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Julio Maglione – Outstanding Lifetime Achievement | ANOC Awards
Congratulations, Julio Maglione! The former Uruguayan swimmer has been decorated with an award for his outstanding lifetime achievement at the ANOC Awards!
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Tom Daley: Diver of the Year – British Swimming Awards 2017
Tom Daley experienced an unforgettable 2017, and he capped off a memorable year with the Diver of the Year award.
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The Day Australia Ended the Reign of USA Freestyle Relay | Throwback Thursday
Ian Thorpe helps Australia to 4x100m freestyle victory in Sydney 2000 to inflict a first Olympic defeat on the United States since 1964.
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Sarah Sj̦str̦m РBest Female Athlete from Europe 2017 | ANOC Awards
Congratulations, Sarah Sjostrom! The Swedish swimmer has been named the best female athlete from Europa 2017 at the ANOC Awards!
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Adam Peaty: Athlete of the Year – British Swimming Awards
Adam Peaty continued to go from strength to strength in 2017, as he became double World Champion following on from a Golden Olympic year. Alongside his Swimmer of the Year prize, he was honoured with British Swimming’s highest accolade: the Athlete of the Year award.
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Chad Le Clos – Best Male Athlete from Africa 2017 | ANOC Awards
Congratulations, Chad Le Clos! The South African swimmer has been named the best male athlete from Africa 2017 at the ANOC Awards!
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International top times at North Sea Swim Meet 2017
In its 44th edition the North Sea Swim Meet continues to deliver World class times. Even though the meet had to relocate 250 km this year, the magic from previous event were recreated in Aquarama, Kristiansand.
Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas, with courtesy of North Sea Swim Meet Among a strong international field of swimmers, a new Norwegian star emerged, Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas, only 17 years old (born 2000) delivered several top international times and set 3 National Senior records, 200 butterfly; 1.53,02, 400IM 4.09,10, 200IM 1.55,52. He also set a new junior record on 200 breaststroke with 2.07,49! Tomoe will be a man to watch in the time to come. Despite Tomoes winning strike the prize for best performance of the meet went to German long-distance ace Florian Wellbrock for his 1500 winning time of 14.36,53. Also to be mentioned Ari-Pekka Liukkonen’s winning 50 freestyle on 21,31, the world’s second best time so far this season.
Among the women, Norway’s own Susann Bjørnsen got the award for best female performance after her 29,96 on 50 Breaststroke, she also won the 50 freestyle on 24,37. Both races new National Senior records. Other top contenders in the women’s events where Farnziska Hentke and Fanny Lecluse.
Best para performance went to Norway’s multiple Paralympian winner Sarah Louise Rung.
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LEN European Super Cup Finals 2017, Budapest (HUN) – Summary
Superb wins for Szolnok and Kirishi
The Champions League and the Euro League winners added the Super Cup trophies to their respective treasuries in the finals held back-to-back in Budapest. The all-Hungarian men’s contest was decided in a penalty shootout and Szolnok prevailed against Ferencvaros. In the women’s final Kinef Kirishi (RUS) beat UVSE Budapest (HUN) 10-6 in a match the Russians kept under firm control.
