Category: Competition
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Live Stream and Results from the 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe
June 1st – 16th 2015, Iceland hosts the 16th Games of the Small States of Europe, see iceland2015.com and sundsamband.is. All swim sessions will be live streamed here on livestream.com June 2nd – 6th, prelims from 10:00 and finals from 17:30, ReykjavÃk time. See the start lists here. Image courtesy of Sundsamband Ãslands on Facebook
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Pál clears all Faroese breaststroke LC records in one race
This morning during the Bergen Swim Festival prelims, Pál Joensen set a new Faroe Islands national record in the 200 meter breaststroke, qualifying for the final in 2:21.71. But that is not all – en route to that he broke the Faroese records also in the 50 and 100 meter breaststroke. A consequence of being…
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Van der Burgh: Records are made to be broken, medals are for keeps
Olympic breaststroke gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh says he needs to remain among the top swimmers in his specialist event this year if he is to successfully defend his title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Van der Burgh made a good start to the season with the fourth fastest time in the world…
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Sarah Sjöström: “You don’t have to enjoy every meter”
How does Sarah Sjöström feel when she is at the starting block ?
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Sweden selects 9 for 2015 Kazan World Championships
See Svensk Simidrott Swimmers: Christoffer Carlsen, Mölndal ASS Michelle Coleman, SpÃ¥rvägen S Stina Gardel,l SpÃ¥rvägen S Louise Hansson, Helsingborg S Jennie Johansson, SK Neptun Ida Lindborg, Malmö S Erik Persson, Kungsbacka S Simon Sjödin, SK Neptun Sarah Sjöström, Södertörns S National head coach: Ulrika Sandmark Coaches: Jonas Lundström, Helsingborg S, Carl Jenner, NEC, Andrei Vorontsov,…
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Suspended swimmer Park Tae-hwan to resume training
Park Tae-hwan, Olympic swimming champ currently on a doping suspension, will resume training at a public pool in Seoul, officials said Wednesday. Park will train with his old coach Roh Min-sang at the Olympic Swimming Pool starting June 1, the arena’s operators said. In March, Park, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 400-meter…
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Last Olympics on the cards for swimmer Belinda Hocking
She is recovering from shoulder surgery but Olympic swimmer Belinda Hocking says she will be back in the pool to vie for a spot at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio – which if she qualifies, will be her last. Read ABC
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James Magnussen seeks second opinion after advise to rest injured shoulder
James Magnussen is to seek a second opinion after being advised to rest his injured shoulder less than three months before he defends his 100 metre freestyle title at the world swimming championships, the Australian reported on Wednesday. The 24-year-old, who will be gunning for a third successive gold in the blue riband event in…