Category: Competition
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Frank Busch (USA) presentation on the importance of starts and push-offs
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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CC photo #339: Warm-up at Istanbul 2009
Lots of things happening in and around the pool of the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Todd Schmitz (USA) presentation on Missy Franklin (100, 200m back)
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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Romain Barnier (FRA) presentation on Florent Manaudou (50m free)
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic
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British Swimming is in a mess, says Adlington
Uh oh, Rebecca Adlington has criticised British Swimming for the delay in naming a new head coach, calling the situation an “absolute mess”. “Why is it taking so long? We’ve been dying for them to appoint a head coach for months,” Adlington told BBC Sport. Read and watch BBC here and here
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CC photo #338: Japanese swim cap at Debrecen 2012
Just a photo from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. Those retro caps are awesome ! :-)
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Mie Ø. Nielsen clocks 57.16 in the 100 back, 1 swimmer added to Danish Istanbul 2009 squad
On this final day of the Danish Short Course Championships, Mie Ø. Nielsen managed to improve upon her own Danish record in the 100 meter backstroke, from 57.57 at the Szczecin 2011 Europeans, to now even more impressive 57.16. This also surpasses Therese Alshammar’s 57.43 Nordic record from the Swedish Short Course Championships in 2009,…
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CC photo #337: Ivan Lendjer after the Istanbul 2009 men’s 100 fly
The tattoo gives it away, this must be Serbia’s Ivan Lendjer celebrating after clocking fastest time in the first semifinal of the men’s 100 butterfly at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning bronze the day after, see result list here
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CC photo #336: Warmup at Roma 2009
Just a photo from the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome 2009. Sun blazing and unbelievably hot, I understand well why they decided to have all championships after this indoors … but y’know, with snow outside now, we sort of miss it anyhow :-)