Tag: London 2012
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Fox News says US Olympic athletes don’t love their country like they used to
What really puzzles me, is why a guy in black suit and a lady in commie red bash athletes for not wearing the flag. See Buzzfeed
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CC photo #218: Ranomi Kromowidjojo at Rijeka 2008
Dutch swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. She won bronze in the 100 freestyle and was part of their record breaking 4×50 freestyle and 4×50 medley (swimming backstroke). Now Olympic champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle :-)
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London 2012 day 8 finals: Sun, US women post World Records
The London 2012 Olympics swimming championships are now officially over, Michael Phelps managed to win 18 Olympic gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total before ending his swimming career. Sun Yang posted an extremely impressive 14:31.02 World Record in the men’s 1500 freestyle, ahead of Ryan Cochrane (CAN) in 14:39.63 and now former Olympic…
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London 2012 day 7 finals: Franklin posts WR in the 200 back, Phelps double three-peat
On the penultimate day of the London 2012 Olympic swimming championships, Missy Franklin clocked a 2:05.06 World Record in the women’s 200 backstroke, ahead of Russia’s Anastasia Zueva in 2:05.92 and Elizabeth Beisel (USA) in 2:06.55, Franklin completing her clean-sweep in the backstroke events. Michael Phelps made it an undisputed historical greatest ever double three…
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Kendrick Monk and Nick D’Arcy dishonorably discharged from London 2012
Michael Klim, Jana Pittman and Lisa Curry discussing the Australian Olympic Committee’s decision to eject Kendrick Monk and Nick D’Arcy from the London 2012 Games, tiny twist that they were allowed to stay in Europe instead of being sent directly home. Via the17thman
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No Nordic swimming medals at London 2012
Swimming is finished at the London 2012 Olympics, without any Nordic country taking a medal. The others were Athens 1896, St. Louis 1904, Melbourne 1956, Mexico City 1968, Montreal 1976, and Athens 2004. Gutted.
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CC photo #215: A smug looking president at Roma09
Jon Hestoy, president of the Faroese Swimming Association, at the Rome 2009 World Aquatic Championships. Tomorrow he’ll be at the London Aquatics Centre, watching Pál Joensen try to qualify for the men’s 1500 freestyle final.
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London 2012 day 6 finals: Phelps beats the curse of the three-peat
At last it went, after both Phelps and Kitajima had tried twice, and others before that, Phelps tonight became first male swimmer ever to win the same individual event at three Olympic Games. Gold to Phelps and the US in the men’s 200 IM, 1:54.27 ahead of Ryan Lochte in 1:54.90 and Laszlo Cseh (HUN)…