Category: Competition
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Matt Grevers breaks 100 back world record at 2015 Duel in the Pool
Olympic champion Matt Grevers (Lake Forest, Ill.) set a short-course meters world record in the 100-meter backstroke and Team USA swimmers totaled nine American records Saturday to clinch a seventh consecutive Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool title, 155-107, over Europe at the Indiana University Natatorium. Grevers, who set an American record leading off…
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Team USA breaks 400 medley relay World Record at 2015 Duel in the Pool
On the women’s 400m medley relay, Manuel hit the water even with the European squad and pulled away down the stretch to touch in 3:45.20 to eclipse Team USA’s four-year-old world record. Courtney Bartholomew (Holland, Mich.), Katie Meili (Colleyville, Texas) and Kelsi Worrell (Mt. Holly, N.J.) swam the first three legs of the American- and…
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Live Timing and Streaming from the Nordic Championships 2015
This weekend in Bergen, the Norwegian Swimming Federation will host the 2015 Nordic Championships, in the magnificent AdO Arena, featuring 219 swimmers from 9 Nordic Countries including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The meet landing page is here on medley,no, with links to among other things the invitation, time schedule, live timing and live streaming. There…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 5
Three medals for Sjostrom, Cseh cracks another ER, Carlin out-touches Hosszu Thrilling end to an outstanding event: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) captured three medals in a single session, Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) had two golds, Laszlo Cseh brought down his second European record in three days and it was Jazmin Carlin (GBR) who could finally beat the…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 4
Katinka Hosszu: the one-woman show With six gold medals already in her possession, Katinka Hosszu might even lead the medal table on her own. Hungary’s Iron Lady added two more titles to her tally on Day 4. Italians enjoyed another fine day with two more golds, one delivered by Federica Pellegrini. German Marco Koch clinched…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 3
Paltrinieri beats Hackett 13 year-old WR World and European records fell on Day 3 proving that the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships are a true year-ending showcase featuring some of the greatest stars on the planet. Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri was the one stealing the show in Netanya by cracking the 1500m free WR, joining Hungary’s…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 2
Laszlo Cseh celebrates his 30th birthday with a gold Legendary Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh celebrated his 30th birthday by winning a gold medal at the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships in Netanya. Soon after the race ended, spectators, VIP guests and athletes joined in singing him “Happy birthday to youâ€. It was Cseh’s 17th s/c…
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Netanya 2015 LEN European SC Championships – Day 1
Katinka Hosszu cracks WR in the heats, wins first gold in the evening Katinka Hosszu (HUN) was fresh to set the first world record of the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships in the morning heats of the opening day. Later she added the title in the 400m IM and his team-mate Peter Bernek also earned…
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Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 4:19.46 and new World Record in the 400 IM
This morning at the LEN 2015 European Short Course championships in Netanya, Israel, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu broke the 400 meter individual medley world record, clocking 4:19.46 where Spain’s Mireia Belmonte Garcia’s world record from the Doha 2014 World Short Course Championships was 4:19.86. See the result list here. Katinka Hosszu said after the race: “Ever…