Category: Competition
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Norway’s Solli improves 50 back Nordic record from yesterday
At the Debrecen 2012 Europeans today, Norway’s Lavrans Solli improved upon his 50 backstroke 25.40 Nordic record from the semifinal yesterday, clocking 25.28 and 7th in the final tonight. See result list here.
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Debrecen 2012: Hungary jumps ahead in the medal race
The host country Hungary had a great day at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championship today, winning four gold medals and several lesser medals also, so that they now lead the medal race with 6 gold medals, 5 silver and 4 bronze, ahead of Germany’s 5 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze, and now Italy’s…
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CC photo #146: Paltrinieri European champion in the 1500 freestyle
Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri on the medal podium yesterday after winning the men’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships in a new championship record of 14:48.92, old record Yury Prilukov’s 14:50.40 from Eindhoven 2008. See result list here.
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Bolkvadze first ever Georgian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics
Yesterday in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke, 17-year-old Irakli Bolkvadze from Georgia made the Olympic Invitation Time of 2:16.35, clocking exactly 2:16.35 and 24th in the heats here at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. He is the first ever Georgian swimmer to make the Olympic cuts, previous Georgian Olympic swimmers having participated for USSR…
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Lavrans Solli 25.40 and new Nordic record in the 50 backstroke
Norway’s Lavrans Solli managed an impressive time of 25.40 second in the men’s 50 meter backstroke yesterday, clearing Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen’s Nordic record of 25.44 from the Budapest 2010 Europeans, and qualifying for the final tomorrow here at Debrecen 2012. See results here.
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Debrecen 2012: Germany extends its medal race lead
After three days of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany jumps further ahead in the medal race with 2 more gold medals today, now 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze in total. Hungary is back in second place with 2 gold medals, 3 silver and 2 bronze, while Sweden overtakes France…
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Debrecen 2012: Germany leading medal race, but France closing in
After two days of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany still leads the medal race with 2 gold medals and 2 silver, while France has overtaken Hungary for the second spot with 2 gold medals and 1 silver over 1 gold and 2 silver. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.