Tag: Shanghai 2011
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CC photo #54: The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center diving pool
The divers were the only ones (other than the open water swimmers out at the beach) to compete outside at the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships – Shanghai 2011. China won all events.
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CC photo #53: The Yuan Shen Natatorium ready for Shanghai 2011
One of the (at least) three additional 14th FINA World Aquatic Championship – Shanghai 2011 training venues, the Yuan Shen Natatorium in the Pudong district. In walking distance from our hotel, so we used it a lot.
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Who elbowed Alicia Coutts in the Shanghai 2011 call room?
Wild story here on SwimNews.com (source Courier Mail), on how Australia’s Alicia Coutts was elbowed in the head and spat at by a European opponent on the way to her blocks for the 100m freestyle final at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. “I’d never had anyone try to psych me out before. It must be…
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CC photo #39: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center at night
Photo taken after the last night of the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China. Big building to the right is the arena that hosted the pool swimming and syncro competitions, the one to the left the natatorium hosting the water polo competitions, and the blue thing in the background the diving arena.
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CC photo #18: The forest of flags at Shanghai 2011
An angled view of the flags outside the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai. Always difficult to get good photos of flags, but a stiff breeze sure helped. Just strange (for me) when the wind temperature is well above 30°C (86°F).
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CC photo #14: The Faroese flag “Merkið” flying high in Shanghai
The Faroese flag “Merkið” in the midst of the entire swimming world’s forest of flags, outside the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai during the 14th FINA World Aquatics Championships 2011. I got to touch it for inspection, no silk expert here, but it seemed like the nicest material possible. Called Merkið or ‘The Mark’ because…
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Jessica Vilchis: Road to London 2012 featuring Lochte and Franklin
A bit old, from when U.S. Nationals were in California last August, but a nice recap of when Ryan Lochte set the first long course record in 19 months, at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. Rebecca Soni and Melissa “Missy” Franklin also mentioned. Jessica Vilchis: Road to London 2012 Ep. 2 from JessicaVilchis.Com on Vimeo.
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CC photo #4: A focused Sun Yang before the 2011 Shanghai 800 freestyle
China’s Sun Yang and Faroe Islands’ Pál Joensen ready for the Shanghai 2011 men’s 800 freestyle final. Too bad they had those chairs reserved for teams right behind the entrance – made it look like the stadium was half-empty, which it certainly was not.
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Video: Phelps winning the Shanghai 2011 men’s 100 butterfly
A review here in extremely good quality, including ultra slow motion footage and the medal ceremony. Winner Michael Phelps (USA) in 50.71, silver Konrad Czerniak (POL) in 51.15 and bronze Tyler McGill (USA) in 51.26.