Category: Competition
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Daniel Sliwinski withdraws from GB Olympic team
Tough call, Dan Sliwinksi has withdrawn from the Team GB swimming squad due to injury, which has ruled him out of competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Read more here on swimming.org. “It is an athlete’s worst nightmare. I have had a couple of injuries and I need to go back and rebuild the…
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CC photo #167: Cineflex HiDEF on deck at Debrecen 2012
Sweet camera system on deck at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, the Cineflex HiDEF with gyro-stabilization to provide smooth shots in the air, at sea and on rough terrain. Logo upside down because it is usually mounted on helicopters and stuff like that.
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Sette Colli 2012 day 2: Terakawa and Marin set meet records
At the Seven Hills Trophy meet in Rome today, Japan’s Aya Terakawa set a new meet record in the women’s 100 backstroke, clocking 59.42 well under the Olympic Qualifying Time. Italy’s Luca Marin set an impressive new meet record in the men’s 400 IM, clocking 4:12.04 where the OQT is 4:16.46. The women’s 100 freestyle…
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CC photo #166: Hetland looking a bit beat at Rijeka 2008
Norway’s Aleksander Hetland after the men’s 100 breaststroke semi-finals at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. See result list here.
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Sette Colli 2012 day 1: Van Der Burgh sets meet record
At the Seven Hills Trophy meet in Rome today, South Africa’s Cameron Van Der Burgh set a new meet record in the men’s 100 breaststroke, clocking 1.00.39 well under the Olympic qualifying standard of 1:00.79. Italy’s Federica Pellegrini won a tight tussle against Denmark’s Lotte Friis in the women’s 400 freestyle, 4:06.03 to 4:06.15, and…
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Last places on Danish Olympic team to be decided at Sette Colli
The Danish Swimming Federation states here that this weekend’s Seven Hills Trophy meet in Rome is the final chance for Danish swimmers to be selected for the London Olympics, possible additional swimmers Katrine Holm Sørensen (200 IM), Jakob Andkjær (50 free) and Chris Christensen (400 IM). Most of the already selected team will use this…
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2012 US Swim Trials Mutual of Omaha Building Display
Wow, The 3D display on the Mutual of Omaha Home Office to celebrate the 2012 US Swim Trials and our sponsorship of USA Swimming. Via SwimmingWorld on Twitter.
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CC photo #165: Nordenstam’s tribute to Alex after her Debrecen 2012 win
A nice tribute to Alexander Dale Oen and Norway, Sara Nordenstam pointing to the Norwegian flag on her cap after winning the Debrecen 2012 women’s 200 breaststroke, as Alex did when winning the 100 breaststroke in Shanghai 2011. See result list here.
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Ross Davenport’s five things to watch at Olympic swimming
Commonwealth gold medallist Ross Davenport explains what to look out for in the best swimmers at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Here is another Davenport video courtesy of British Swimming.