Category: Competition
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CC photo #662: The Istanbul 2012 men’s 100 back medal podium
Medal winners in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left the right Russia’s silver winner Stanislav Donets, USA’s gold winner Matt Grevers and Brazil’s bronze winner Guilherme Guido. See the result list here.
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Park Tae-hwan front-runner as MVP in 94th South Korean National Sports Festival
Read Yonhap With the 94th National Sports Festival heading toward the finish line, Olympic swimming star Park Tae-hwan has emerged as the front-runner for the MVP honors. Park, the gold medalist in the men’s 400-meter freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, has snatched up four swimming medals through Tuesday. Competing at the swimming arena…
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Danish broadcaster TV2 to go ‘all in’ on Herning 2013 Europeans
Simma.nu/dk has an interesting notice from Danish broadcaster TV2’s sport host and commentator Michael Stærke, that TV2 will go ‘all in’ on the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning in December, broadcasting everything including prelims, finals and pre- and post-session shows. TV2 will be mustering what they see as their strongest team, with…
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FINA warns Doha and Dubai World Cup organizers to respect all National Federations
See the full press release here on fina.org 3. Finally, FINA gave a warning to the Organisers of the two FINA Swimming World Cup meets and recalled them that the FINA rules must be equally applied by all FINA National Federations. Post by FINA.
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Controversial swimmer Nick D’Arcy announces his retirement
Read The Australian Controversial Olympic swimmer Nick DÂ’Arcy has retired from the sport. D’Arcy, 26, has slipped out of competitive swimming, quietly announcing his intentions to pursue his medical career. “It’s been an honour and a privilege to represent my country over the past eight years,†D’Arcy wrote on social network site, Facebook, tonight. Post…
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Doha 2013 World Cup stop accused of erasing Israeli flag
Read for instance Israel Today and SwimmingWorld Israeli swimmers participating in the FINA Swimming World Cup in Doha, Qatar this week were publicly presented as nation-less competitors both by the announcer and in the live television broadcast. When the Israelis were announced, they were labeled as coming from the nation of “ISR.” A similar snubbing…