Author: rokur
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Rikke Møller Pedersen ready for Barcelona 2013
Video (in Danish) off tv2fyn.dk, to put it shortly, her world-best time of 1:06.40 in the 100 breast did the trick.
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CC photo #453: AriÂ-Pekka Liukkonen at Debrecen 2012
Finland’s Ari-Pekka Liukkonen after the men’s 50 freestyle semifinal at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. He was 4th in the final the day after, see the semifinal result list here.
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Danish Open 2013 Day 2: Pedersen clocks quickest time in the World this year
At the Danish Open/Trials yesterday evening, Rikke Møller Pedersen managed a world’s best this year in the women’s 100 breaststroke, clocking 1:06.40 ahead of Sweden’s Joline Höstman in 1:09.30. ‘Our guy’ Pál Joensen cruised to a 8:07.21 win in the men’s 800 freestyle, which according to the commenters on DR was the 10th best time…
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CC photo #452: Istanbul 2012 Women’s 100 Free Medal Winners
The women’s 100 meter freestyle medal winners at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Megan Romano (USA, silver), Britta Steffen (Germany, gold) and Tang Yi (China, bronze). See the result list here.
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Swedish swim guru Glen Christiansen recovering from near-fatal blackout injury
A gruesome tale in Swedish here on simma.nu/se, Swedish 1980 Olympian former breaststroke world record holder now swim entrepreneur Glen Christiansen is recovering from head injuries he received at the GC International in Tenerife in February, when he blacked out and fell 2 meters down a flight of stairs. The fall apparently because of a…
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Danish Open 2013 Day 1: Friis and Pedersen post swift times
Lotte Friis clocked 4:06.49 in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Danish Open 2013 in Copenhagen today, 4th best in the world this year, and Rikke Møller Pedersen a swift 1:06.55 in the women’s 100 breaststroke semifinal, faster than her best time from the London 2012 Olympics. Young gun Magnus Westermann posted a new Danish…
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CC photo #451: A happy Hetland at Istanbul 2012
Norway’s Aleksander Hetland on top of the men’s 50 breaststroke medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.
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Eamon Sullivan builds beachside restaurant
Read One Perth and Perth Now Olympic swimming star Eamon Sullivan is building a restaurant above the new surf life saving club at Leighton Beach in North Fremantle. Sullivan already owns Louis Baxters Cafe in Subiaco. Sullivan is rebuilding his body after a shoulder operation in November and planned to be on the starting blocks…