Category: Competition
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CC photo #220: Cseh Laszlo on the Debrecen 2012 podium
Hungary’s Cseh László, most valuable swimmer at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. (Renumbered from 160 to 220 on August 7, due to bad counting back then)
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When I think of London …
What do the stars of the Australian Olympic Team think of when they think of London? James Magnussen, Anna Meares, Stephanie Rice and the Team share a few surprises… Now when I think of London, I think of mild weather and light drizzle! :-D Via the17thman
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CC photo #160: 2 x Laukkanen at Debrecen 2012
Finland’s Noora and Jenna Laukkanen competing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. I was told that they are sisters, Noora (1993) Finnish record holder in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.30) and Jenna (1995) in the 100 (1:09.39). In Debrecen they competed fiercely, Jenna leading up until 150 and Noora then edging ahead 2:32.21 to 2:33.33.
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Funny interviews with swimmer Markus Rogan
Hilarious – “Sometimes funny, sometimes philosophical, an interview with Austrian swimmer Markus Rogan is always entertaining to watch.” How is that relationship with Markus Rogan and the individual medley? Well, you know, for 20 years I was always with the same stroke. The backstroke? Ja ja, like being with the same woman for all your…
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Streamlined News: Frolander and Muffat make history
Jättebra! Sweden’s Lars Frölander making history by very possibly being selected for his 6th Olympics (!)
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CC photo #159: Iceland ladies before the 2012 Debrecen 4×100 medley relay
They had a chance of qualifying for the Olympics, Iceland’s Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir, Hrafnhildur Lúthersdóttir, Sarah Blake Bateman and Eva Hannesdóttir. It didn’t go all as planned, but they put an awesome fight, placed 5th and today June 6th it is official that they have qualified. Ãfram Ãsland!
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Lars Frölander most likely qualified for the Olympics
This morning at the Mare Nostrum Canet prelims, Sydney 2000 Olympic Champion Lars Frölander went on to the finals with a 52.36 in the 100 butterfly, fastest of all there and 10th fastest of his career. Most likely qualified for the Olympic Games in London, according to simma.nu/se.
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London 2012 possibly the best Danish Olympics ever
Despite having given up on extra-hard Olympic qualification standards, the international competition especially in Europe has increased so dramatically, that it never has been harder for a Danish athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games. According to Danish Olympic Chef De Mission Jesper Frigast Larsen, those selected are doing so good, injury-free and training well,…
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CC photo #158: The Debrecen 2012 team internet center
As in Budapest, the organizers of the Debrecen 2012 Europeans (and T-Mobile?) had arranged for this bus to be available, complete with computers and everything for teams to get on the internet. For some reason though empty, every time I went there.