Category: Competition
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CC photo #144: Front view of the Debrecen 2012 center lanes
A view down the center lanes at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Photo taken at the start of the first heat of the men’s 1500 meter freestyle prelims, so it must be Ventsislav Aydarski (BUL) on lane 2, Gergely Gyurta (HUN) on lane 3, Rocco Potenza (ITA) on lane 4, Damien…
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Debrecen 2012: Germany leading the medal race after day 1
After one day of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany is leading the medal race, having won gold in the men’s 400 freestyle and women’s 4×100 freestyle. Host country Hungary is second with gold and silver in the women’s 400 IM and silver in the men’s 400 freestyle, and France third with…
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Debrecen 2012 remembering Alexander Dale Oen
A moment of remembering Alex during the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships opening ceremony, followed by a minute of silence not on this video.
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CC photo #143: The black caps of Norway at Debrecen 2012
The Norwegian national team remembering Alexander Dale Oen with a black cap, Norwegian flag on one side and the text “A.D.O.” on the other. Here Lavrans Solli in the men’s 100 backstroke semifinal, he set a Norwegian record in the prelims by improving his personal record from 56.08 to 54.83, and then was only 2…
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LEN streaming live from the Debrecen 2012 Europeans
Good find Speed Endurance, the European Swimming Federation announces here on len.eu, that there is a live webcast from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, the next event starting in about 35 minutes, with the men’s 400 freestyle final. Go Biedermann!
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CC photo #142: Andorra on deck at Debrecen 2012
Just a photo from the training before the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, today.
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The Debrecen 2012 Start Lists now online
The Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships start lists can now be found here on omegatiming. There have been a few changes in the top three seeds because of for instance Daniel Gyurta scratching his participation in the men’s 100 breaststroke, so here is an updated medal count prediction, and a list of all individual top-three…
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Hungary clear favorites at home Europeans
So I got my hands on a preliminary entry list for tomorrow’s technical meeting, here in Debrecen, and had time to type in the medal contenders while waiting for my team tonight. Subject to change at the technical meeting, the host country of Hungary seems like clear medal favorites, with the Germans in second and…
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CC photo #141: Debreceni Sportuszoda ready for the 2012 Europeans
The Debrecen Sportcentrum ready for the 2012 LEN European Swimming Championships.