GoSwim GoldSwimming Pics of the Week - August 4, 2011
19 commentsWith the talk of tech suits coming back up, I thought I'd post a pic and short video of what people still use their tech suits for.
URGENT PRESS RELEASE - BlueSeventy Suits Stolen
Elite athlete suits stolen from capital. Theft has left Blueseventy, the worlds leading wetsuit swimming company without a selection of Elite suits used at the Great London Swim.
All Strokes - Race Day
Getting your swimmers to REALLY perform in practice sometimes requires a combination of surprise and excitement.
I'm Somebody Now
When you've been in any sport as long as I have been in swimming, you meet a lot of great people. Over the past couple of years, I've made a good friend in Rob Dumouchel of robaquatics.com.
Prep Open-Water Adventures
Over the past few weeks, I've had the opportunity to do some fun events in the open water.
Proposed Amendment to USMS Rules
I received the following document a couple days ago, and decided to post it here for discussion.
Turns - Tech Suit Turns. The last hurrah!
This drill is sent out to all our friends heading to US Masters Nationals in Atlanta this week. This will be pretty much the last weekend for the tech-suit era and, love 'em or hate 'em, they've made quite an impact on the sport.
Blueseventy AXIS is here!
Many of you know what a tech geek I am, and in reading many techy sites, there is a practice known as "unboxing."
blueseventy signs Caroline Burckle
Olympic swimmer Caroline Burckle will be sponsored by blueseventy as she works towards the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Brendan Hansen Open-Water Interview
While in Austin, we caught up with our good friend Brendan Hansen at a short open-water swim.
The Suit War is BACK ON!!!
I just received this press release from BlueSeventy. Seems like they've been busy behind the scenes not just from a legal standpoint, but from a design standpoint as well.
Textile-Only Suits?
I was sent a link this morning to an article reporting that FINA is looking at moving us all back in time to textile-only suits. All I can say is, when will these guys make up their minds?
Blueseventy takes FINA to Court
In case you've missed this, our friends at SCAQ Blog posted this interesting article about Blueseventy's response to FINA on the legality (or lack thereof) of their suits:
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