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  • On this fourth day of the British Olympic Trials, Rebecca Turner qualified in the 200 freestyle with a 1:57.65, ahead of Caitlin McClatchey in 1:58.07, Eleanor Faulkner in 1:58.39 and Joanne Jackson in 1:58.70, who’ll qualify as relay swimmers. In the men’s 200 butterfly, Joe Roebuck secured himself a 2nd spot on the roster with a winning time of 1:55.94, ahead of also qualifying Roberto Pavoni in 1:56.10. And in the 200 IM, Hannah Miley posted a world top-ranking time of 2:10.77, ahead of also qualifying Sophie Allen in 2:11.71. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine and here on swimming.org.

  • You might remember Dr Homayun Gharavi MD PhD Phd, the team doctor and internationally renowned fitness coach from Germany who visited Pál & Jón in Suðuroy back in October, and whom I afterwards interviewed on the boat ride back to civilization. Well, after working with rigid suspension training systems for many years, he’s concluded that they made his athletes slower rather than faster, and therefore reinvented the system, into the dynamic 4D PRO ReAction Trainer.

    Recommended by Russian world champion Anastasia Zueva, I know for a fact that they’ve been testing this system also in Suðuroy, and are very impressed. Pál for one, but also younger swimmers like 13-year-old Kristina Elin Thomsen, who recently broke the Faroese (senior) records in the 100 and 200 meter butterfly, with times of 1:03.44 and 2:25.36 respectively.

    Launched today, go visit 4dpro.inline.de

  • You might remember the story about Norwich swimmer Anne Bochmann, who aggravated an injury by hoovering back in January. Well, she didn’t make it, it seems, missing out on both the 200 freestyle and medley finals at the British Gas Swimming Championships yesterday, having already missed out on the 400 freestyle final, Sunday. Read EDP24

  • Pál Joensen going out hard in the Budapest 2010 European Championships 800 freestyle prelims, using same tactics as when winning silver in the 1500 the day before. Guy standing is Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese swimming federation, well placed in the VVIP seating area (yup, those are two V’s for Very Very). Sorry for the low photo quality, this is a still shot from my video camera while filming.

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  • According to AFP, Britain’s athletes have been told of the dangers of shaking hands at this year’s Olympics in case they pick up a bug that could wreck their sporting dreams.

    The British Olympic Association’s (BOA) chief medical officer said that “within reason”, shaking hands should be off-limits, given the fact that all athletes will live and eat in close proximity at the Games village — and bugs could spread like wildfire.

    Other health warnings for British athletes at the London Olympics include sleep deprivation, long working hours and the disruption of having to live in a new environment.

    Handshake

    (I have no idea what is happening on this photo, courtesy of wadebetter, CC BY-SA 2.0)

    Via Yahoo! News

  • Breaking news on (Dutch) BBC News, on 2008 Olympic and 2009 World champion Hinkelien Schreuder: ‘I’m doing the last months of my career. I hope to participate in the Olympic Games and European Championships. I have had a great career and am proud of it. I want it in my own hands to decide when I stop.’ She is now focusing on qualifying in the 100 meter freestyle, saying the competition in the Dutch 50 freestyle is ‘awfully tough’ and her chance non-realistic. Via Hollandswimming

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    (Dutch 4×50 medley winners at the Rijeka 2008 European SC Championships. Schreuder is 3rd from left)

  • Zombies, Run! is a running game & audio adventure iOS/Android, in which you help rebuild civilisation after a zombie apocalypse by actually running in the real world. You have to collect medicine, ammo, batteries and spare parts, while on occasion being chased by zombies. Now, this could easily be modified into a “Sharks, Swim!” game, me thinks, and the interest is there … they’ve had way more pledged on Kickstarter than what they originally aimed for.

  • Exercise science major Bekka Westrick qualified in the 100-meter Butterfly for this summer’s 2012 Olympic Trials. She shares her perspective, her hopes, and her appreciation for her own Miami Experience.

  • Robbie Renwick secured himself another spot on Britain’s Olympic roster, winning the 200 freestyle in 1:47.33. Gemma Spofforth and Georgia Davies qualified in the 100 backstroke, with a 1:00.19 and 1:00.21 respectively. Liam Tancock qualified also in the 100 backstroke, with a now top-ranked time in the world of 53.16, and Kate Haywood qualified in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.07. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.

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