tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957098461395892822024-03-13T16:13:07.143-07:00The blueseventy blogSteve Nichollshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05694738634550114008noreply@blogger.comBlogger525125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-74584354630618411192013-05-07T09:24:00.000-07:002013-05-07T09:24:16.190-07:00UK Norseman winner...the journey to black tshirt begins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This month, Mike Tate our UK Norseman winner started his training with blueseventy coaching partner Andy Bullock. The first session was a video swim analysis at the University of Bristol and enabled Andy to give Mike essential feedback on his technique to help him become more efficient over the 2.4mile swim. In the first of his training blogs, Mike talks us through his thoughts on winning and starting training towards that famous black tshirt.<br />
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You can read Mikes blog over on our main blueseventy site as we're in the process of closing down this blog.<br />
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Read it <a href="http://www.blueseventy.co.uk/blogs/stories/7806045-uk-norseman-winner-the-journey-to-black-tshirt-begins">here...</a><br />
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<br />blueseventyUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09129963738604959382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-22473058245779954942013-04-30T05:42:00.001-07:002013-04-30T05:45:46.385-07:00New swim race suits hit the pool! And how to keep them racing faster for longer...<br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">It’s exciting times in our world of swimming at the moment. Not only is it 80 days today until the FINA World Championships in Barcelona, but we’re getting ready to launch some cool new swimwear this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">neroTX is now available in FINA approved colours – pink, blue and orange! You’ll be able to order those from June 2013 but we’ve had a few swimmers wearing the first samples at the Australian Swim Trials in Adelaide this week, there are a few about to break into the water for the first time in the UK next month and some heading to the US Masters in Indianapolis.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 24px;">We’ve also refitted neroXII to make it even faster. Look out for nero14 this summer.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">So with a bigger range of suits now available, we’ve put together this guide to race suits – which to chose, how put it on correctly, how to care for it. These tips are designed to help keep your suit swimming faster for longer, so we hope you find them helpful! </span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">neroTX – lightweight, fast, ultrasonic welding, great value for money, available in black, pink, blue and orange</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">neroXII – advanced compression technology, ultrasonic welding, blueseventy’s top level suit as worn by Olympians</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">nero14 – refitted and refined neroXII, top level suit just got faster, available summer 2014</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">We suggest you save your best, most expensive suits for your best, most important meets. The fabrics are highly technical and chlorine, which is effectively bleach, damages them. Wearing them for long periods of time also stretches them, and is uncomfortable for you, so here’s our race day suit tips:</span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Put your suit on about half an hour before you race</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Always have a spare suit with you, just in case! And you may need a dry suit for finals anyway!</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Don’t wear your race suit for warm ups and swim downs – put your training suit on for these</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">If you have two races that are very close together, keep the suit on but remember this isn’t ideal, and might stretch your suit.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Girls, if you swim down between races wear a training suit over the top of your race suit, take the straps off your shoulders and roll the race suit down to the narrowest part of your waist. This will be more comfortable, and it will help to reduce the stress on the bonding and fabric.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;"> neroTX will dry more quickly between races as it’s a lighter weight fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">neroXII and nero14 are ideal for that one off race when you need to be at your absolute best!</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">If it takes you less than 5 minutes to get into your suit, you are not wearing the right size. Race suits need to be worn very tight, like a second skin. If you wear the right size, it will also be virtually impossible to get into if the suit is wet, so make sure you dry your suit thoroughly between wears, but definitely not under a hand dryer!</span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">It will take you at least 5-10 minutes to get your nero on</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">If you rush, you are more likely to damage your suit</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Take your time, work the suit up slowly from the bottom, pulling on the seams or double layered panels where possible, and don’t forget to cut your nails!</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Girls may find it helpful to have a friend to help them get the straps onto their shoulders.</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">We know at the end of a competition you are completely exhausted, and rinsing out your suit doesn’t seem like a priority... but leaving your un-rinsed nero at the bottom of your swim bag will damage it. To keep your suit faster for longer, please take the suit off after your race and rinse it in cold water before it dries.</span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Dry your nero flat, this will help keep it in shape for longer</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">The next best way to dry your nero is hung upside down from the legs – this will prevent water gathering at the crutch and damaging the bonding in this area.</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Do not use a hand dryer to dry your suit between races, ever, please!</span></li>
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<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Save your neroXII (or nero14) for your most important races</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Choose neroTX for meets where you have multiple races in a short period of time</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Don’t wear your nero for warm up or swim down</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Have two suits – you have a back up and a dry suit for finals</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Your nero should take between 5-20 minutes to put on</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Don’t rush putting on your nero - take your time, work the suit up from the bottom first and pull on the seams when possible</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Our suits are light so that they are FAST, so don’t use unnecessary force to get into your suit because this may damage it</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Rinse your nero in cold water after each race</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 24px;">Dry your suit flat, or suspended by the legs – never use a hand dryer</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;">With this simple guide, blueseventy hope to keep you swimming faster for longer!</span><br />
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blueseventyUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09129963738604959382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-90755621061088041712013-04-26T14:41:00.002-07:002013-04-26T14:44:23.424-07:00Jorgensen Makes History and Stanford's Stellar Debut<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the ITU WTS San Diego event last weekend bluseventy athlete Gwen Jorgensen won and American National Championship but even bigger than that she became the first American female triathlete to win a WTS event. Great Britain's Non Stanford, debuting in WTS events, charged hard late in the run to grab second place by a meter over Emma Moffat - putting blueseventy athletes on the top 2 steps of the podium. San Diego was warm but cool water made it a wetsuit swim so both ladies donned their helix wetsuits to start the race.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gwen: I am coached by Jamie Turner, who has me focusing on my swim. We have been taking my swimming back to the basics, focusing on technique and drills to help with my open water swimming. I also swim in the ocean with my Helix wetsuit at least once a week to prep for races. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gwen: I love my Helix wetsuit. It does all of the obvious things like keep me warm, but it's comfort, durability, and ease in removal are key. I love the zipper that starts at the top (reverse zipper), it makes getting the wetsuit off faster than others. I swim in my wetsuit multiple times a week, and I love the durability. The Helix also gives me a lot of mobility in the shoulders, making it easy to swim faster with a high cadence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch for more winning results for Gwen and Non this season. For more details on how the race played out and for pics of Gwen and Non at the finish line check out this article from Slowtwitch.com </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Jorgensen_strikes_in_San_Diego_3541.html</span></i></div>
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Last week swimmers from across the
UK, Europe, the USA and UAE travelled to Leeds for the first British
International Swim Meet. The meet was
highly anticipated and featured an impressive line up of athletes, including
triple Olympic gold medallist Natalie Coughlin, and current Olympic champions
Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania and Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands.</div>
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Between them <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span style="color: #e36c0a; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">seventy</span></b> swimmers, known
as ‘team<b><span style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span style="color: #e36c0a; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">seventy</span></b>’,
reached the podium nine times winning four gold, three silver and two bronze
medals. Derventio eXcel (who recently renewed a swimwear deal with <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span style="color: #e36c0a; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 191;">seventy</span></b>)
swimmer Abbie Wood also met the qualifying criteria to compete for GB at the
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James Guy, the youngest member of
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had an outstanding meet, winning the 200 freestyle (1:48.28) and 800 freestyle
(8:04.38). At just 18-years-old James was young enough to swim in the junior
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In the 200 freestyle he beat two-time
Olympian and 2010 Commonwealth Games champion over that distance, Robbie
Renwick, while in the 800 freestyle he beat Britain’s Daniel Fogg, who finished 5<sup>th</sup>
in the Open Water 10km at London 2012. But James didn’t stop there. He also won
silver in the 400 freestyle only losing out narrowly to Robbie Renwick, and
bronze in the 200 butterfly.</div>
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Georgia Davies, who represented
Team GB at London 2012, produced some fast early season times to become double
champion in the 50 backstroke (28.04) and 100 backstroke (1:00.45). It was a
narrow victory for Georgia in the 100, with only 0.06 separating her and silver
medallist Lauren Quigley. </div>
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2010 Commonwealth Games competitor Alys
Thomas swam two lifetime best times to win a silver medal in the 100 butterfly
(59.62) and a bronze in the 200 butterfly (2:11.63). She was only denied gold
in the 100m by three time Olympian Jeanette
Ottesen Gray from Denmark, who finished 6<sup>th</sup> in 100 butterfly at
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Adam Barrett also won silver in the 50 butterfly in a blanket finish,
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British Champion Jack Marriott, and Olympians Anthony James and Michael Rock. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Congratulations to all the athletes who were swimming fast in <b>nero</b>! <o:p></o:p></div>
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blueseventyUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09129963738604959382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-42235147169457742492013-02-27T15:47:00.001-08:002013-02-27T16:21:17.581-08:00World Champion Pete Jacobs partners with blueseventy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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blueseventy is delighted to announce that we’re supporting reigning Ironman World Champion, Pete Jacobs as he prepares for a tough season of racing before targeting the defense of his title in Hawaii in October. Jacobs has a signed a multi-year deal.</div>
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2011 and improving on that performance with a convincing victory last year. At just 31 he could dominate in Kona for years to come. “I'm very happy to be back in the best fitting wetsuit I've ever worn,” Jacobs commented.</div>
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Tim Moxey, blueseventy's CEO is pleased to have Jacobs back. "Pete's one of the best swimmers in the world and chose blueseventy as his first ever suit when he was coming up through the ranks in Australia. Knowing how important the fit of the suit is for him, we knew the current helix would lure him back. It's the fastest suit on the market."</div>
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blueseventy's Director of Athlete Support, Ryan Vanderloop, has setup Pete with the new suits to help get him ready to race the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco this weekend. "We have some new products we're developing for Pete, and he's helping us with some tweaks to some of our suits for next year."</div>
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Participation in long distance triathlon is growing at a phenomenal rate around the world, and blueseventy is proud to be working with the two best long course athletes in the world with Jacobs and Leanda Cave, the defending Ironman and 70.3 World Champion.</div>
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In 2013, Jacobs will race the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, Utah 70.3, Hawaii 70.3, Cairns 70.3, Ironman Frankfurt and Philippines 70.3 with the ultimate goal of repeating his victory at the Ironman World Championships in October. We will be supporting him all the way!</div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-68754780142263194372013-02-06T11:22:00.001-08:002013-02-06T11:22:12.124-08:00British Athletes Medal at Aussie Youth Olympics<br />
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Four up and coming junior triathletes, all supported by <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b>, made the long trip from snowy Britain to boiling hot Sydney for the Australian Youth Olympics (16-20 Jan) and came away with three bronze medals.<br />
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Young sensation <b>Georgia Taylor Brown</b>, the European Junior champion, and Scotland’s <b>Marc Austin</b> won bronze medals for Team GB on Sydney’s hottest day since 1939.<br />
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The Youth Olympics features 1700 athletes taking part in seventeen sports over five days and aims to develop Olympians of the future. For the southern hemisphere athletes the event takes place mid-summer, but for those from the north it was a tough challenge to race in the middle of winter training.<br />
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Australian triathletes claimed gold in both the men’s and women’s races through Jacob Birtwhistle and Jaz Hedgeland, but Marc, who is 18 and a Maths student at Stirling University, was delighted with his bronze medal.<br />
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<i>“All of us Brits are at the same stage in training and none of us are race fit at the moment. So seeing that Georgia could do it in the form that she was in made me believe I could go out there and do the same,”</i> said Marc. He exited the water in the first group of swimmers. On the bike leg a big pack formed, stopping anyone being able to make a break, and the race came down to the final transition and run. <i>“I didn’t really know how I was going to perform with the heat and getting acclimatised, but I am really happy with my performance. This is one of the greatest experiences of my life!”</i><br />
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A day on from the individual success, Marc and Georgia teamed up with Sophie Coldwell and Gordon Benson to win bronze behind two strong Australian teams in the mixed relay – a fantastic and exciting event that could feature in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games if the IOC vote goes the right way in September!<br />
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British international open water swimmer <b>Tom Sunter,</b> 20, chats with <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b> about his transition from the pool to the deep blue and the 2013 Open Water swim circuit.</div>
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I’ve been a swimmer from a very young age, but I only competed in my first open water event in 2010. The last past two years have seen me gain a lot of experience in what was an ‘alien’ sport to me! I made the British team for the 2010 LEN Cup in Israel (which also doubled as the World trials), despite never having swum more than a 1500m in the pool!</div>
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I swam at the 2012 European Open Water Championships in Italy, where I was hoping for a top ten finish on the 10k. I was a bit unlucky and was out of the water for a month before. I only got back in just three weeks before the competition, so I knew it was going to be tough.</div>
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I started well and to the 7000m mark I was sitting in around eighth place. But then the lack of training and preparation caused me to slip down the pack and finish in 27th... Not what I had hoped for! </div>
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I’d finished 5th at the Junior Europeans for the previous two years, but this was my first European Championships as a senior. But you have to look at the positives and I did take a lot of experience from that race.</div>
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In January I am competing in the first two legs of the World Cup Series in Brazil and Argentina and I’ll be taking my blueseventy nero legskins with me. This will be the first time I compete in a FINA World Cup event, even though I’ve competed in five legs of the European Cup over the past two years. I’m looking forward to visiting Brazil, especially with the build up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games just beginning.</div>
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My main aim is to qualify for the World Championships in Barcelona in July. If I manage to secure a place on the team for that, then that is just a bonus, as I know how difficult this is going to be. </div>
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My main rival for a place on the team is Daniel Fogg. Dan finished 5th in the 10km at the 2012 Olympic Games. I’ve raced him a few times over the last two years on 10km events and I know how tough he is.</div>
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It wasn’t as hard as I expected. My stroke is suited to racing in rough and choppy water, and I’m able to ’spot’(lift my head up forward to breathe) quite easily. The thing I wasn’t used to during my first few races was just how physical a 10km race is! So many swimmers swim in such a small area that competitors receive knocks to the face and body. Obviously there is a referee to stop physical contact, but I have been hit a few times and I know that it was done intentionally!</div>
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Another tip I have is to draft behind other swimmers. Drafting behind other swimmers means a decrease in effort but still being able to maintain speed. It is estimated that a swimmer who has their head on the hip of another swimmer is exerting around 13% less effort that the swimmer in front. This means you can save energy for the sprint finish at the end. I once led a race for 9400m only to be overtaken on the final sprint... Had I drafted more, the results might have been different.</div>
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I’ve raced in blueseventy suits before in the pool, last season for example I wore the <a href="http://www.blueseventy.com/collections/nero-xii/products/neroxii-jammer" target="_blank">neroXII jammers</a> and I was pleased with how they felt. Some suits often don’t fit as well around the knee but the Nero was great. I have also raced in the <a href="http://www.blueseventy.com/collections/2011-wetsuits-1/products/2012-helix-full-suit" target="_blank">Helix wetsuit</a> in one of the Great Swims in 2011. It was the first time I raced in a wetsuit and I found it surprisingly light and the freedom of movement I had was amazing!</div>
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There are races that push your limits...and then there's the <b>Norseman</b>. Without question it's the world’s most iconic and toughest long-distance triathlon as well as the most Northern, taking place at the same latitude as Anchorage in Alaska and traveling through the most beautiful parts of Norway.</div>
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The prize? Bragging rights for finishing on the plateau of mountain Gaustatoppen at 1,850 meters above sea level (that's about 6,000 ft for our American friends).</div>
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Competition for the 250 slots is, as always, fierce and all have been taken for 2013. Except for the 2 that we have in this competition. </div>
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As the official wetsuit and swimwear support, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b> is offering the chance to race <b>Norseman</b> 2013 along with a package that includes a blueseventy wetsuit, a race kit, race support and hotel accommodation. You'll also receive a training program with one of our coaching partners, <b>Matt Dixon</b> of Purple Patch in the US or <b>Andy Bullock</b> and <b>Simon Ward</b> in the UK.</div>
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The winner will also be featured in the run up to the race by <b>Triathlete Magazine</b> or <b>Triathlete Europe</b> with regular training updates and a special race report. You will be walking people through your training progress and so you need to be comfortable writing updates posting up images. </div>
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The competition is open to readers in North America and Europe - one race slot has been allocated for each region. Entries are now open and close on Sun 3 March. On Mon 4 March finalists will be posted live on our Facebook page. Votes are then open from any of our Facebook friends to vote for who they would like to see sponsored. The athletes with the most votes will be notified on Mon 18 March.</div>
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We're packing our bags and heading to Austin, TX next week for The Running Event, the nation’s premier conference for running specialty retailers. It's a show we all enjoy because of it's relaxed feel and the wide range of both retailers and vendors who attend. If your heading to the show please stop by our booth (#1368) on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to see the latest in triathlon wetsuits, apparel, swim wear and accessories. While in town we'll also be holding demos of our Helix wetsuit at the iconic Barton Springs pool in conjunction with Jack & Adams, one of the premier multisport specialty retailers. We're getting up early for these and will be at the pool from 6:30 to 7:30 so if you're heading to this show we'd love it if you joined us for a swim. Anyone in Austin your more then welcome to come as well.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Recently retired swimmer Rebecca takes a look at </span></span><b><span style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span style="color: #f79646;">seventy’s</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> British</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> future pool stars for Rio 2016
after a controversial BBC article questioned the potential of British swimmers
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Swimmers across the UK were left defending their sport yesterday after a questioning article was posted online by the BBC. The article titled 'Can British Swimming rise again after the failure of London 2012?' discussed how Team GB "flopped in the Olympic pool" after winning just three medals - that's more than at Barcelona, Sydney, Athens and Beijing. Somebody should redefine failure!</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Among the swimmers in the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #f79646;">seventy</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> talent pool is sixteen-year-old James Guy
from Millfield School. Guy, who will be 20 in 2016, won a bronze medal at the
Junior European Championships in July and has recently improved his personal best times.
He is now ranked third in the UK for 200m and 400m freestyle (SC) just behind
two Olympians, including Robbie Renwick who is more than seven years his
senior. </span>Guy looks on track to reach Rio
in 2016 and this weekend goes to Brazil to swim for GBR at the School Games. <i>“Competing in Brazil will be
great experience, there’s been such a buzz after the Olympics it’s made me
realise how much I want to be at Rio 2016. Over the next few years I want to
win European Juniors and medal at the World Youths, and hopefully make the
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The BBC article also discussed how the 'home advantage may have become home disadvantage' despite being the biggest participation sport in the UK, swimming<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> is virtually ignored by the media except for that one
month every four years when British swimmers become dazzled by the flash flood
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with material support in the form of kit, <b><span style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span style="color: #f79646;">seventy </span></b> hopes the promotional work with our athletes will give them valuable media experience
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along leaps and bounds. It seems the laid back butterfly wonder from
Loughborough University won’t be shaken by the media in Glasgow 2014. </span><i>“I'm a very relaxed person; I don't tend to let a lot of stuff
bother me, which is ideal when an important race is coming up. Nerves aren't
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<span lang="EN-GB">Is this the attitude that the media expect from all our swimmers? If
so, they should know Barrett is a rare breed in the pool and this could be his
secret weapon over the next few years. His incredible work ethic and relaxed
attitude has just won him a place on the British team for the Flanders Swimming
Cup next year, and already this year Barrett has won two titles at the British
University and College Championships (BUCS) and won titles at the Masters
National Championships, breaking British records in the process.</span></div>
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is the fierce Welsh backstroker Georgia Davies, whose impressive technique and
composure leaves many in awe and she has already won a Commonwealth medal in 2010 at Delhi. Her persistence and
determination paid off again in March 2012 when she qualified for her first
Olympics in London. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Next month Davies travels to Istanbul for the World Short Course
Championships, and after storming her way to two convincing wins with some
solid early season times at the BUCS Championships, she is confident ahead of
the event. <i>“I was pleased with how I raced at BUCS
considering how early it was in the season, and especially as I haven’t even
started any speed work in training yet! I wanted to work hard in the heats
because I need to practice swimming fast in my morning swims, so when it comes
to the international meets like world short course, I can progress further
through the rounds. Istanbul should be good but tough, hopefully I can race
well and reach a final.”</i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #0070c0;">blue</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #f79646;">seventy’s</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> other Commonwealth hopefuls for 2016
include breaststroker Rory Pardoe, all round expert Ross Muir and butterfly specialist
Alys Thomas. We will be keeping you posted on their progress through the
season, but if you’d like to keep up with them on Twitter you can find them
here: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/Ge0rgiaDavies90"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">@Ge0rgiaDavies90</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (Geogia Davies), </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/AdamBarrett92"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">@Adam Barrett92</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (Adam Barrett), </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/Jimbob95goon"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">@jimbob95goon</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (James Guy), </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/Swimrory"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">@SwimRory</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (Rory Pardoe), </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/ross1muir"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">@ross1muir</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (Ross Muir), </span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="https://twitter.com/alys_thomas"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">@alys_thomas</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (Alys Thomas).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">To find out what on earth all the
fuss is about the BBC article, you can read it in full<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>here:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/swimming/20400810"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/swimming/20400810</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">For more information on the FINA World Short Course Championships,
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We’d love to have your feedback
on this article, and what do you think the next generation of British swimmers
are capable of at Rio 2016. Leave your comments below!</span></div>
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... don't miss an evening with 70.3 & IRONMAN World Champion Leanda Cave!</div>
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The event is this Friday, Nov 16th from 6:00-7:30 at TriSports.com's new Tempe location just minutes away from the Ironman Arizona transition area. Try the CaveBerry-tini signature cocktail, along with some fresh delicious berries courtesy of Driscoll’s, and other tasty treats! Leanda will be raffling off her (thoroughly cleaned) championship race kit with all proceeds benefitting the Blazeman Foundation. Other raffle items will be provided including the popular Transition Bag from blueseventy! Raffle tickets will cost $5 each.<br />
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has just competed in New Zealand at the ITU World Championships where is
finished fifth. He caught up with us on his return, looking back at his year on
the international triathlon circuit...<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">“It's that time of the year again, the
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I had a relatively poor start to the year, I
finished 5th in a European Cup and 14th at European Champs in Eilat. Whilst
this isn’t horrendous, being the competitive person I am I had just expected
better from myself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Feeling a little disappointed with my results
at these events, I decided to go through some things with my physio and we put
my performance at these events down to a sudden growth spurt. Thanks to him and
the team, we worked on it and I was able to turn my season round. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I also missed racing in May and June due to
my exams, but we have to get our priorities straight and make some sacrifices,
right... <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After exams, I went on to
race here and there around Europe, and I was able to secure a win and a silver
in the European Cups and 29th against an elite senior field in Paris, only really
missing the Brownlee's.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Most recently last weekend, I was in New
Zealand to finish off at the World Champs. I went into it hoping for a medal
but said I'd be disappointed if I didn't get top five. In the end I came away
with 5<sup>th</sup>, so I can't complain too much but I'm never happy! Although
having a 10th and a 5th at World Championships, we're going in the right direction
for my last race as a junior at the home World Championship in London next
year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the swims this season I've just been
getting myself into a high position round the first buoy and, providing I'm on
good feet, I'm usually happy to sit on the leaders feet rather than on the
front, saving energy but holding a high position. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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European Champs and two European Cups, as well as third out at the World
Championships.”<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><b>Congratulations Leanda!</b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Triathlete
Swim Test Sets<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Guest writer <span style="line-height: 14px;"><a href="http://www.kropelnicki.com/">Jesse Kropelnicki</a>, Elite coach and Founder of QT2 Sytems discusses swimming for a traithlete's perspective. </span></i></span><br />
Triathletes typically have a significantly more difficult time becoming
proficient competitive swimmers than their single-sport counterparts. First,
and foremost, because triathletes must focus on three very different
disciplines they simply do not have the time, on a day-to-day basis, to put in
the necessary swim volumes that would promote adequate sport-specific
efficiencies. As a result, triathletes must be extremely meticulous in how they
develop mechanical efficiency in the water. Of triathlon’s three disciplines,
swimming is the most dependent upon sport mechanics due to the significant
difference in the resistance of water versus air. A compounding factor is the
difficulty in gaining mechanical proficiency in the water, due to a lack of
solid contact points on which to anchor the body. Cycling provides five contact
points, and is therefore the easiest discipline for developing mechanical
efficiency. Running, with only a single contact point, has its difficulties,
but still does not provide the level of difficulty of swimming. Having no
contact points, swimming allows many “degrees of freedom” for inefficient
movement. So, the question becomes: How can we help our athletes focus their
limited time and energy where it is most appropriate through specific swim test
sets throughout the season?<o:p></o:p><br />
In the water, training for speed can really be broken down into two primary
components, namely fitness and mechanics. Mechanics can be further broken down
into balance/streamlining and propulsion. The first three test sets, below,
focus on identifying an athlete’s mechanical limiters and will help to direct
their early-season swim training. Later in the season, the final two swim sets
will evaluate an athlete’s fitness, gage progress, and help to predict race
performance.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<strong>Balance/Streamlining</strong><br />
Swim Golf – This test set has been around for quite some time, and for good
reason! It evaluates streamlining, and is therefore a very good indicator of
your athlete’s in-water balance. Using it during the early part of the season
can help to guide the athlete’s next couple of months of training, and will not
impact more race specific training. Swim Golf consists of a timed 50-yard swim,
and its corresponding stroke count. The sum of the time, in seconds, that it
takes the athlete to swim 50-yards, and the stroke count represents their total
score. Athletes who are 5’6”, and taller, should aim for a score that is under
65, while shorter athletes should strive for a score that is below 70. Athletes
who meet these thresholds are likely well streamlined, have good balance, and
can move onto the propulsion-focused sets, below. Until then, the athlete will
be best served by focusing on drills that continue to address in-water balance
and streamlining.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<strong>Propulsion</strong><br />
No Kick/Kick – Following a warm up of about 500 to 1,000 yards, the athlete
should kick a 50-yard Time Trial, take a 1-minute rest, and then swim a
100-yard TT, without any kicking. If dividing the no kick TT time by the kick
TT time, both in seconds, yields a score between 1.55 and 1.65, the athlete has
reasonably good propulsion from both the kick and upper body. Having already
“passed” Swim Golf, the athlete is known to have good in-water balance, and
overall propulsion. Therefore, this test really determines the source of the
athlete’s propulsion. A score below the acceptable range is likely indicative
of an inefficient kick. Focusing on ankle flexibility, and having the kick
originate from the athlete’s hips will help to bring the kick on par with the
upper-body propulsion. Scores above the acceptable range may be a sign of an
athlete who is unfit, has a lower BMI with limited strength, and/or lacks a
high elbow and good arm position. It should be noted that an athlete’s overall
propulsive progress can also be tracked using this set throughout the entire
season using the sum of these two times as the metric.<o:p></o:p><br />
The above test sets are great ways to assess the effectiveness of an
athlete’s early-season drill work, but neither of them are indicative of
whether or not the athletes’ targeting drill work is leading to faster
swimming. This next set is simple, but an excellent way to evaluate swimming
efficiency during the early season.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<strong>Overall Mechanics Progress</strong><br />
150-yard TT – Following a warm up of about 500 to 1,000 yards, the athlete
should swim a timed 150-yard TT. Repeating this, every two weeks during the
early-season, is an excellent measure of mechanical progress. The length of
this effort is perfect in the early-season, because it is not long enough for
fitness to play a significant role, and not enough quantity to undermine a
focus on aerobic base.<o:p></o:p><br />
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two major pieces of the mechanics puzzle, the following set will evaluate the
specific physiological needs of the athlete, as race season approaches and
training becomes more intensive.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<strong>Fitness and Physiological Specifics</strong><br />
Over/Under – Following a warm up of about 1,000 yards, the athlete should
complete a timed 200-yard TT, followed by an 8 minute rest, and then a timed 1000-yard
TT. The athlete’s total swim speed (fitness and mechanics) can be assessed by
the addition of these two times. Because the 1000TT is so aerobic in nature;
likely 70-80% aerobic energy production, versus the 200TT’s 20-30% aerobic
energy production, this set is an excellent indicator of an athlete’s physiology
and training needs. If the ratio of the 1000 time to the 200 time is greater
than 5.4, the athlete either lacks aerobic fitness and durability, and/or is
very anaerobic. A heavy dose of continuous aerobic swimming will help to
further develop the athlete’s aerobic system and decrease this ratio if
required for their race distance. A ratio that is below 5.4, indicates a very
aerobic athlete who will benefit from training that is oriented towards shorter
swimming intervals near anaerobic threshold, and strength work, such as no kick
swimming, and/or paddle work.<o:p></o:p><br />
The final set wraps everything together and gives a great sense of an
athlete’s overall swim progress throughout the race season. This set is also an
excellent predictor of Ironman swim performance.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
<strong>Fitness and Race Performance</strong><br />
Monster Set – This is a continuous set, completed on an interval pace at which
the athlete is comfortable bilateral breathing during an aerobic set. If chosen
correctly, the interval should leave five to 10 seconds of rest following each
100-yard repeat. The 100s and 200s should be completed at a best sustainable
effort, the pace that can be maintained throughout the total number of repeats
specified. The “pulls” should be completed at a pace that allows the athlete to
make the chosen interval. The complete set is 4,900 yards:<o:p></o:p><br />
1000 continuous pull (buoy, no paddles),<br />
9 X 100 at best sustainable effort,<br />
4 X 200 paddles (paddles only),<br />
7 X 100 at best sustainable effort,<br />
600 pull continuous pull (buoy, no paddles),<br />
5 X 100 at best sustainable effort<br />
2 X 200 paddles (paddles only),<o:p></o:p><br />
The athlete should record their average pace for all of the 100-yard repeats
and the 200-yard paddle repeats. The average 100-yard pace can then be
multiplied by 44 to get the athlete’s estimated Ironman swim time, with a
wetsuit in open water.<o:p></o:p><br />
I hope this series of swim test sets helps you to direct and prescribe your
athletes’ swim training throughout the year. By avoiding a one size fits all
approach, an athlete’s specific limiter(s) can be addressed, and their swimming
potential realized as time efficiently as possible.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><i><a href="http://www.kropelnicki.com/"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Jesse Kropelnicki</span></a><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> is an elite/pro level triathlon coach who founded QT2 Sytsems LLC</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> a leading provider of personal triathlon coaching. </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">He is the triathlon coach
of professional athletes Caitlin Snow, Jessie Donavan, and Pedro Gomes among
others. His interests lie in coaching
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Ross Davenport</b> and
<b>David Carry</b> have both completed an Olympic hat trick after competing in London, their third Games. Ross and David, who both chose to race in <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b>,
produced outstanding performances to reach Olympic finals in Britain’s greatest
Games since 1908. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The freestyle stars now turn their focus to life on dry land. Ross, an ambassador for <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b>, is
moving from swim to saddle as he attempts a 450km charity bike ride across
Zambia in October with fellow swimmers Rebecca Adlington OBE, Joanne Jackson and
former swimmer Melanie Marshal. </span>He’s also in the
midst of planning for his wedding, as is David who will be tying the knot to
fellow Olympian Keri-anne Payne. The pair took the time out from their wedding
planning to catch up with us and chat about their Olympic experience and what
life holds next for them:</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">London was your 3rd Olympics,
congratulations! What will be your lasting memory from the Games?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I think more than anything it will be the feeling of
walking out for my first ever individual Olympic Final to a wall of noise. It
was such a special moment that I will never ever forget. It was the culmination
of years of hard work and effort from so many people, all just to get me in to
that final. I've got goose bumps just writing about it!”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The
support we received, not only the 17,500 in the Aquatics centre but the whole
nation. It was just incredible to have that backing.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">”</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #4a442a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">What was your favourite thing
about being at a home Games?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The home crowd was a huge part of the home Games, but
what I really appreciated was the level of understanding and appreciation of
the hard work that goes in to becoming an Olympian. The endless hours of
training, the enormous amount of love and support family provide and general
dedication required. The home Olympics really highlighted all this as people
joined us on our journey far earlier than any previous Olympics in which I have
be involved.”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Everything
was so easy. The volunteers spoke English, it was easy to get around and find
things out. It made the whole game stress free.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">If you had the chance to re-live
one Olympics out of Athens, Beijing and London, which would you choose and why?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I would walk out to my Olympic final in London every day.
The feeling of joy, pride, accomplishment and to know that many of my friends
and family were there to share in that moment was an incredibly special
moment.”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Athens
and London. Athens because we narrowly came 4th so I would go back and try and
change the result and London purely because of the home crowd!”</span></i><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">If you could win an Olympic gold
in any sporting event other than swimming, which event would you chose and why?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I think it would have to be the Men's 100m! The focus,
prestige and all over in under 10 seconds, amazing!”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross: </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I wouldn't turn an
Olympic Gold medal down in any event. I would have to agree with Dave and say Men’s
100m Athletics, just because it’s the blue ribbon event.”</i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Why did you choose blueseventy to
race in at London?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I chose blueseventy quite simply because I felt they were
the best suit on the market for me. I intentionally do not sign any agreement
with suit manufacturers so I can have the freedom to choose the suit that suits
me! And for me it was blueseventy.”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><span lang="EN-GB">Ross:</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I honestly believe
it is the best suit on the market. I wouldn’t have worn it if I didn't believe
that.”</i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">So other than wearing blueseventy
(of course!), do you have any top tips for any swimmers wanting to follow in
your footsteps?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“The reason I got into swimming was because I loved it and
I was with my mates. I also found that by setting myself goals and working
towards them every day it was much easier to improve and I love getting better!”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hard
work. In swimming you can't afford to take short cuts.”</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">So who inspired you when you were
young?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I had a headmaster at school that went to the Olympics
and from a very early age I realised that it was possible to become an Olympian
as someone else had done coming from a similar background to me. It certainly
planted a seed in my mind from an early age.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nobody
really, I never believed I could go to an Olympic Games until I had actually
qualified for Athens in 2004.”</i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">You’ve had a great career, are you considering hanging up the
nero’s now, and if so what’s next for you on dry land?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Well the very next thing on my agenda is to get married
to Keri-anne Payne. We are both very excited (and busy!) preparing for that
huge event. Once we have achieved that mile stone we will sit down and assess
the options. With Glasgow 2014 on my doorstop it's going to be a hard one
to turn down, watch this space!”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I've
not made any plans for the future yet, but next month I’m doing a charity bike
ride across Zambia with some of the other swimmers. We hope to raise £50,000
for Sport in Action and HIV/AIDS hospice care in Lusaka, and I’m auctioning a
pair of the blueseventy Olympic jammers to help reach the target. If I do
retire I would love to stay involved in sport and especially in swimming. Next
month.</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">”</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">How did you propose to your
girlfriends?</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“I am terrible at keeping secrets so as soon as I'd decided
that I was going to ask Keri-anne to marry me, I got the ring and asked her in
the space of two days! For those two days I was in Aberdeen whilst Keri-anne
was in Manchester and I wasn't able to speak to her!”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross: </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I
took Claire to Paris on a surprise trip and proposed at the bottom of the
Eiffel Tower.”</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">How romantic! Have you had much
of a say in the wedding plans?!</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Yes we have both been very active in the wedding plans.
We work pretty well as a team so we looked at this project the same as any
other. We've actually had great fun planning it!”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Ross:</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wedding
plans are coming along nicely. It’s only a few months to go and we're enjoying
make the decisions together.”</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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defining moment during your career that you will always remember?</span></span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">David:</span><i style="color: black;"> </i></span><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #17365d; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Over the last ten years of my career there have been some
amazing highs and difficult lows and this year has really epitomised my
career. I started the season really well then was hit by my first major
back injury in December. After getting over that with the help of my incredible
support team, I missed my Olympic place at the first trials by 0.2secs. I
reassessed what I needed to do to make the Olympic team, made a couple
adjustments and put everything into the second trials. I swam a best time at
the age of 30 and two months later made my first individual Olympic final. So I
would say this season encapsulates and actually defines my swimming career...
Up to now!”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“Mine has to be the </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: #e36c0a; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2006 Commonwealth Games. To win the Commonwealth Games
was more than I ever thought was possible.”</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB">Well thank you for your time, good luck for your
weddings and for your Zambia bike ride Ross!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">If you would like
to sponsor Ross and his team on their charity bike ride, you can make a
donation at <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/zambiacycle">http://www.justgiving.com/zambiacycle</a>. </span></div>
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Follow David on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/davidcarry">@davidcarry</a></div>
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It was bigger and faster than before. Norseman celebrated the 10th anniversary with two race days and close to 500 athletes. The massive snowfall in late winter treated the athletes to a very chilly swim. The general conditions and extremely motivated athletes gave the opportunity for barriers and records to be broken.<br />
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Once again the good people behind the <b>Norseman Xtreme Triathlon</b> delivered an incredible highlight video of the 2012 edition. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">seventy</span></b> is the official swim sponsor of the race.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Norseman is less than 5 days away. We will be there. Anticipation is running high for this weekend as 600 athletes will take part in the 10th anniversary of the purest triathlon on the planet. We asked our friend Tim DeBoom and last year's winner to share a few thoughts as we head into the race.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Having
been a competitive swimmer since the age of six, and then embarking on a
professional triathlon career for the past 18 years, I can honestly say that I
have swum in some amazing places.
However, usually the swim leg of a triathlon is an afterthought for
me. As long as I put in my typical
training, I do not do much else to prepare for specific venues. This changed last year when I decided to do
the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I read
the stories and talked to past participants about jumping into the darkness
from the boat, the numbingly cold water, and the tall granite walls that
surrounded the fjord. For the first
time, I was a little apprehensive about the swim leg of a triathlon. There were many unknowns that could only be
answered by jumping into the </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Hardangerfjord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When I arrived in Norway and made my way to the start village of
Eidfjord, I was overcome with the beauty of my surroundings. I was still nervous about the water and the
challenge of the rest of the course as well, but excitement was creeping in and
beginning to overtake the apprehension.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The fjord was majestic.
Huge granite walls plummeted into the water and dropped to a depth of
over 2500 feet. Yes, it was dark, and it
looked very cold. The only way to finish
my preparation for the race was to jump on in.
I grabbed my wetsuit and went down to a dock on the water. My brother, Tony, and friend, Eric Wynn
grabbed a canoe and paddled out to join me for an evening swim. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I jumped in and did the customary cold water sprint. Once the chill in my suit subsided and the
water began to warm against my body, I settled down and started swimming for
real. The water was very dark. It was clean and clear, but so deep, that it
appears black. Every breath I took I saw
the granite walls and snow melt falling into the water. I had to stop several times to just gaze in
amazement at my surroundings. I was
swimming in a fjord! In Norway! This was not something I ever really imagined
myself doing. It was definitely one of
my lifetime highlights. And yes, it is
more memorable than any swim I’ve done in Hawaii.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #323438;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Leading into the race and for future participants I have a few
tips. Aside from training in colder than
normal water ahead of time I strongly suggest getting in the fjord before race
morning- try the blueseventy/United Bakeries practice swim Friday morning! This will help you decide if you need a
neoprene cap or just a second swim cap.
It will also help you work out what tint of goggles to use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On race morning you will be sitting on the boat for quite a
while before the start. I think they
like to add to the nervousness of the day by making you wait out on the
boat! When the gate opens to jump off
the boat, just get out there. It is a
good distance from the boat to the start line so you don’t want to waste time. Just give a good primal yell and leap into
the darkness below. You’ll look back on
that moment fondly at the end of the day.
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
Norseman Xtreme Triathlon is one of the toughest iconic races in all of
endurance sports. I put winning it at
the top of my list of accomplishments.
You can watch the videos and talk to finishers, but you cannot really
appreciate it without swimming, biking, and running to cross that finish line
on top of the Gaustatoppen. Good luck to
all the lucky participants this year. I
look forward to welcoming you all to the club! </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">-Tim DeBoom</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Follow blueseventy on Facebook and Twitter sending out updates from the event. Learn more about the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon here: www.nxtri.com</span></i></span></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-11639168937576698152012-07-27T16:40:00.001-07:002012-07-27T16:43:57.375-07:00blueseventy in london<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The <b><i>2012 London Olympic Games</i></b> kick off tomorrow and we're very excited to see our athletes compete on the biggest stage in sport. </div>
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<b><i>Swimming</i></b> kicks off Saturday, July 28 and runs through Friday, August 3rd. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b> athletes competing in the 2012 Olympics include:</div>
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<li>Carlos Almeida of Portugal</li>
<li>Ines Remersaro of Uruguay</li>
<li>Arlene Semeco, Albart Subiruts, Daniele Tiraussi, Cristian Quintero, Octavio Alesi & Alejandro Gomez representing Venezuela</li>
<li>Sebastian Jahnsen, Andrea Cedron, Mauricio Fiol representing Peru</li>
<li>Nick Schwab & Dorian Mac representing the Dominican Republic</li>
<li>Karen Riverios Schulz of Paraguay</li>
<li>Carolina Colorado of Colombia</li>
<li>Cecilia Biagiolli & Juan Martin Perryra representing Argentina</li>
<li>Danielle Beabrun of Santa Lucia</li>
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Destined to be one of the highlight events of the 2012 Olympic Games <b><i>Triathlon</i></b> will take place in legendary Hyde Park. The swim will be in the Serpentine, the bike will leave the park via Queen Mother's Gate, travelling through Wellington Arch, down Constitution Hill and on to Birdcage Walk in front of Buckingham Palace before returning to the park to complete the event with a four lap run around the Serpentine. </div>
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The women's Triathlon event will be contested on Aug. 4th. We're very excited to have up and coming American <b>Gwen Jorgensen</b> representing <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b> in London. Gwen only began competing in the sport in 2010 and with a killer run will challenge for a medal. Fellow USA athlete <b>Sara Groff</b> can't be counted out after a stellar 2011 season. New Zealand's <b>Nicky Samuels</b>, Great Britain's uber swimmer <b>Lucy Hall</b>, <b>Aileen Morrison</b> of Ireland, Czech athlete <b>Radka Vodičková</b> and South Africa's <b>Kate Roberts</b> are <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b> athletes to watch.</div>
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The men's race will be held on Aug. 7th and our team of athletes in London is impressive. Great Britain's <b>Alistair Brownlee</b>, who will be competing along with his brother Jonathan, are among the favorites for a medal. <b> Bevan Docherty</b> of New Zealand will be chasing a gold medal to complete the silver (Athens) and bronze (Beijing) he has. Be sure to keep an eye on four-time Olympian's <b>Simon Whitfield</b> (Canada) and <b>Hunter Kemper</b> (USA). Other <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b> athletes looking for a place in history: <b>Kyle Jones</b> of Canada, <b>Ryan Sissons</b> of New Zealand, <b>Richard Varga</b> of Slovakia and <b>Premysl Svarc </b>of the Czech Republic.</div>
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<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-38045202310279340482012-07-03T15:28:00.000-07:002012-07-03T15:28:24.651-07:00Spring Training with Matt EllisAs an ex-National League Basketball player <b>Matt Ellis</b> took up triathlon for cross training. Success came quick: he won his first sprint distance race and placed second in his first olympic. Since then he has gone on to race the UK Elite Superseries coming 24th in the National Elite Champs, raced 70.3 World Champs and helped Paratriathlete Iain Dawson to World, European and National Titles. In 2011 Matt obtained his pro level membership from the British Triathlon Federation and is pushing his development by stepping up to top level competition in 2012.<br />
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Here we go again . . . I just read the notification from Norseman that there was a rock slide on the bike course and they are going to need to re-route us this year through a long dark tunnel. This is exactly why I love these people so much. Other race organizers would simply cancel this portion of the race but not the Norseman. They know Norseman athletes can handle a little adversity and simply ask us to make some smart decisions to accommodate the challenge - like bringing some extra lights and a reflective vest for the bike.</div>
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Adapting to the unexpected is at the heart of endurance training and racing to me and Norseman is no exception by any stretch. Norseman asks athletes to go beyond what their normal race expectations are and to keep reaching outside of their comfort zone. Way outside. Last year was my first Norseman and I was frightened by the steep ascent late in the run course. I met an athlete during the race meeting that assured me that almost no-one will try to run the last 11 miles because it is too steep. Hearing that was a relief and felt like a warm hug. I instantly relaxed and felt satisfied that I could walk that portion of the course without because many athletes would.</div>
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This year I am thinking differently and I am inspired by my good friends and training partners at Dynamo Multisport. My buddy Haley Chura (<a href="http://www.haleychura.com/">www.haleychura.com</a>) recently broke 10 hours at IM Houston and won her age group by a huge margin. She was already fast before this race but she kept pushing herself to meet this goal. She worked her butt off to run an incredibly smart race and I was standing in front my computer screaming my head off as I watched the live video of her finish at 9:59:43. My other friend (and coach) Matthew Rose (<a href="http://www.thebackhalf.com/">www.thebackhalf.com</a>) recently blew through his swim and bike PRs at IM Brazil only to have a terrible bike wreck at Mile 100. He was on pace to blow away his prior bike split with a 4:46 when he crashed in the last aid station. Bloody and pissed off he put his bike back together and finished the race in an amazing 19th place in his age group. He was surrounded that day by volunteers and spectators telling him that it was okay to quit (and a few even tried to force him) but he shut those doubts away and pressed on. Amazing. I think Churchill said "If you are going through Hell, keep going." </div>
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These examples are inspiring me this year to take what is already a huge challenge and see if I can push myself even further. The diversion through a tunnel only makes Norseman more "interesting" and the last 11 miles of the marathon begs to be walked but does it have to be? I'll be thinking about Haley, Matthew and Molly on that last turn when I hit the ascent and accept the challenge to see how much farther I can push myself. Watch out Gaustatoppen. I'm not scared of you this year and I have these three incredible athletes that will carry me up your little mountain. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Learn more about the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon here: www.nxtri.com</span></i></span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495709846139589282.post-59029995096954946732012-06-06T11:06:00.000-07:002012-06-06T11:06:44.699-07:00wind, wind and then a little more wind<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">blue</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">seventy</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"> </span>pro athlete <b>Guy Crawford</b> sent over his <b>Honu 70.3</b> race report and reflects on the epic big island winds and what it is like to line up against seven time Tour de France champion <b>Lance Armstrong.</b><br />
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Love coming to the Big Island to race and train, although this time the wind made it really hard for me to enjoy the Queen K …For the week leading into Honu 70.3 Kate (Bevilaqua) and I based ourselves in Kona. Our last long ride to the bottom of Hawi was crazy the cross winds made it really hard to keep your line on the road and then later in the week the wind seemed to increase. <b><i>OH NO!!</i></b> Come race day the forecast was wind, wind and then a <i>little more wind</i>… With Lance Armstong on the start line the media seemed a tad heavier than usual…( which was cool )<br />
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1. Lance Armstrong (USA) 3:50:55 (Course Record. 2:01:46 bike split. <i>Whoa.</i>)<br />
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Follow Guy Crawford at <a href="http://www.guycrawford.us/">guycrawford.us/</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Professional triathlete Caitlin Snow doesn't only use her talents and energy to race triathlons. You may have see Cait on the cover and featured in last month's LAVA magazine or placing 2nd at Ironman Texas with the fastest marathon/course record time of 2:51:47. Aside from these accomplishments Cait made a trip up to Rochester NY recently to spend some time with a group called Teens Living With Cancer. It all started when Cait donated a helmet to a TLC raffle. Following the raffle a girl named Michaela inspired Cait to reach out to her sponsors and friends to help the TLC group even more. Having worked with Cait for the last few years and always being impressed with her professionalism, blueseventy quickly jumped on board to help with Cait's visit to the athletes. Mary Eggers tells the entire story here in her blog: http://ironmomma.com/2012/05/24/tlc-fit-the-cait-snow-visit/</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Cait for making us a part of this group. Truly inspiring.</span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0