The Danish Swimming Federation announced yesterday that they have made a new 4-year agreement with national coach Paulus Wildeboer, to be head coach of the National Training Center (NTC) in Bellahøj, Copenhagen up until and including the Rio 2016 Olympics. His former job as national head coach will on his request be split in two, him keeping the NTC position while they now look for another to be the national coach.
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rokur
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Yesterday in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke, 17-year-old Irakli Bolkvadze from Georgia made the Olympic Invitation Time of 2:16.35, clocking exactly 2:16.35 and 24th in the heats here at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. He is the first ever Georgian swimmer to make the Olympic cuts, previous Georgian Olympic swimmers having participated for USSR before Georgia’s independence in 1991, and then later (if I understand it correctly) been granted wild cards. His time of 2:16.35 is a new national Georgian record, having also set a national record in the men’s 200 IM by clocking 2:05.57, and holding the national…
Norway’s Lavrans Solli managed an impressive time of 25.40 second in the men’s 50 meter backstroke yesterday, clearing Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen’s Nordic record of 25.44 from the Budapest 2010 Europeans, and qualifying for the final tomorrow here at Debrecen 2012. See results here.
After three days of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany jumps further ahead in the medal race with 2 more gold medals today, now 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze in total. Hungary is back in second place with 2 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze, while Sweden overtakes France in third place with 2 gold medals and 2 silver. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
Hungarians have good humor … and it worked ! :-)
A drop of water called Xop will be the official mascot of the 15th FINA World Championships Barcelona 2013. Read more here on FINA and visit bcn2013.com.
After two days of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany still leads the medal race with 2 gold medals and 2 silver, while France has overtaken Hungary for the second spot with 2 gold medals and 1 silver over 1 gold and 2 silver. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
A view down the center lanes at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Photo taken at the start of the first heat of the men’s 1500 meter freestyle prelims, so it must be Ventsislav Aydarski (BUL) on lane 2, Gergely Gyurta (HUN) on lane 3, Rocco Potenza (ITA) on lane 4, Damien Joly (FRA) on lane 5, Antonio Arroyo Perez (ESP) on lane 6 and Jan Micka (CZE) on lane 7. See startlist and results.
After one day of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany is leading the medal race, having won gold in the men’s 400 freestyle and women’s 4×100 freestyle. Host country Hungary is second with gold and silver in the women’s 400 IM and silver in the men’s 400 freestyle, and France third with a gold medal in the men’s 4×100 freestyle. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
A moment of remembering Alex during the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships opening ceremony, followed by a minute of silence not on this video.