Tag: Markus Rogan
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Watch an Olympic Swimmer Take on the U.S. Navy SEAL Screening Test
YouTuber and active-duty U.S. Navy sailor Austen Alexander regularly invites athletes, bodybuilders, and influencers onto his channel to put their functional fitness through its paces via a series of rigorous military fitness tests. In his most recent video, Alexander is joined by former Olympic swimmer, gold medalist, and world record breaker Markus Rogan. He challenges Rogan to…
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World Record – Markus Rogan vs. Ryan Lochte | Manchester 2008 | 200m Backstroke
Relive the 200m Backstroke and new World Record set by Austria’s Markus Rogan of Austria at the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Manchester. Rogan outpaced Ryan Lochte, who was the previous World Record holder by less than a tenth of a second in a time of 1:47.84 seconds. Enjoy watching!
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Markus Rogan to help Austrian swim federation amid crisis
Three-time Olympian Markus Rogan has stepped forward to help rebuild the Austrian swim federation following a financial scandal. The OSV is facing claims for compensation totaling nearly 580,000 euros ($628,000) after long-term misappropriation of funds by former officials. According to the federation general secretary, Thomas Unger, an investigation into the misused subsidies is ongoing. Rogan…
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Nine Austrians selected for the London 2012 Games
The Austrian Swimming Federation will be represented at the Olympic Games in London by nine swimmers, including two-time medal winning Markus Rogan. Individually qualified are Rogan, Dinko Jukić, Jördis Egger, Birgit Koschischek, Lisa Zaiser, Christian Scherübl and Nina Dittrich, and for the men’s 4×200 freestyle David Brandl and Florian Janistyn. Read swimsportnews.de
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Funny interviews with swimmer Markus Rogan
Hilarious – “Sometimes funny, sometimes philosophical, an interview with Austrian swimmer Markus Rogan is always entertaining to watch.” How is that relationship with Markus Rogan and the individual medley? Well, you know, for 20 years I was always with the same stroke. The backstroke? Ja ja, like being with the same woman for all your…
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USC Olympian count closing to 20
It is an established tradition for Olympic athletes to get the rings tattoed on themselves after participating in the world’s ultimate sporting spectacle, and nowhere is this more apparent than at USC. That’s because coach Dave Salo has amassed a training group that is pushing close to 20 Olympic swimmers. Rebecca Soni (USA) Jessica Hardy*…
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Meichtry mauled Lochte and Phelps
Swiss swimmer Dominik Meichtry soundly beat Ricky Berens, Markus Rogan, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps and others at the Charlotte UltraSwim 2011 yesterday, winning 200 freestyle in 1:48.55 against 1:49.25, 1:49.47, 1:49.48 and 1:49.89 respectively. Dig how the commentator doesn’t mention him until after 125 meters. Full results here.
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Rogan auctions off medals for charity
Austrian swimmer Markus Rogan raised $40.000 for children in Ethiopia and India this evening, by auctioning off his Dubai silver and bronze medals at a Tesfaye/ Zukunft für Kinder fundraiser in Vienna. Tesfaye means “my hope”, and is a child sponsorship project founded in 2008, currently supporting 100 children aged between 4 and 19 years,…
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Sympathy messages from the stars to Japan
Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima has a very touching list of sympathy messages here on his website, that shows how close-knit the international swimming community really is. There is a message from Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen, who won silver behind Kitajima at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. From American Jessica Hardy who knows Kitajima personally, Oussama Mellouli…