Tag: Barcelona 2013
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CC photo #592: Thinking about it
A very hot photographer on the open water medal podium platform at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, waiting (and waiting) for the 25K medal ceremony to begin. Hot as in high temperature.
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CC photo #591: Kazan Russia 2015 stand at BCN2013
The Kazan Russia 2015 stand in the Planet Water Village at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Complete with a “Best Photo Position” marker from which the pool photo illusion on the tiles in front worked the best. They mean business!
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Myrtha says no swirling current in BCN2013 pool
SwimVortex has the story: Myrtha Pools has denied that the circulation in the temporary facility installed at the Palau Sant Jordi for the 15th FINA World Championships could have made one side of the pool “faster” than the other. A spokesman for Myrtha told SwimVortex.com: “While it is difficult to argue against the facts with…
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CC photo #590: Before the BCN2013 men’s 4×200 free (minitature photo)
Relay teams preparing themselves for the men’s 4×200 meter freestyle final at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. In focus the Belgium team on lane 2 led by Glenn Surgeloose (tattoo visible on his chest), Great Britain on lane 1 and Japan on lane 3 with Kosuke Hagino bowing before stepping up on…
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CC photo #589: Chad Le Clos after winning the BCN2013 men’s 200 fly
South Africa’s Chad Le Clos celebrating his win in the men’s 200 meter butterfly final at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture China’s bronze winner Wu Peng and Poland’s silver winner Pawel Korzeniowski. See the result list here
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CC photo #588: Sun Yang on top of the BCN2013 men’s 1500 free podium
China’s Sun Yang on top of the medal podium at the 15th FINA World Championships, after winning gold in the men’s 1500 meter freestyle. Also in picture Canada’s silver winner Ryan Cohrane, and behind Sun a glimpse of Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri. See the result list here.
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Systematically fluctuating split times suggest ‘whirlpool’ current at BCN2013
Upon arrival to the Faroes again, my dear brother Bartal points out an interesting systematic variation in the split times from the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships, that Danish Eurosport commentators pointed out and he then dug into analytically. That there seems to have been a rotating current in the Barcelona pool, that made swimmers…
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CC photo #586: Daiya Seto bows to the pool after winning the BCN2013 men’s 400 IM
Japan’s Daiya Seto bowing to the pool after winning the men’s 400 meter individual medley at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
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A walk around the BCN2013 Planet Water Village
Just me taking a walk around the 15th FINA World Championships “Planet Water Village” in Barcelona, Spain, GoPro in tow. The clips could be more still, the fingers more off the camera, the cuts better fitting to the music. But it was quickly made, and is better than nothing :-)