Author: rokur
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A day in Berlenga Island
So that would be the Berlengas in Portugal. Rocky and barren with lots of water, I like it ! A day in Berlenga island from Berta upe TilmantaitÄ— on Vimeo.
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The first 24 hours of Diana Nyad’s swim from Cuba to Florida
Official observer Steve Munatones shares his observations of Diana Nyad And here is Nyad singing and cheering up the crew
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Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet Jastremski in 1961
Michigan coach Gus Stager and Chet “the jet” Jastremski show Bud Palmer and CBS’s Sunday Sports Spectacular how to swim the breast stroke at the 1961 AAU national swimming championships from Yale University.
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Ryan Lochte trademarks “Jeah”
Yessir, Lochte trademarked the phrase “Jeah” on August 1, according to a filing with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The filing reveals that Lochte hopes to put the word on everything from goggles to sunglasses to jewelry and beer mugs. The swimmer, who won two golds and two bronze medals in the 2012 Olympic…
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Mireia Belmonte dedicates Olympic medals to Virgin Mary
Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte Friday offered her two silver medals from the London 2012 Olympic Games to Our Lady of Monserrat in Barcelona, saying both were of “equal value” to her. Read for instance Catholic News Agency. “One cost a little bit more effort than the other because it was a longer race,†she recalled.…
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Phelps ‘did nothing wrong with pictures’, says agent Carlisle
There you have it, Michael Phelps’ longtime agent, Peter Carlisle, dismissing any suggestion that Phelps may have violated IOC rules when provocative pictures for a Louis Vuitton ad campaign were leaked on the Internet during the London Games. Read for instance kaaltv.com and All Voices “He didn’t violate Rule 40, it’s as simple as that,”…
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Ian Thorpe’s drinking demons revealed in new autobiography
Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe was battling alcohol problems and depression as he struggled to cling on to his career after the Athens Olympics, his new tell-all autobiography has revealed. The book was written in conjunction with author Robert Wainwright and will be released through publishers Simon and Schuster on October 1. Read for instance Perth…
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Coach Denis Cotterell on how Grant Hackett came to happen
Interesting details in this Brisbane Times article titled “Are elite athletes born or made?“, on how coach Denis Cotterell thinks as others that champion athletes like Hackett have benefited from a series of unusual circumstances – including themselves. Hackett had already clocked 10,000 hours in the pool when he was 16 or 17, Cotterell says.…
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The West’s Games Grabs – Eamon Sullivan
Catch Ross Lewis’ exclusive interview with WA swimmer Eamon Sullivan in which he discusses Australia’s performance in the London 2012 pool and he plans for a new restaurant in Perth with a couple of other Olympic stars.