Category: Competition
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Aussie relay set another 2 World Records in one day
Read SwimmingWorld and see the result lists here and here from the 2013 World Cup meet in Tokyo. The Australian foursome of Tommaso D’Orsogna (21.48), Travis Mahoney (21.59), Cate Campbell (23.10) and Bronte Campbell (23.44) nearly unified the world record and the world best in the mixed gender 200 free relay with a winning time of 1:29.61.…
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Yuliya Efimova 28.71 and new World Record in the 50 breast
Correction: Efimova’s time was 28.71, as written in the SW piece below. Not 28.17 Read SwimmingWorld and see the result list here. After a particularly rough FINA World Cup circuit during which she’s drawn disqualifications on a routine basis, Russia’s Yuliya Efimova finally had her major breakthrough as she clipped the world record in the…
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake wakes up competitors for day 2 of Tokyo World Cup meet
Read SwimmingWorld Swimmers in attendance at the Tokyo stop of the FINA World Cup just had the experience of a lifetime as a 5.5 earthquake hit the city just a bit ago. Woah! That was a scary earth quake! I looked my window to see if the city was still there only to see a…
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Libby Trickett reveals she dealt with bouts of depression this year
Read Herald Sun Champion swimmer Libby Trickett dealt with bouts of depression early this year before becoming a success on this year’s Dancing With The Stars. The Olympic champion, who has now retired for a second time after requiring a wrist reconstruction, said she was more prepared to deal with depression this time around. “I…
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Australia’s mixed 4×50 medley relay 1:37.84 and a new World Record
At the FINA World Cup leg in Tokyo today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke their own world record yet again, clocking 1:37.84 where their record from Singapore was 1:38.02. Split times were Robert Hurley 23.46, Christian Sprenger Christian Sprenger (25.91), Alicia Coutts (25.19) and Cate Campbell (23.28). See the result list here.
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CC photo #678: FS stevna 2013
Swim meet in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands, 9 November 2013, for our youngest age groups. We time but don’t really record. Seoul 1988 silver medalist Benny Nielsen once swam a demo swim here, back when the starting blocks were in the shallow end. Must have been a cramped experience, swimming in that narrow middle lane.
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CC photo #675: Different body types at Istanbul 2012
So these two must be Germany’s (in orange) Johannes Dietrich and (in black) Marco di Carli (?) preparing themselves for the men’s 4×50 freestyle final at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. A lot bad has been said about the supersuits, but they were also the great equalizer. Behind them Frédérick…