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Championnats Suisse Uster 2011
Watch some of the action from Friday morning at last year’s Short Course National Championships in Uster.
From Bloomers to Bikinis
Interesting interview with ISHOF CEO Bruce Wigo speaking about women in swimming and the evolution of bathing suits for women.
Gold-Schwan Swann: Oberson trainiert nur mit Männern
Nice article also featuring a video on 10k Open Water World Champion Swann Oberson about her training for the 2012 London Olympics.
Against the Tide
If you live outside the US, you can finally watch Ed Moses’ five-part chronicle “Against the Tide” that was on Universal Sports Network on YouTube. In the premiere episode of Against the Tide Ed finds himself back in the pool prepping for the 2012 London Olympics. His struggle and personal quest to return to his times and results from seven years ago are well-documented. Moses, who walked away from the sport after the 2004 Olympic Trials, shares his successes, failures, disappointments, hopes, dreams and often wacky behavior as he chases the 2012 London Olympic Games.
FINA Aquatics World Magazine
FINA’s official publication, the FINA Aquatics World Magazine is now available in electronic format (yearly subscription for only $12). Enjoy the latest articles on the greatest stars of swimming, diving, synchro, open water swimming, water polo and of the Masters movement by downloading this new version of Magazine to your PC, iPad or smartphone from the FINA web-site.
Swann Oberson – Kandidatin Sportlerin des Jahres
Swann Oberson, 5k Open Water World Champion, has been nominated for female athlete of the year for the Credit Suisse Sport Awards.
Splash on em
Splash on em is a promotional video for the upcoming Universal Sports Network series “Against the Tide” debuting on December 14, documenting the comeback effort of Olympic medalist Ed Moses as he attempts to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Some other well known swimmers out of California such as Mike Alexandrov and Katie Hoff are also in this music video.
Speedo Fastskin3
Speedo unveiled the Fastskin 3 Racing System. Cap, goggles and suit engineered as one revolutionary racing system. Below you can watch the introduction video from the launch. As used from Speed it looks pretty cool but will be use as one racing system by athletes?