Category: Competition
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Liam Tancock on Team GB’s performance at London 2012
Swimmer Liam Tancock doesn’t believe Team GB underperformed in the pool at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Tancock also says he plans to make his third Games in Rio in four year’s time.
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Sarah Sjöström on Trans World Sport
The Trans World Sport feature with Swedish Swimming sensation, Sarah Sjöström. A world champion and world record holder at just 15, Sarah is one of the most exciting prospects in the sport.
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CC photo #273: Belmonte after her 400 IM WR at Rijeka 2008
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa on the lane ropes after clocking a new world record of 4:25.06 in the women’s 400 IM final at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships. Also seen on the photo are Hungary’s Evelyn Verraszto in blue cap and Italy’s Alessia Filippi facing this way, and I guess Great Britain’s…
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CC photo #272: Leveaux after his 50 free WR at Rijeka 2008
French swimmer Amaury Leveaux after his 20.48 world record in the men’s 50 meter freestyle at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships semifinal, see result list here. He set a lot of records at that meet.
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CC photo #271: Stanislav Donets after his Rijeka 2008 world record
Russia’s Stanislav after clocking his 49.32 world record in the men’s 100 meter backstroke at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course swimming championships, see result list here. It has been improved quite a lot since then, first Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) 49.20 at the Spanish Short Course Championships a week later, then Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) 49.17…
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Rebecca Adlington Reflects On Her Experience During London 2012
Sportsvibe caught up with Britian’s most successful swimmer of all time, Rebecca Adlington, as she reflects on this summer’s Olympic Games, and shares with us the details of her charity bike ride in Africa in aid of Sport In Action next month.
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Ottesen on the situation when her suit split in London
Sorry those of you who don’t understand Danish … this is Danish world champion Jeanette Ottesen describing the situation when her suit split in the London 2012 call room.
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CC photo #270: Dani Gyurta after his Istanbul 2009 world record
He seems happy, Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta after clocking his still-standing 2:00.67 world record in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke at the Istanbul 2009 European Short Course swimming championships. See result list here.
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Denmark selects 16 for the 2012 European SC, 9 for the Worlds
The Danish Swimming Federation has selected the following swimmers for the Chartres 2012 European Short Course Championships and Istanbul 2012 World Short Course Championships, including the entire Danish Olympic squad on double-duty, except Mads Glæsner who will concentrate on Istanbul, Mathias Gydesen who has retired, and Pál Joensen who will again compete for the Faroe…