Month: August 2013
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So, what happened to Pál Joensen?
A promising 7:50.81 and 6th in the prelims, and then 7:52.57 and 7th in the final. If you understand Swedish then you are in luck, because he explained to SVT right after the race. Problem simply that he decided to not follow the charge the first few laps, and then realized after a few hundred…
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I’m with Jeff, Asia is winning the cheering battle
Read SwimmingWorld, (my comment:) Asia is winning also the swimmer’s entry competition and medal presentations, while USA and Australia seem either bored or stressed-out. You will think I am overreacting, and that the Americans are behind their swimmers 100 percent. Behind the scenes, you may be right. But in the public eye, it could be…
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CC photo #578: Rikke 200 breast WR at BCN2013
Denmark’s Rikke Møller Pedersen reacts to setting a new world record in the women’s 200 meter breaststroke at the 15th FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. She clocked 2:19.11, the old record Rebecca Soni’s (USA) 2:19.59 from the London 2012 Olympics. See the result list here.