Category: Competition

Aalborg with Mie Ø. Nielsen take down two Danish records in one race

Oct 13, 2013

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rokur

in Competition

At the Tyrmót Ægis in Reykjavík today, the team from Aalborg in Denmark managed to break two Danish records in one race, clocking 1:50.61 in the women’s 4×50 medley, with Mie Ø. Nielsen leading out with a time of 26.96 and new Danish record in the first 50 backstroke. That is less than a second…
CC photo #650: Sun Yang happy with his BCN2013 win in the 400 free

Oct 13, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Sun Yang screaming with clenched fists after winning the men’s 400 meter freestyle final at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. See the result list here.
FINA Swimming World Cup Dubai 2013

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Wow

“The FINA Swimming World Cup – Dubai 2013 .. Just come and join us on the 17 & 18 October at Hamdan Sports Complex” FINA Swimming World Cup Dubai 2013Watch this video on YouTube
Kentucky Wildcats TV: 2013-14 Swimming and Diving Intro

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Organization, Wow

The intro video played before each home meet for the 2013-14 Swimming and Diving team. http://youtu.be/WDdfIOPrVgU
Russia 1:41.70 and a new world record in the mixed 4×50 medley

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, World Record

At the World Cup meet in Moscow today, Russia’s team of Sergey Makov (23.98), Andrey Grechin (26.90), Daria Tcvetkova (25.97) and Ekaterina Borovikova (24.85) managed to crush the mixed 4×50 medley world record, with a time of 1:41.70 beating Indiana University’s world record of 1:49.87 from September. This is an only recently recognized FINA event, so…
CC photo #649: Meilutyte after winning the 100 breast at BCN2013

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, Competition

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte after winning the women’s 100 meter breaststroke at the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Also in picture Russia’s silver winner Yuliya Efimova (in a pink cap, of course), and Denmark’s 4th placed Rikke Møller Pedersen. See the result list here.
Ruta Meilutyte 1:02.36 and new World Record in the 100 meter SC breaststroke

Oct 12, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, World Record

At the World Cup leg in Moscow today, Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte scorched the Olympiisky pool, when winning the women’s 100 short course meter breaststroke final in a new world record time of 1:02.36. Old record was Rebecca Soni’s 1:02.70 from the Europe vs USA Duel in the Pool event in Manchester back in the supersuited…
Ryan Lochte embraces Charlotte, new training routine

Oct 11, 2013

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rokur

in Competition, Training

“Even with a cap and goggles, it’s hard not to notice Ryan Lochte. Take him out of the pool, and apparently, it’s even harder to miss him…” Ryan Lochte embraces Charlotte, new training routineWatch this video on YouTube
FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Moscow (RUS) – Press Conference

Oct 11, 2013

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in Competition, Organization

Featuring Executive Director of FINA Cornel Marculescu, President of the All-Russian Swimming Federation Vladimir Salnikov, Representative of the FINA Technical Swimming Committee Andrew Vlaskov, Olympic champion Chad le Clos, 2012 World Cup winner Katinka Hosszu and others. FINA Swimming World Cup 2013 – Moscow (RUS) – Press ConferenceWatch this video on YouTube