Swimmer's Daily

Month: April 2011

  • This pool opens with a chainsaw

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    The Baltic countries are apparently very fond of ice swimming, and I didn’t realize that I haven’t ever been to a really cool swim meet. Cool as in opening it with a chainsaw.

  • Shanghai ladies are faster than most countries

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    Wow, “In the closing 4x100m free relay, Shanghai’s Zhu Qianwei, Pang Jiaying, Lu Ying and Tang Yi clocked 3:39.18 to take the crown ahead of Liaoning, on 3:41.38, and Guangzhou, on 3:42.55. Only 12 nations in the world, including China, have a national record faster than Shanghai’s squad triumphed in today.” Source: SwimNews.com

  • One more junior record at the Danish Open

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    Andreas Schiellerup managed to improve upon his 100 backstroke junior record from yesterday, with a 57.15 compared to 57.24 then. The Danish women’s 4×100 medley relay managed to qualify for Shanghai, while Christina Munkholm and Søren Dahl qualified for the European junior championships in Belgrade in July.

  • Marina Ribi downs Swiss record in the 400 IM

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    Marina Ribi smashed her Swiss record in the women’s 400 IM today at the Swiss Long Course Championships in Geneva. Ribi clocked a 4:48.38, bettering her previous standard of 4:50.53 set in 2009. Dominik Meichtry posted a fifth-fastest time of the year yesterday in the 200 freestyle, with a 1:47.93 in the 200 freestyle. And…

  • Coutts fears drowning during the 200 freestyle

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    Alicia Coutts posted world-leading times in the 100 fly and 200 IM today, but has a fear of drowning during the 200 freestyle tomorrow. “When I was 14, I went to Australian Schools’ Nationals in Perth and on the third turn of the 200m freestyle I blacked out.” Coutts says she only blacked out for…

  • Köbrich & Ignacio set top times in Madrid

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    Kristel Köbrich set a world-leading championship record at the Spanish Open today, with a time of 16:02.01 in the 1500 meter freestyle, not so far off her Chilean and South American record 15:57.57. And in the 100 butterfly, 16-year-old Judit Ignacio set a Spanish record, with at time of 59.21, erasing Angela San Juan’s 59.60…

  • Alicia Coutts sets world bests in 100 fly and 200 IM

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    Alicia Coutts dominated the women’s 100 fly at the Australian Long Course Championships today, with a winning time of 57.25, surpassing the previous world pacesetter of 57.62 clocked by Inge Dekker in Amsterdam in March. And then she followed up with winning 200 IM in 2:10.06, ahead of Stephanie Rice in 2:10.41, crushing the previous…

  • Zhang sets world’s best at Chinese Nationals

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    Zhang Fenglin downed the Chinese record in the men’s 200 back with a time of 1:56.34 at the Chinese Long Course Nationals today, moving ahead of James Goddard’s 1:57.08 for first in the world 2011 rankings. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.

  • Ejdervik posts world leading time at Canadian Trials

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    Sweden’s Rebecca Ejdervik blazed to a 31.06 in the 50 breaststroke during prelims at the Canadian World Trials yesterday. This is the best time in the world this year, with also Sweden’s Jennie Johannsson in 2nd spot with a 31.23 from Amsterdam Swim Cup in March, and also a Swedish record. Ejdervik then won the…