Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2011

  • Swimming Australia’s TV deal hurting the sport ?

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    Opinion on The ROAR … In case you might have not known, a huge event that will determine our national squad for a world championship has begun. Some of the best athletes in the world in this sport will take to a Sydney Sports Centre and most Australians wouldn’t have a clue. In case you…

  • FINA updates open water rules

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    FINA has updated its Rules and Regulations for the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2011 – 2013, drawing in particular attention to point 5.1 of Participation / Entries & Competition Format: 5.1 Entries: Entries will be accepted only from National FINA Member Federations which must also enter a coach for each respective swimmer. The…

  • Kylie Palmer sets Aussie record in the 200 freestyle

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    Kylie Palmer knocked out the national record in the women’s 200 free today at the Australian Long Course Nationals, in a touch-out triumph over now-former record holder Bronte Barratt, 1:55.73 to 1:55.74. Both swimmers eclipsed Barratt’s 2008 record of 1:56.60 also matched by Stephanie Rice in 2008. The quality was sky-high in Sydney, with Palmer…

  • Sun downs Chinese 50 back record twice

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    Sun Xiaolei twice lowered the national record in the men’s 50 back at the Chinese Long Course Nationals in Wuhan today, first to a 25.12 in prelims, and then with a victorious time of 25.02 in the finale. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.

  • Belmonte and Costa set Spanish records

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    At the Spanish Open today, Mireia Belmonte García completed what was a strong meet with a national record time of 2:10.26 in the 200 IM, behind only Australia’s Alicia Coutts’ 2:10.06 and China’s 14-year-old Ye Shiwen’s 2:10.11 this year. And in the 400 free, Melanie Costa Schmid downed the Spanish record with a 4:07.09, moving…

  • Pál cruises to victory at Danish Open

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    With Danish rival Mads Glæsner having scratched the 1500 meter freestyle, Pál Joensen of the Faroe Isles cruised to a dominant victory at the Danish Open tonight, in a time of 15:21.86 ahead of Denmark’s Anders Lie in 15:40.47 and Viktor B. Bromer in 16:01.71. Pál still trains all but except a few weeks a…

  • Sun Yang posts impressive world’s best in 800 free

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    China’s Sun Yang won the 800 freestyle at the Chinese Nationals today, posting incredible 7:44.12 compared to Sebastien Rouault’s 7:54.95 world’s best this year. Zhang Lin’s world record of 7:32.12 is still far ahead, but commenters at SwimmingWorld Magazine say from Chinese media, that Sun will no swim the 800 in Shanghai, saving his energy…

  • Boyle and Batchelor down NZL marks

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    At the New Zealand Championships in Auckland tonight, US-based Lauren Boyle smashed the national record in the 400 freestyle, with a 4:07.61 nearly two seconds inside her record of 4:09.45 from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In the 100 butterfly, 15-year-old Sophia Batchelor became the first from her country to crack the minute, winning…

  • Seebohm collapsed after the 100 backstroke

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    Suffering from a recent bout of swine flu, Emily Seebohm collapsed today at the end of the Australian Championships women’s 100 backstroke final, managing silver in 1:00.08 inside the Shanghai cut, but then given oxygen and placed in a wheelchair. Coach Matt Brown told reporters that she had “knocked herself into the ground” and would…