Category: Competition
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Antwerp 2012 day 5: Oswald takes gold and silver to win individual medal race
The Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships are over, Russia dominated by taking 12 out of 40 possible gold medals, 6 silver and 2 bronze, Italy in second with 7 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze and Germany in second with 6 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze. Most valuable asset was the Russian relays, taking…
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Korotyshkin ready to cope with Olympic pressure
Russia’s top swimmer, Evgeny Korotyshkin, talked to RT about how he nearly quit the sport and what he expects from himself at London 2012. Read and watch RT
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CC photo #189: Sanja Jovanović at Rijeka 2008
Croatia’s Sanja Jovanović at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. Still the most impressive crowd I’ve experienced, the Croatian supporters there. She won gold in the 50 and 100 backstroke there.
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Antwerp 2012 day 4: Russia extends it medal haul lead
On this penultimate day of the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships, Russia jumped even more ahead in the medal race, now at 11 gold medals, 4 silver and 1 bronze, Germany in second with 5 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze, and Italy in third with 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. The…
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Antwerp 2012 day 3: Mie scorches the 50 back with a new Nordic record
After three days of racing at the Antwerp 2012 European Swimming Championships, Russia is still clearly in the lead with 8 gold medals, 3 silver and 1 bronze, ahead of Italy’s 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, and Germany’s 3 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze. Most winning swimmer(s) is now Russias relay teams…
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CC photo #188: Valentina Artemyeva at Rijeka 2008
Russia’s Valentina Artemyeva at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. She won gold in the 50 and 100 meter breaststroke there, see omegatiming.com.
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CC photo #187: Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa at Debrecen 2012
Just yet another photo of the ‘Phelpsian’ Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa.
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Antwerp 2012 day 2: Carli takes down Heidi Grein’s (GDR) record from 1986
After two days of racing at the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships, Russia’s youngsters are dominating the event with 7 gold medals and 1 silver (out of 14 gold possible till now), ahead of Italy’s 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, and Germany’s 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze. Most winning swimmers are…
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Antwerp 2012 day 1: Russia leads the medal table
After this first day of the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships, Russia leads the medal table with 2 gold medals ahead of Germany’s 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze, and Spain’s 1 gold and 1 silver. Italy’s Gabriele Detti won the boys’ 400 freestyle in 3:49.27, arguably the best performance of the day, while…