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3 more Faroese records, 2 juniors on 2nd day of champs
At the Faroese short course championships today, 3 more senior records and 2 juniors were posted. Ægir KlaksvÃk managed a junior record of 3:41.20 in the men’s 4×100 freestyle, Magnus Jákupsson from Tórshavn a senior and junior record of 55.94 in the men’s 100 IM, Ægir KlaksvÃk a senior record of 4:27.11 in the men’s…
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Antwerp 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships website online
The EJSC 2012 Antwerp 2012 website can be found on www.europeanjuniors2012.be, maybe a bit 90-ies design, but with all details you need well laid out. Cool in a very kitsch way ! :-) Via Tom Vangeneugden on Twitter
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London 2012 pool to host 2016 Euros
Britain will host the European Championships for swimming, diving and synchronised swimming at the London Aquatics Centre in 2016 if a bid by British Swimming is rubber stamped as expected in September. Read more here on SwimNews and here on swimming.org (Image of London Aquatics Centre courtesy of Andy Wilkes, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Swimming lowers blood pressure in sedentary over 50s
A study published online in The American Journal of Cardiology suggests that older sedentary adults with elevated blood pressure should consider swimming as a way to bring the pressure down, as an ‘ideal form of exercise’ because it puts little weight-bearing stress on the body and is not likely to lead to overheating.
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Surfing version of a skateboard half-pipe planned for San Clemente
Surf N Turf San Clemente is the name of an 18-hole miniature golf course, a restaurant and a 75,000-gallon one-of-a-kind wave pool featuring sloping walls and sheets of gushing water that can be fine-tuned to support different skill levels and riding styles. “It’ll be the first real water half-pipe”, said Aaron McIntosh, a partner in…