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  • “In preparation for the London Games, the TYR research and development team has unveiled the most advanced technical innovation to ever hit the face of swimming, The FastStache. The next breakthrough in swimming is right under your nose. Keep a fast upper lip and get your fast face on. ” Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine, and visit www.TYR.com/faststache, to see also the Mutton Chop and Soul Patch expansion kits.

  • The Montréal Gazette has gotten hold of information after a 7-year court battle, showing that signs of an impending financial debacle were apparent more than a year before Montreal was stripped of the FINA 2005 World Aquatics Championships. Yet even as the bills accumulated, the organizing committee spent millions of dollar to pay, and sometimes lend, money to companies that were associated with members or the organizing committee. The whole row ended tragically with FINA removing Montreal as host in January 2005, the organizing committee’s head, Yvon DesRochers, committing suicides days later, and the city then reinstated again as host after the mayor of Montreal promising that the city would cover any deficit. Read much more here on The Gazette.

  • This is interesting … Earlier this month, YouTube opened up the possibility for NonProfits to live stream directly on YouTube, and apparently the Spaniards were quick,
    arranging the ongoing “Open” de España Natación to use this possibility, or something similar, since for instance this video says “Streamed live on Mar 29, 2012”, and others are listed but not available yet.

  • USA Swimming national team director Frank Busch says the American team powered by swimmers like Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin and Missy Franklin could have it “best Olympic team” ever, able to surpass the 31 Olympic medals won in Beijing four years ago. In USA Today’s latest Medal Tracker, U.S. swimmers are projected to win 27 medals, but then that list still has swimmers like Frédérick Bousquet and Sebastién Rouault posted, so. Read the Washington Post and USA Today.

  • One of the Olympics’ most famous underdogs, Eric Moussambani a.k.a. ‘Eric the Eel’, is set to make a splash at the London Games after being named coach for the Equatorial Guinea swim team. Read more here on Reuters.

  • Though men’s megastars Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, no other swimmer got accosted Friday morning quite as thoroughly as Dara Torres, who at 44 is trying to make her sixth Olympic team. She posted the second-fastest qualifying time – 25.35 – seconds in the 50 freestyle, despite misjudging the start and getting out more slowly than any of the final 16 competitors. But, she is realistic, for instance not trying fo the 4×100 freestyle relay, even if six spots are available, for as she says “I can’t swim 100 three times in a row. My body will not do that”. Read the Washington Post and Indystar.

  • A photo taken with my old Nokia, standing in line hoping to get a Jaked J01 ‘supersuit’ for one of our Faroese swimmers at the 2009 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Italy. First day of trying, on the second attempt we got our hands on a suit but it was the wrong size, and on the third attempt we went really early and got it!

    In line for a Jaked suit at Roma09

    And by the way, this article is, ehm, not totally correct, saying “swimmers waited in line in a 50-meter hall with no ventilation just to get their hands on Speedo’s LZR Racer Suit”. I was there … almost all of us waited for either a Jaked or one of the brand new Arena. There were some waiting for Speedo, but it was minor in comparison with Jaked and Arena, at least the many times when we were there (this hall the way to the pool and dressing rooms, also).

  • At the Indianapolis Grand Prix yesterday evening, Dana Vollmer won the 100 freestyle in 54.21 and 100 butterfly in 57.73, while Nathan Adrian pipped Phelps in the 100 freestyle with a 48.62 to 48.78. Micah Lawrence managed a 2:24.85 and 2nd best in the world this year in the women’s 200 breaststroke, Clark Burckle won the men’s 200 breaststroke in 2:10.56, Allison Schmitt the women’s 400 freestyle in 4:06.94 ahead of Katie Hoff in 4:07.00, Tyler Clary the men’s 400 freestyle with a time of 3:49.91, while Michael Phelps won the men’s 100 butterfly in the 52.23, Ryan Lochte managing a lifetime best of 52.32 in the B-final, also winning the 100 freestyle B-final with a time of 49.46. Read a lot more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.

  • On the 3rd day of Canadian Olympic Trials, six more swimmers earned Olympic nominations and two for a second nomination, Jillian Tyler and Tera Van Beilen with 1:07.18 and 1:07.37 in the women’s 100 breaststroke, Barbara Jardin and Samantha Cherverton with 1:57.34 and 1:57.98 in the women’s 200 freestyle, Brittany MacLean and Amanda Reason for the additional spots in the women’s 4×200 relay, Scott Dickens with a 2:12.69 in the men’s 200 breaststroke, and Ryan Cochrane with a 3:47.07 in the men’s 400 freestyle. Read more here on swimming.ca.

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