Category: Competition
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My video of Mads vs Pál in the 400 prelims
Here is my video from the 400 meter prelim, following in particular Pál Joensen and Mads Glæsner. Sorry for that first let’s-zoom-in-on-Pál’s-ass … that was a rookie mistake, because of this new camera of mine ! :-)
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There IS an online broadcast from Szczecin 2011
Only one angle, but way better than none at all, see www.ecszczecin2011.eu/en/online-broadcast
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Pál and Frans in the 400 meter freestyle Szczecin 2011 final this evening
Our guy Pál Joensen cruised to a 3:42.37 ‘textile best’ and 3rd spot in the 400 meter European final, here in Szczecin, behind Denmark’s Mads Glæsner in 3:41.71 and Germany’s Paul Biedermann in 3:42.18. And another full-blood Faroese was 10th in 3:44.68, Frans Johannesen whose parents are from Faroe Islands, but who swims for Denmark…
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Follow the Szczecin 2011 European Championships LIVE on Omega Timing
We are underway, Sergey Fesikov was fastest in the first prelim event with a 21.32 in the 50 freestyle. Follow the event LIVE on Omega Timing, I’ll be putting relevant links on www.swimmersdaily.com/live also.
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European Duel in the Pool roster released
USA Swimming has today released the European Duel in the Pool roster, including 41 top swimmers from Hungary, Great Britain, Poland, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Russia, Lithuania, Sweden, Netherlands, Slovenia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Ukraine and tiny Faroe Islands. Noticeable that big countries like France, Italy and Spain are missing, but I guess they just weren’t…
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Stephanie Rice to retire after London 2012
Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has announced that she will retire after the London Games, hopefully with a glorious finale. And as preparation for the future, she has launched Steph’s Swim Squad via SunRice Foods Facebook page, an online training and mentoring program for aspiring swimmers, and as part of the program personally mentor…
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The Szczecin 2011 Start Lists
So, the preliminary European Short Course Swimming Championships psych sheets are now online on omegatiming.com, as well as in PDF-format on ecszczecin2011.eu. Our guy Pál Joensen is in the 1500 meter freestyle final on Saturday, on lane 0.
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This guy won’t see much swimming in Szczecin
He he, this is the view that some poor journalist will have during the European Championships in Szczecin. Coach Jón is in ‘positive mode’ and says, that at least he’ll see the finish ! :-P