Category: Competition

CC photo #77: Serbia World Champs at Roma 2009

Mar 16, 2012

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rokur

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When at the 2009 FINA World Aquatics Championships, in Rome, Italy, we had time and opportunity to go watch the Serbia vs Croatia water polo semi-final and the Serbia vs Spain final. We had chosen Serbia as ‘our’ team because of the European Juniors in Belgrade in 2008, and that was lucky since Serbia won…
Snildal sets Norwegian record in the 200 butterfly

Mar 16, 2012

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Norway’s Ingvild Snildal set a new Norwegian national record in the women’s 200 meter butterfly prelims at the Amsterdam Swim Cup this morning, with a time of 2:12.38 where Karoline Brudvik Sanderud’s and Sara Nordenstam’s record was 2:13.45. The FINA A qualification time is 2:08.95, which she might go for in the final this evening,…
British Gas Swimming Championships 2012 video recap

Mar 16, 2012

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rokur

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A look back on the 2012 British Gas Swimming Championships at the London Aquatic Centre. We hear the thoughts of Rebecca Adlington, Sascha Kindred, Michael Rock, Ellie Simmonds, Fran Halsall, Lizzie Simmonds, Amy Smith, Robbie Renwick and Hannah Miley as they prepare for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in August 2012.
Kylie Palmer sets Australian record on 2nd night of Australian Trials

Mar 16, 2012

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Kylie Palmer managed an impressive 4:03.40 win and Australian national record in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Austrial Olympic Trials today, qualifying for the Olympics along with Bronte Barratt in 4:05.74. In the 100 butterfly, Alicia Coutts and Jessicah Schipper qualiftied in 57.59 and 57.88 respectively, and in the men’s 100 breaststroke, Christian Sprenger…
Ian Thorpe 1:49.91 and 12th in the Australian Trials 200 freestyle semi

Mar 16, 2012

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Breaking news from Australian Swim Team on Facebook: “Australia’s greatest Olympian, Ian Thorpe, has clocked the 12th fastest time from the 200m freestyle semi-finals, he’ll miss the final tomorrow night but has the 100m freestyle to come…” The splits tell their telling tale 24.77 – 27.42 – 28.54 – 29.18 = 1:49.91 Courier Mail has…
Thorpe 1:49.16 and 5th in the Australian Trials 200 free prelims

Mar 16, 2012

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Olympic superstar Ian Thorpe has made a great start in his campaign to qualify for the Olympics, clocking 1:49.16 behind Ryan Napoleon in 1.48.27, Kyle Richardson in 1:48.57, Kenrick Monk in 1:48.72, Cameron McEvoy in 1:48.89 and with David McKeon also clocking 1:49.16. Semis are in a few hours, then the final tomorrow.
Aquatics at London 2012

Mar 15, 2012

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rokur

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This is us :-)
Fraser-Holmes and Napoleon unfazed by Thorpe

Mar 15, 2012

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rokur

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With the big moment of truth coming up, the Australian Men’s 200 freestyle prelims Friday morning, semis in the evening and then finals Saturday night, it is time for a bit of polite and respectful trash talk, from two who’ve already qualified :-) And the 20-year-old Fraser-Holmes said he would treat 29-year-old Thorpe as simply…
Fraser-Holmes sets Australian Record on 1st night of Olympic Trials

Mar 15, 2012

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On the first night of the Australian Olympic Trials, Thomas Fraser-Holmes managed to absolutely demolish the Australian record in the 400 IM, with a time of 4:11.81 where Justin Norris’s record from 2004 was 4:15.20. Daniel Tranter finished also qualifying in 4:16.38, while Stephanie Rice and Blair Evans qualified in the women’s event in 4:33.45…