On Saturday, August 11, I was part of an Open Water swim to the Alligator Lighthouse, in order to bring attention to the Florida Keys lighthouses which are among the oldest in the world. Read more in this article from the Miami Herald “Fla. Keys artist completes 8-mile lighthouse swim“.
Links
Visit the Olympic Museum with the Google Art Project
The Google Art Project has now pieces from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne. This allows you to see pieces from the history of the Olympic Games without leaving your computer.
Preview Swiss Long Course Nationals
You can read (in German or French) a brief preview of the upcoming Long Course Nationals on the Swiss Swimming website.
U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame 2012 Voting
My friend Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. is nominated for induction into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Vote for him at http://halloffamevoting.teamusa.org/
Info Concordance Janvier 2012
Concordance, one of the sponsors from Vevey Natation, featured our team in the January edition (click on link to get PDF verison) of their company news magazine.
Nation on Trial
The GB Rowing Team invites you to get fit this February and put yourself to the test – just like their rowers – and take the 2K Trial!
SwimMAC – $20.12 Campaign
SwimMAC’s Elite Team came up with a great idea to help their athletes with the $20.12 campaign. Donate today and help them on their way to the 2012 London Olympics.
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.
101 Coaching Tips – Plan
Plan – “You just can’t coach without first developing a written down, detailed, systematic periodised annual training plan”. Read more about Coaching Without Periodisation on Wayne Goldsmith’s blog.