Category: Competition
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Canadian swimmers win 8 of first 10 races at U.S. 2012 Missouri Grand Prix
Oh Canada, gold, silver, bronze, 6th and 7th in the women’s 200 free, gold, bronze, 4th and 6th in the men’s 200 free, gold, silver, bronze, 4th and 6th in the women’s 100 breaststroke, (no A final spot in the men’s 100 breaststroke), gold and 4th in the women’s 100 butterfly, 7th in the men’s…
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Trickett posts fastest post-retirement 100 free, feels less like a fraud
Libby Trickett managed a time of 54.87 seconds in the heats of the 100 meter freestyle at the New South Wales Championships today, almost a second better than her previous post-retirement best. Via Reuters. “It was quite bizarre really, I really didn’t expect that time,” the 27-year-old told reporters. “Almost 12 months ago I was…
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CC photo #42: Italy’s record setting Rijeka 2008 relay
Italy’s Alessandro Terrin (breaststroke), Mirco di Tora (backstroke), Marco Belotti (butterfly) and Filippo Magnini (freestyle) posing for a photo after the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships record setting 4×50 medley time of 1:32.91.
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CC photo #41: Geoff Huegill signing autographs in Stockholm
The kids have this fun tradition at the Stockholm leg of the FINA World Cup Tour, ‘fishing’ with their autographs books from the balcony. Here they’ve caught Geoff Huegill, gold winner in the 50 meter butterfly that year (2011).
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Financial problems threaten the Antwerp 2012 European Championships
According to this article on swim.be (in Flemish, I don’t speak Flemish so beware…), the organizers of the 2012 European Long Course Championships are facing serious financial problems, with additional 300,000 € needed now only 3 months away from the event. It is rumored that the Dutch city of Eindhoven stands ready to take over…
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CC photo #40: Swedish guy having a ball in ‘Droppy’
A Swedish national team member persuaded one the Istanbul 2009 LEN European Short Course Championships ‘Droppy’ mascots to let him try on the outfit, and then went on a rampage, dancing and posing with people for photoshoots and everything :-)
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Keri-Anne Payne reveals setback in Olympic preparation
Two-time world 10K open water champion Keri-Anne Payne has revealed that the triumphs of 2011 have left her struggling for fitness in this crucial Olympic year. Via SkySports “I’ve not had as good a start to the season as I had last year. Unfortunately I’ve had a string of injuries – I had a bad…