Category: Competition
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Danish Open 2013 Day 2: Pedersen clocks quickest time in the World this year
At the Danish Open/Trials yesterday evening, Rikke Møller Pedersen managed a world’s best this year in the women’s 100 breaststroke, clocking 1:06.40 ahead of Sweden’s Joline Höstman in 1:09.30. ‘Our guy’ Pál Joensen cruised to a 8:07.21 win in the men’s 800 freestyle, which according to the commenters on DR was the 10th best time…
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CC photo #452: Istanbul 2012 Women’s 100 Free Medal Winners
The women’s 100 meter freestyle medal winners at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Megan Romano (USA, silver), Britta Steffen (Germany, gold) and Tang Yi (China, bronze). See the result list here.
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Danish Open 2013 Day 1: Friis and Pedersen post swift times
Lotte Friis clocked 4:06.49 in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Danish Open 2013 in Copenhagen today, 4th best in the world this year, and Rikke Møller Pedersen a swift 1:06.55 in the women’s 100 breaststroke semifinal, faster than her best time from the London 2012 Olympics. Young gun Magnus Westermann posted a new Danish…
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CC photo #451: A happy Hetland at Istanbul 2012
Norway’s Aleksander Hetland on top of the men’s 50 breaststroke medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. See the result list here.
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CC photo #450: Flowers for Hosszu at Istanbul 2012
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu on top of the women’s 200 meter butterfly medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Also in picture, China’s silver winner Liuyang Jiao. See the result list here.
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Barcelona and Poznan squads to be decided at this week’s Danish Open
The 2013 Danish Open will be decisive for who gets to represent Denmark at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain and the LEN 2013 European Junior Swimming Championships in Poznan, Poland. See the press release (in Danish) here on svoem.org. For already qualified swimmers Rikke Møller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen, Lotte Friis, Mie…
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Lauren Boyle named NZ swimmer of the year
Read stuff.co.nz Short course world champion Lauren Boyle has again been crowned New Zealand’s swimmer of the year and will lead a 14-strong team to this year’s world championships in Barcelona. (Lauren Boyle alongside Chloe Sutton and Melanie Costa Schmid at the Istanbul 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m))
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CC photo #449: Ãsvallalaug in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
The 50 meter pool ‘Ãsvallalaug‘ in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, opened in 2008. Swimmers from Havnar Svimjifelag here in the Faroes have been competing there this weekend, at the 6th Actavis International Open, and did well. 3 Faroese records and a junior record, plus 3rd spot in the medal count. See all results here on sh.is, plus…
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Swimming technique drills by Sándor Széles
Starring Daniel Gyurta, Evelyn Verraszto, Gergely Gyurta, David Verraszto, Akos Molnar and more..