Category: Competition
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Reaction from Dubai 2013 winners Hosszu, Le Clos, Kromowidjojo
“Reaction from some of the winners on the first day of the Swimming World Cup in Dubai on Thursday.” http://youtu.be/sTx2apcgSaI
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Dubai 2013: Norway changeover 0.01 sec too fast. Twice.
On the first day of the FINA 2013 Swimming World Cup meet in Dubai, Norway was disqualified from a bronze medal in the mixed 4×50 medley because of a changeover that was 0.01 too fast. On the second day of the meet, Norway was again disqualified in the mixed 4×50 free final, because of a…
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Japan 1:32.52 and new world record in the mixed 4×50 free
On day 2 of the FINA 2013 Swimming World Cup meet in Dubai, yesterday, Japan’s relay team of Shinri Shioura, Sayaka Akase, Kenta Ito and Kanako Watanabe took out the 4x50m mixed freestyle relay in 1:32.52, beating Russia’s world record of 1:33.01 from the World Cup meet in Moscow last Sunday. Brazil was also faster…
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CC photo #656: Emilia Pikkarainen at the Berlin 2012 World Cup meet
Finland’s Emilia Pikkarainen readying herself for the women’s 100 meter butterfly final at the FINA 2012 Swimming World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. She was 4th in 58.36, see the result list here.
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Europe vs USA 2013 Duel in the Pool teams revealed
See for instance swimming.org Olympic medallist Michael Jamieson and World Championship medallist Fran Halsall will lead the European challenge at the 2013 Duel in the Pool when the continent’s best swimmers go head-to-head with world number one swimming nation the USA. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain will be French Olympic champions Florent Manaudou, Yannick Agnel and Fabien…
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Quick reacting Kasper Vitten saves fellow swimmer’s life at Danish swim meet
Sunday 22 September during warm-up at the Horsens Cup in Horsens, Denmark, 18-year-old Kasper Vitten from the Copenhagen Swim Club discovered a swimmer in cramps on the bottom on the pool. He immediately dove down and got 15-year-old Lea Mo Føste Andersen from Randers Swim Club out of the pool, where she received CPR for…
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Swimming Australia confirms Jacco Verhaeren as new National Head Coach
See swimming.org.au Swimming Australia President John Bertrand AM and CEO Mark Anderson have today announced Jacco Verhaeren as the new National Head Coach to work under Director of High Performance Michael Scott. Born in the Netherlands, the 44-year-old Verhaeren will officially start in the role in January ahead of the 2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super…
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Katina Hosszu confirms her desire for more records
Hungarian Swimmer Katinka Hosszu confirms her desire to set more records at the FINA Swimming World Cup meet at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai.
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Anthony Ervin Speaks at 2013 ASCA World Clinic
Anthony Ervin participated in a Q&A at the 2013 American Swim Coaches Association’s world clinic, talking about training and life lessons learned in the past 10 years.