Former “Sunday Morning” sports correspondent Ray Gandolf has passed away at the age of 85. In his memory we present one of his most memorable profiles, that of Indiana University swimming coach James “Doc” Counsilman, who at age 58 decided to accomplish his most difficult feat yet: Swim the English Channel. First broadcast on Sept. 19, 1979.
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Two unnamed teenagers, believed to be locals, were captured on camera jumping into the raging waters at the famous Blackrock location on the Salthill promenade.
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Former Navy SEAL Chris Ring set out to honor the families of fallen troops by becoming the first American to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. He began his journey this spring at Lake Itasca in Minnesota,swimming through 10 states and more than 2,300 miles over six months. On Friday, he completed his journey, reaching the Head of Passes, Louisiana, at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. Ring joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his incredible feat.
Three medals for Sjostrom, Cseh cracks another ER, Carlin out-touches Hosszu
Thrilling end to an outstanding event: Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) captured three medals in a single session, Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) had two golds, Laszlo Cseh brought down his second European record in three days and it was Jazmin Carlin (GBR) who could finally beat the meet’s top performer Katinka Hosszu (HUN), even if by a fingernail. Still, thanks to Hosszu’s end Cseh’s outstanding swims, Hungary finished its best ever medal tally (11-3-1), topping the table.
Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom earned a meet high single-day tally of three medals on Day 5: she came first in the 100m fly, got silver in the 50m free and in the 4x50m medley relay. In the latter two events Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) captured two golds, the second one as the member of the Dutch relay.
After sweeping six titles in as many events, Katinka Hosszu faced her toughest fight in the 400m free and finally she had to settle for the silver. She was in the lead for the most of the race, even with a metre to go, but Jazmin Carlin (GBR) – winner of the 800m here – out-touched her at the wall by 0.03sec. Still, Hosszu was by far the most successful swimmer of the meet with seven medals (6 gold and a silver) and her WR in the 400m IM also brought her the top prize of € 20,000 as the best individual female performer based on the FINA points. (Gregorio Paltrinieri earned this prize among the men.)
Compatriot Laszlo Cseh completed his hat-trick, becoming the most decorated male in Netanya with three gold medals. Cseh had a shot at the WR on Sunday in the 200m fly but finally could ‘only’ beat the ER (1:49.00). It was his second continental record, and he just did the same as in the 200m IM: bettered a mark set in shiny suit in 2009.
Commanding wins were witnessed in the women’s 200m breast (Fanny Lecluyse, BEL), the men’s 100m free (Marco Orsi, ITA) and in the men’s 100m IM (Sergei Fesikov, RUS). Poland’s Thomas Polewka caused a minor upset by winning the 50m back.
In the session ending men’s 4x50m medley relay the Italians secured their second place on the medal table, as well as won their 4th relay title in 6 events – and they also could lift the Championship Trophy as the best team of the event.
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Katinka Hosszu: the one-woman show
With six gold medals already in her possession, Katinka Hosszu might even lead the medal table on her own. Hungary’s Iron Lady added two more titles to her tally on Day 4. Italians enjoyed another fine day with two more golds, one delivered by Federica Pellegrini. German Marco Koch clinched the classical breaststroke double.
Katinka Hosszu had three swims in the morning and qualified first in each but she dropped the 200m free final from her programme in order to secure the other two titles. She needed the reserves, especially in the 50m back. In the 200m IM no one could challenge her, though, admittedly starting to feel pains, she was off her own WR pace. Towards the end of the session she was back for the backstroke dash and after a brilliant duel with ER-holder Sanja Jovanovic (CRO) she won this event, too. As for finals, she stands 6 for 6 (she withdrew from three event either after or before the heats) – and she is looking for a final assault in the 400m free on Sunday.
Though Hosszu stayed away, the final of the 200m free was still a real thriller. Federica Pellegrini (ITA), Femke Heemskerk (NED) and Veronika Popova (RUS) rushed forward early in the race and set a pretty fast pace. Only tenths separated them at each turn with Heemskerk leading the pack but it was Pellegrini who could switch gears and gained an amazing 1.21sec on the Dutch in the last 50m.
Italy captured another title, again in the session-closing relay: in the mixed free Marco Orsi’s 20.46 blast in the second leg prepared the field for the girls and Erika Ferraioli did another great job coming home.
This was also the day of breaststroke doubles. Among the men Marco Koch did the classical one, adding the 100m crown to his 200m title – the German looks to occupy the driving seat instead of Daniel Gyurta (HUN), who did the same feat in 2013 in Herning. Koch can also be proud to finish ahead of Adam Peaty – the Brit this time wasn’t as sharp as in Kazan where he triumphed in the 50m and 100m. Among the women Jenna Laukkanen just achieved this latter double, winning the longer distance after the dash: the Finn controlled the race really well and her win was never in danger.
The day’s men dash race – 50m fly – saw Ukraine’s Andriy Govorov earning a fine win with a gap of 0.2sec, a rather convincing margin in this event.
Thanks to Hosszu’s efforts, Hungary tops the medal table with 10 golds after four days – in fact, Hosszu has more titles (6) than the second placed Italians (5). She also heads the individual rankings among the women while Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri is about to earn 20,000 euros as the best man, provided no one can come up with really great 1000-pointer effort (surely a world record) on the final day of the event.
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Paltrinieri beats Hackett 13 year-old WR
World and European records fell on Day 3 proving that the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships are a true year-ending showcase featuring some of the greatest stars on the planet. Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri was the one stealing the show in Netanya by cracking the 1500m free WR, joining Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu who bettered her second WR in this meet, this time in the 100m IM. Her compatriot, Laszlo Cseh smashed the ER in the 200m IM.
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Laszlo Cseh celebrates his 30th birthday with a gold
Legendary Hungarian swimmer Laszlo Cseh celebrated his 30th birthday by winning a gold medal at the 18th European Short-Course Swimming Championships in Netanya. Soon after the race ended, spectators, VIP guests and athletes joined in singing him “Happy birthday to youâ€. It was Cseh’s 17th s/c European title, an absolute record. Another legend, Germany’s Paul Biedermann has returned to the top of the podium after four years in the s/c showcase.
Hungary enjoyed one of the greatest days in its history: the Magyar swimmers won 3 gold and 2 silver medals on Day 2 in Netanya. Laszlo Cseh’s win was special for other reasons as well: due to a power outage the giant scoreboard stopped to show the times so when finalists of the 100m fly hit the wall, none of them knew the results. Soon it turned out, that the timekeeping system worked on so there was no need to check the judges’ watches – and Laszlo Cseh was declared the winner. The crowd gave a standing ovation for the veteran and moments later started to sing “Happy birthday†to him. 30 year-old Cseh clinched his 17th s/c European title (he has 12 in long-course), 12 years after he won the first in Dublin 2003.
By then Hungary were already in upbeat mood. Though Daniel Gyurta came second behind Marco Koch in his trademark event, the 200m breast, as the German was superior throughout the race and managed to beat Gyurta who had won 5 out 5 in the previous editions at the s/c Europeans. But soon came David Verraszto and maintained his winning rush in the last three years at the European stage, winning back-to-back titles since 2013 in short- and long-course events in the 400m IM. This time he won a brilliant battle against Britain’s Roberto Pavoni.
Katinka Hosszu also wrote history while winning the 100m back with ease as she earned Hungary’s 100th medal in the s/c Europeans. She also qualified first from the semis of the 100m IM, to prepare the field to maintain her golden rush. Next came Cseh and Hungary’s march was finished by Boglarka Kapas, capturing silver in the 800m free.
In this latter event l/c European title-holder Jazmin Carlin (GBR) did a great job, gaining 0.4sec on Kapas in a great duel. Besides the Brits, the Germans had also something to celebrate: ten minutes before Koch’s triumph in the 200m breaststroke, another legend, Paul Biedermann returned to the top of podium after four years. Biedermann won the 200m free with his brilliant finish ahead of his Belgian rival and got his 7th s/c European title.
Sarah Sjostrom started to pile up the medals: the Swedish star threw a couple of CRs both in the heats and in the evening, qualified first in the 100m and at the end of the day she won the 50m fly with a convincing swim.
And last but not least the Italian mixed medley relay pipped the Russians for the gold, coming from behind and out-touching them by 0.03sec at the wall.
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