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CC photo #338: Japanese swim cap at Debrecen 2012
Just a photo from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Those retro caps are awesome ! :-)
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CC photo #337: Ivan Lendjer after the Istanbul 2009 men’s 100 fly
The tattoo gives it away, this must be Serbia’s Ivan Lendjer celebrating after clocking fastest time in the first semifinal of the men’s 100 butterfly at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning bronze the day after, see result list here
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CC photo #336: Warmup at Roma 2009
Just a photo from the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome 2009. Sun blazing and unbelievably hot, I understand well why they decided to have all championships after this indoors … but y’know, with snow outside now, we sort of miss it anyhow :-)
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CC photo #335: Kawecki after his 2011 Szczecin 200 backstroke win
Poland’s RadosÅ‚aw KawÄ™cki after winning the men’s 200 meter backstroke at the LEN 2011 European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland, see result list here. He won again in Chartres 2012, maybe that was what those two fingers were for ? :-P
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CC photo #334: Go practice
Seen at the local music school last week, somehow I feel it applies to swimming/sports also
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CC photo #333: Sophie de Ronchi after winning bronze at Rijeka 2008
OK, so I’m not 100% sure this is French swimmer Sophie de Ronchi, but the face and ring and necklace fits, and the event could very well be when she (Sophie de Ronchi) won bronze in the women’s 200 IM at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. See result list here
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CC photo #332: Biedermann caught in the limelight
Germany’s Paul Biedermann stepping onto the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships podium in Debrecen, Hungary, after having won the men’s 200 freestyle in 1:46.27. See result list here.
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CC photo #331: Bousquet looking mighty happy at Debrecen 2012
French swimmer Frédérick Bousquet on the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships podium in Debrecen, Hungary, after having won the men’s 50 freestyle in 21.80.
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CC photo #330: Hannah Miley at the Szczecin 2011 European Championships
Great Britain’s Hannah Miley in the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships pool, I guess after the women’s 200 individual medley prelims. She ended up winning bronze in the event, plus a silver in the women’s 400 IM. Today she set a new European record in the 400 IM :-)