Category: Competition
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Davies hopes Serpentine simulator will help him win the Olympic 10K
Double Olympic medallist David Davies is hoping a revolutionary new computer game designed by students can help him claim gold at London 2012. Kept secret in British swimming for the last year, the project called Open Water Warfare is supposed to help home stars compete in the 10K, apparently by letting them practice the navigation…
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CC photo #87: Air dome over the Rijeka 2008 training pool
Interesting concept here, they put a huge temporary dome over the Kantrida Swimming Complex outdoor pool in Rijeka, Croatia, used as training pool at the 2008 European Short Course Championships, and put pressure in it (complete with air locks) to keep the roof up. You could feel the pressure in your ears – especially the…
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NZ Championships: 3 Kiwis qualify for the Olympics
At the New Zealand Championships in Auckland today, 20-year-old Matt Stanley took down Danyon Loader’s 16-year-old national record in the 400 freestyle, with a 3:47.67 besting Loader’s gold winning time form the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Glenn Snyders went twice under the London qualifying time in the men’s 100 breaststroke, and Natalie Wiegersma finished 1/100th of…
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French Trials: European Champ Rouault misses out on the 1500 free
On the final day of French Olympic Trials, Anthony Pannier and Damien Joly qualified in the 1500 meter freestyle, 15:01.43 to 15:02.43, with European champion Sebastien Rouault winding up 3rd and out of the Olympics, having previously failed to qualify also in the 400 free. Alain Bernard was names as a replacement in the relays,…
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Danish Trials Day 4 Finals: Mie takes down another record
On the final night of Danish Olympic Trials, Mie Ø. Nielsen took down Louise Ørnstedt’s Danish junior record in the women’s 200 backstroke, with a 2:11.97 replacing the 2:13.61 from back in 2000. Pál Joensen confirmed his Olympic spot in the 1500 freestyle, with a 15:04.39 and 6th in the world this year, coach Bjarnason…
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Delayed news from Pál’s 1500 freestyle here today
Our dear grandmother passed away on Thursday, so me and Bartal will be at the chapel this afternoon. But there are all kinds of possibilities to follow the Danish Trials, by showing up at Bellahøj (admission is free), or watching the live stream from 15:00 UTC, or checking up on the results for instance on…
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CC photo #86: Mie Ø. Nielsen at the Stockholm World Cup 2010
Danish swimming phenomenon Mie Ø. Nielsen at the FINA 2010 World Cup leg in Stockholm, Sweden. The keen eye will notice one Greg Salter in the background, Australian head coach of Sweden, enjoying a cup of whatever.
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Norway’s Henrik Christiansen (1996) 15:16.80 in the 1500 meter SC freestyle
At the Norwegian Short Course Championships today, Henrik Christiansen took gold in 15:16.80, improving personal record with 50 seconds since the same championships last year. Read www.simma.nu/no (if you can :-)
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French Trials: Manadou makes it a hat-trick, Bousquet misses out
At the French Trials today, Laure Manaudou managed to qualify also in the 200 backstroke, with a time of 2:08.06 ahead of also qualifying Alexianne Castel in 2:08.57. Coralie Balmy earned a spot in the women’s 800 meter freestyle, with a time of 9:28.96 to move to ninth in the world this year. And in…