Category: Competition
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Szczecin 2011 interview with Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa
Yesterday evening, tough as nails Mireira Belmonte GarcÃa won the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships 200 medley and 200 butterfly back-to-back, in 2:07.06 and 2:03.37, respectively. As she did at the Dubai 2010 World Short Course Championships. Wow.
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LEN General Secretary Folvik on Szczecin 2011 expectations
LEN General Secretary Sven Egil Folvik on the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships participation numbers, and on his own expectations.
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What a great night to be Nordic
Denmark and Norway did well tonight at the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships, with Lotte Friis (DEN) winning the 800 free in a world textile best 8:07.53, Rikke Møller Pedersen (DEN) winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.55, Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) taking gold in the 100 breaststroke with a 57.05, Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) taking…
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Imagine swimming 20K in this pressure cooker
Since this is Pál’s day off before the 1500 tomorrow, he spends part of it training aerobically, so that he’ll be able to swim fast also at the Duel in the Pool in Atlanta next weekend. 20K today, I heard his coach say, and we don’t bother finding another pool to train in. Pál himself…
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Warmup in the Szczecin 2011 Competition Pool
Yeah, that is pretty much how it looks, only not so much backwards! :-)
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The Szczecin 2011 Opening Show
Short and sweet, maybe a bit shorter here on video, than yesterday :-)
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Follow the Nordic Championships LIVE on SportTV.is
So while a lot of us are in Szczecin, the Nordic Junior Swimming Championships and inaugural Nordic Swimming Championships started today, in ReykjavÃk, Iceland. And here it is possible to follow the event LIVE, both with live results in Hy-Tek-style on keflavik.is, and LIVE broadcast in high definition on SportTV.is. Prelims are from 09:30 and…
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Christian Kubusch: “My girlfriend is normal”
An interview with German long distance swimmer Christian Kubusch, courtesy of the organizers of the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships.
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Another 4th spot for Pál Joensen
It is not the same as a medal, that’s for sure, but still his best result in the 400 freestyle, and a textile best. Now we calculate and prepare for the final in the 1500 on Saturday, all very happy! :-) See result list here.