009
Just a photo from the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome 2009. Sun blazing and unbelievably hot, I understand well why they decided to have all championships after this indoors … but y’know, with snow outside now, we sort of miss it anyhow :-)
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What is up with Eamon Sullivan?
Read The Sydney Morning Herald This week his name was linked to a police investigation after a pensioner’s scooter was ”borrowed”, resulting in Sullivan being reported by police for assault and disorderly behaviour. But PS has heard of other stories involving the swimmer, such as an incident involving a golf buggy on Hamilton Island in…
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Lewis Gordon Pugh – Ordinary won’t change the World
Read about him on The Daily News of Open Water Swimming
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Killer Whales Scares The Crap Out Of Kayakers
Warning, there is a bit of swearing in this video … which is understandable, considering the situation. Via Mandatory
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CC photo #335: Kawecki after his 2011 Szczecin 200 backstroke win
Poland’s RadosÅ‚aw KawÄ™cki after winning the men’s 200 meter backstroke at the LEN 2011 European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland, see result list here. He won again in Chartres 2012, maybe that was what those two fingers were for ? :-P
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Wittenberg University Swimming Hour Of Power
Wittenberg University Swimming joining hundreds of other college, high school and club teams across the US to raise awareness and funds for cancer research as part of the annual Hour of Power Relay. Over the first six years of the Hour of Power Relay, nearly $300,000 has been raised. In addition to raising money and…