Category: Competition
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Winners Greeted by Their Families on Air
The Budapest organisers commit everything to make the atmosphere in the Duna Arena a bit friendlier despite the lack of spectators. Many winners were caught by surprise when they noticed their respective family members waving to them on the giant screen. The aquatic family loves to return to Budapest as the Hungarian fans usually create…
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 11, Summary
New stars on the rise: Seemanova, Glinta, Gonzalez make a splash New faces smiled to the cameras while posing with the respective gold medals: Czech Barbara Seemanova earned a stunning win in the women’s 200m free, followed by Romania’s Robert-Andrei Glinta in the men’s 100m back and Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez in the 200m IM. There…
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A Local Wisconsin Swim Team Sends Two Athletes to Olympic Team Trials
Two local athletes qualify for Olympic Team Trials
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‘Be Brave’ with Molly Renshaw | The Social Kick
British record holder and 2020 Olympian Molly Renshaw joins us for this week’s show. The Loughborough National Centre swimmer recently broke the 200m Breaststroke British record at GB Trials in a time of 2.20.89. Qualifying for her second Olympic Games, Molly talks of her troubled relationship with Olympic trials and the moments that shaped her…
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 10, Summary
Blasts from the new generation: amazing swims from Kolesnikov and Milak The new generation made its mark again: after setting new WRs in the 50m back, today Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov won the 100m free with a brilliant swim and clocked a new Championship Record. Soon Hungary’s Kristof Milak blasted a second best-ever time in the…
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I See the Japanese Don’t Want Olympics to Go Ahead – Chad Le Clos
“It’s going to be a very different experience,” says Olympic swimming star Chad le Clos. “London was the craziest atmosphere!” Almost 60% of Japanese want the Tokyo Olympics cancelled, a survey found less than three months before it is due to start. The state of emergency in Tokyo has been extended until the end of…
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EuroGames 2021 in Copenhagen Is Going Ahead
Host of EuroGames 2021, Pan Idræt Copenhagen, says sports events are going ahead despite cancellation of the WorldPride Parade Pan Idræt, the host of the sports events known collectively as EuroGames 2021, which are part of Copenhagen 2021 together with WorldPride, is still going full speed ahead with the 29 different sports tournaments to be…
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 9, Summary
Another WR for Kolesnikov, Peaty rules on, Greek tears and joy Russian rocket Kliment Kolesnikov further bettered his world record in the 50m back, this time it came with the title plus the usual bonus of 10.000 Euros. Two gold medals were handed out in the women’s 100m fly as not even one hundredth of…