Category: Competition
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Turkey to seek Guinness recognition for Derya Büyükuncu’s 6th Games
The Turkish Swimming Federation will seek Guinness recognition for swimmer Derya Büyükuncu, who will compete at the Olympics for a record sixth time in London this year. “Very few athletes have the privilege of competing six times in Olympics, and Derya will be the first swimmer ever to accomplish it,†Federation chair Ahmet Mazhar BozdoÄŸan…
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India’s Olympic berth goes to Gagan under strange rules
Get this, India’s single Olympic berth in swimming has been granted to Gagan AP Ulalmath despite of him not being among the four that have made the Olympic invitation time, nor having qualified in the actual event. The thing is, when the four that had made the invitation cut weren’t invited by FINA, India reverted…
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Technical problems at Bristol Olympic training pool
The mechanism has failed that controls the bulkheads in the less than 5 months old pool at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre in Bristol, where Kenya’s Jason and David Dunford arrived to train this weekend. Divers are for now lifting them manually, so that the pool can be used both as a 50m pool as well…
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Antwerp 2012 day 5: Oswald takes gold and silver to win individual medal race
The Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships are over, Russia dominated by taking 12 out of 40 possible gold medals, 6 silver and 2 bronze, Italy in second with 7 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze and Germany in second with 6 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze. Most valuable asset was the Russian relays, taking…
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Korotyshkin ready to cope with Olympic pressure
Russia’s top swimmer, Evgeny Korotyshkin, talked to RT about how he nearly quit the sport and what he expects from himself at London 2012. Read and watch RT
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CC photo #189: Sanja Jovanović at Rijeka 2008
Croatia’s Sanja Jovanović at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. Still the most impressive crowd I’ve experienced, the Croatian supporters there. She won gold in the 50 and 100 backstroke there.
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Antwerp 2012 day 4: Russia extends it medal haul lead
On this penultimate day of the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, Russia jumped even more ahead in the medal race, now at 11 gold medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze, Germany in second with 5 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze, and Italy in third with 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. The…
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Antwerp 2012 day 3: Mie scorches the 50 back with a new Nordic record
After three days of racing at the Antwerp 2012 European Swimming Championships, Russia is still clearly in the lead with 8 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze, ahead of Italy’s 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, and Germany’s 3 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze. Most winning swimmer(s) is now Russias relay teams…
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CC photo #188: Valentina Artemyeva at Rijeka 2008
Russia’s Valentina Artemyeva at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. She won gold in the 50 and 100 meter breaststroke there, see omegatiming.com.