Category: Competition
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Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Prelims
The LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships are underway, the ‘LEN Timing System’ still a bit dodgy but improving during the first batch of preliminary heats. Yuliya Efimova set a new championships record of 29.47 in the women’s 50 breaststroke, and the world records were broken in both the men’s 4×50 medley and women’s 4×50…
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Waters of Gold – The official Herning 2013 European SC Champs song now in English
“The official song for the LEN European Short Course Championships 2013 – in the City of Herning – Denmark. Now translated into english to give our listeners outside Denmark a chance to understand the words and sing-a-long Have fun”
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GB swimmers ‘taken out of comfort zone’ to improve medal success
Read BBC GB suffered a 14.9%, or £4m, funding cut after missing their London 2012 medal target of five to seven medals. As a result Furniss has overseen a drastic cut in the number of funded swimmers and has insisted on more regular competition. “We’re taking some out of their comfort zone but we’ll benefit,” he said. “It’s not a choice…
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LEN to host own live timing system on len.eu
See len.eu, the European Swimming League (LEN) has switched from Omega and the online live timing solution that we have gotten used to on omegatiming.com, to their own ‘LEN Timing System’, apparently partnered with Alge Timing. The live timing for the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships can be found here.
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CC photo #701: The Herning 2013 Coaches Corner (with free coffee)
… and Herning 2013 has hereby with a quick and dirty trick won the European Short Course Championships Organization trophy. Jesper, there is still time to install a bell or buzzer *outside* the lounge, for the swimmers to use in case they need their coach :-)
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LEN to provide LIVE streaming from Herning 2013 European SC Champs on pay-per-view basis
Read len.eu LEN will provide a live streaming from Herning on www.len.eu in HD quality. Those wishing to enjoy the coverage will find the choice on a pay-per-view basis. The rates for this option are: 2.90 Euros per day of competition (heats and finals) and 9.90 Euros package offer (4 days of competition – heats…
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CC photo #700: The Herning 2013 Swimming Pools
The competition pool for the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark, the warm-up pool also seen in the background. Photo taken during our first practice in ‘the Box’, Monday 9 December 2013.
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Olympic gold medalist Amaury Leveaux announces retirement
Read for instance Malaysia Sun French Olympic gold medallist swimmer Amaury Leveaux Monday announced his retirement after achieving his “career goals”. “I have all the medals I need and done everything I want to in swimming,” said Leveaux who celebrated his 28th birthday last Monday.
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“Gold in the Box” – the official Herning 2013 European SC Championships song
“Guld i Boxen” (“Gold in the Box”), produced in the KOMO-studio in Herning and performed by local stars Rikke Hvidbjerg and Rasmus Steenberg.