Category: Competition
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 5, Summary
Szabo sets WR, grabs third title like Toussaint and Sjostrom Three swimmers grabbed their third individual titles here respectively: while this has been no surprise from the Netherlands’ Kira Toussaint (backstroke treble) and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom (100m fly added to the 50-100m free double), Szebasztian Szabo of Hungary emerged as a new star of the…
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 4, Summary
More doubles, Sjostrom, Kolesnikov, Toussaint, Kirpichnikova keep golden pace The specialists carried on their winning streak here in Kazan, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom completed the 50-100m double in the women’s free, Anastasia Kirpichnikova achieved it on the ‘high end’ in the 800-1500m (though cried after because of the narrowly missed WR). Fellow Russian Kliment Kolesnikov did…
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 3, Summary
Double for Szabo, shockers from Tchorz and Martinenghi, Wellbrock reinforces his reign Hungary’s Szebasztian Szabo became the first swimmer to clinch a second gold after a blast in the men’s 50m free. Kira Toussaint kept the Netherlands among the elite circles in the medal table, though top-ranked Russia also carried on claiming medals – the…
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Ultimate Swimmer Podcast: Cody Miller, Lilly King, and Hali Flickinger
In this week’s episode, we bring back three Ultimate Swimmer Podcast legends to discuss the highs and lows of the last few months of racing and training. Cody, Lilly, and Hali all share their insight into what it means to be an “Olympian.” Check us out on Instagram for more great content!
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Jesuit High School Looks to Continue Swimming Dynasty | ABC Action News
The Jesuit High School swim team wants to continue making history in the pool and making a difference outside of it.
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 2, Summary
Italy sets new WR, Sjostrom, and Kolesnikov crack CRs, Lamberti Jr stuns Two really fast swims kicked off the second day in Kazan as Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov, in the 50m back, and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom, in the 50m free, both cracked the respective Championship Records while clinching their first title here. Russia got a second…
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2021 European Short-Course Swimming Championships, Kazan (RUS) – Day 1, Summary
Grand opening: Dutch double and thrilling finishes The Netherlands kicked off the party in style in Kazan by claiming an individual and a relay gold on the opening day. The first title went to Turkey’s Victoria Gunes in the women’s 400m IM, she won a thriller by 0.03sec. Host Russia also clinched its first win,…