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  • Checking out Shanghai 2011 training and competition facilities today

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    So I went to visit the Yuan Shen Natatorium this morning, which is closer to our hotel than the Oriental Sports Center world championships venue, and therefore a time saver for when Pál needs to train. It was only a 10 minute taxi ride even with what seemed like a traffic jam to me, costing…

  • James Magnussen to compete despite of pneumonia

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    Australias sprint comet James Magnussen has lost no confidence going into this month’s world championships despite battling pneumonia, the national head coach Leigh Nugent said yesterday. Read more here on The Sydney Morning Herald.

  • So, how is Shanghai ?

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    Very nice, very nice indeed. A guide was waiting for us at the end of the ramp from the airplane, guiding us via special express-lanes through customs formalities to our luggage, and then straight to the hotel. Here, I was greeted with flowers by the hotel staff, and then met our liaison officer Cora, who…

  • Shanghai, jetlagged on 31st floor of the Jin Jiang Oriental

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    We’re here, after a tough ordeal of travel and transit from Saturday morning to Sunday. The Chinese have been very welcoming and effective, so that I now have my accreditation and everything, ready for action these coming days. Shanghai is hot and humid, but the hotel is nice and cool, the food good and the…

  • Shanghai tomorrow !

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    Me and the president will be leaving Faroe Islands tomorrow, heading for Denmark, Finland and then China. Arriving in Shanghai early on Sunday. I don’t know if I’ll be able to post anything from there, but will do my very best :-)

  • Videos from the 2011 US World Championships Training Camp

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    SwimmingWorld has posted several interesting videos here on tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com, from the 2011 USA World Championships Training Camp in the Gold Coast Aquatic Center in Queensland, Australia. Here below it is Michael Phelps being interviewed on Media Day.

  • Canada preparing for Shanghai in Singapore

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    Singapore is definitely a hotspot for world class swim training at the moment, with the national teams of Australia, Sweden, South Africa, Canada, Iceland and our own Pál Joensen from the Faroe Islands preparing there for the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships. Here is a nice video from the Canadian camp.

  • Shanghai pools closed in preparation for the World Championships

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    As probably a natural result of hosting the event, seven or eight swimming pools in Shanghai have temporarily been transformed into training centers for athletes competing in the 14th FINA World Championships, forcing members there to find another pool until next month. Nearby pools are taking advantage of the situation by hiking the already relatively…

  • Clenbuterol-contaminated meat a worry at Shanghai 2011

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    Interesting article here on the Washington Examiner, listing how different teams will cope with the danger of clenbuterol-contaminated meat at the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. USA are as always their own food with them, Australia will import meat and refrain from any pork meat, Italians will be urged to avoid red meat and instead eat…