Category: Competition
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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)
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CC photo #320: Yannick Agnel at the Berlin 2012 World Cup meet
French swimmer Yannick Agnel at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, after having won the men’s 200 freestyle in 1:42.10. See result list here. Today he broke the men’s 400 freestyle world record :-)
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Yannich Agnel 3:32.25 and a new short course world record in the 400 meter freestyle !!
At the French National Championships today, Yannick Agnel blazed the men’s 400 short course meters freestyle in a new world record of 3:32.25, eclipsing Paul Biederman’s 3:32.77 from the Berlin 2009 World Cup meet back in the supersuited days. Amazing, read Speed Endurance and see full result list here
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HomeGrown: Davis Tarwater, Gold Medalist
“I’ve dreamed of the Olympics my entire life. It’s been something that was worth fighting for, a dream that was worth having.” Read and watch wblr.com
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CC photo #319: Petra Granlund after winning the Rijeka 2008 European 200 fly
Sweden’s Petra Granlund after winning the women’s 200 meter butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. French swimmer Aurore Mongel seen in profile on lane 3. See result list here.
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CC photo #318: That feeling
Doesn’t really matter that the medals are made of tin, that you are officially ‘over the hill’ and that the times are not worth mentioning – When you are standing on the podium and screaming like a madman, it just feels right! :-)
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Denmark adjusts team for the Chartres 2012 Europeans
The Danish Swimming Federation has today announced the final selection for the LEN 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, with a couple of adjustments compared to the September list. Mie Ø. Nielsen and Christina Munkholm are now off the team, while Kelly Riber Rasmussen and Kristina Thomsen have been added to strengthen…