Category: Competition
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Italian promo for the Herning 2013 European SC Champs
Nice to see the Italians getting excited too :-) Intro EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP SHORT COURSE from NUOTO LIVORNO Channel on Vimeo.
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Sun Yang may be back to training soon, says top swimming official
Read Xinhua China’s Olympic champion Sun Yang, who has been suspended indefinitely following a recent detention for driving without a licence, could return to national team training “soon”, said a top swimming official. “We need to watch Sun Yang for a period of time. If he behaves well, it may not take a long time…
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Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson has his heart restarted
Read SwimmingWorld Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson took to Twitter today to explain how he had to go into the hospital and have his heart restarted after an irregular heartbeat. […] Jamieson is due to compete for the European All-Stars as part of the Duel in the Pool next month. Long week! My heart was…
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Kalev Open 2013
There it is again, the Kalev Spa in Tallinn, Estonia, here during the 2013 Kalev Open. Kalev Open 2013 from A4 Media on Vimeo.
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Swimming Canada Swimmers of the Year 2013: Ryan Cochrane and Hilary Caldwell
“Ryan Cochrane’s outstanding performance at FINA World Championships received more recognition Wednesday as he was named OMEGA Male Swimmer of the Year.” (link) “Caldwell was one of the fastest rising stars in Canadian swimming in 2013. Every time she got in the pool in Barcelona, she set a new Canadian record, capping her week with…
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Mireia Belmonte blasts 1500 meter Short Course World Record, now 15:26.95
See SwimmingWorld and rfen.es According to the Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN), Mireia Belmonte Garcia has smashed the short course world record in the women’s 1500-meter freestyle. Belmote Garcia raced to a 15:26.95 to demolish Lotte Friis’ world record of 15:28.65. That gives Belmonte Garcia a sweep of the 400-800-1500 freestyle world records currently. Post by…
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‘No doubt Phelps could win in Rio’, says coach Bowman
See BBC Bob Bowman, the man who coached Michael Phelps to 18 Olympic gold medals, says it is too soon to say if the swimmer will return to competition but added that if he does he could win gold at the 2016 Games.