Category: Competition
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CC photo #322: Reysta-stevna 2012
Another day, another meet – This time the annual meet in LeirvÃk, Faroe Island, for our youngest agegroups. A nice little crowded pool, where you can watch swimming with your toes in the water :-)
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Leisel Jones
Australia’s most successful female swimmer, Leisel Jones, has announced her retirement.
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Federica Pellegrini continues until 2016
‘After the disappointment of London, Federica Pellegrini tries again. Continues until the Olympics in 2016.’
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Les Championnats d’Europe 2012 de natation à Chartres!
The Chartres 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships promo. Anyone excited now? :-P
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CC photo #321: Yannick Agnel on top of the Berlin 2012 World Cup podium
Yannick Agnel (FRA) winner of the men’s 200 freestyle at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. Paul Biedermann (GER) second and Darian Townsend (RSA) third, see result list here.
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Camille Muffat 8:01.06 and huge world record in the 800 SCM free
Olympic Nice Natation is having a ball at the French Nationals – Yesterday Yannick Agnel set that world record in the 400 freestyle, this morning he set a new European record in the 800 freestyle, and now Camille Muffat demolished the women’s 800 meter short course freestyle world record, with a time of 8:01.06, more…
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Danish club asks best swimmer not to compete at club champs, because he is too good
Wow, a story for our wtf-category: Varde Svømmeklub has asked 17-year old Christian Larsen to not compete at the club championships this Saturday, because he is too good. The board believes that he will be a better role model if he stays away and lets younger, slower swimmers take the club championships honors. He and…
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Yannick Agnel 7:29.17 and a new European Record in the 800 freestyle
Oh my, Yannick Agnel is on fire – The morning after breaking Paul Biedermann’s 2009 world record in the 400 freestyle, Agnel takes down the European short course 800 meter freestyle record, with a blazing 7:29.17 in the prelims, second fastest ever in textile after Grant Hackett’s 7:25.28 from 2001, Agnel of course qualifying for…
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Video: Yannick Agnel 3:32.25 and world record in the 400 SCM free
Update 2: Video below replaced with a YouTube version Update: In case the videos below are geoblocked, it might work to try the direct link: http://video.eurosport.fr/natation/championnats-de-france/2012/le-record-du-monde-de-yannick-agnel_vid254572/video.shtml Courtesy of Eurosport The interview, afterwards (in French, of course)