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  • Italy and Hungary on top, Greece sinks to 3rd place

    Italy sailed through in Group C matches as expected while Hungary finished atop in Group D after the Greeks couldn’t widen the gap enough against Russia to better their goal difference, what’s more they went down by the end and had to settle for the third place. The women’s tournament didn’t see too much excitements, the last goal of the host Serbs from 17 metres against title-holder Spain was the special highlight of the day.

    12 GINIIATOV Adel RUS, 12 VLACHOPOULOS Angelos GRE Men RUS – GRE Russia (white cap) Vs. Greece (blue Cap) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day06 15-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Georgia GEO (White) Vs Italy ITA (Blue) Men 2 DI FULVIO Francesco ITA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day06 15-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Italy ITA (White) Vs Croatia CRO (Blue) Women 8 GARIBOTTI Arianna ITA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day06 15-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 France FRA (White) Vs Germany GER (Blue) Women 1 AHRENS Bianca GK GER Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day06 15-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
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    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Germany GER (White) Vs Georgia GEO (Blue) Men 6 JUENGLING Maurice GER 2 RADU Cosmin Alexandru (C) ROU Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day06 15-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Hungary HUN (White) Vs Turkey TUR (Blue) Men 11 KIS Gabor HUN 6 GULENC Osman Selim TUR Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day06 15-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia

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  • For the first time since Alexander Dale Oen passed in 2012, the Norwegian national team is back in Flagstaff, Arizona. As national coach Petter Løvberg puts it, they need to move forward in his memory, and also to go back as part of that process.

  • Spain and Serbia clinch top spots

    Spain finished atop in Group A, ahead of Montenegro, thanks to its better goal-difference. The Serbs struggled against France in the first half but showed their strength in the second part. Croatia set the single-game scoring record against Malta by netting 22 goals. Among the women, Russia downed Greece by an unexpected margin of 10 goals and Turkey managed to score its first ever European goal against Hungary.

    9 TOTH Ildiko HUN; 5 KOSE Karya TUR HUN – TUR Women Hungary (White Cap) Vs. Turkey (Blue caps) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day05 14-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    action panning CRO – MLT Men Croatia (White Cap) Vs. Malta(Blue caps) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day05 14-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    ESP bench ESP – NED Men Spain (White Cap) Vs. Netherlands (Blue caps) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day05 14-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Montenegro MNE (White) Vs Slovakia SVK (Blue) Men 5 DURIK Lukas SLK 12 BRUDER Tomas MNE Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day05 14-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Russia RUS (White) Vs Greece GRE (Blue) Women 11 IVANOVA Evgeniya RUS 6 AVRAMIDOU Alkisti GRE Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day05 14-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
    LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Netherlands NED (White) Vs Portugal POR (Blue) Women 12 MEGENS Maud NED 9 MARIANI Aurelie POR Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day05 15-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
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  • The leader of track’s governing body told a lawyer he’d need to cut a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to ensure nine Russian athletes accused of doping wouldn’t compete at 2013 world championships in Moscow, according to a new report on the scandal that reached the top of the sport and country.

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    https://youtu.be/mQHMOZEHP4Y

  • A friend came to the rescue of his mate in Bondi Beach.

    The man got into trouble in heavy surf and strong currents and could not make it back to shore.

    Fearing for his friends safety, his friend jumped into the surf to help keep the man afloat prior to the arrival of lifeguards.

    Police, Ambulance and the Rescue Helicopter were tasked to the incident however no further treatment was needed.

    Both remain in good spirits and have returning home with a story to tell.

  • The former swim coach of the Eden Dolphins Swim Club confessed to a sexual relationship with a minor, and was sentenced to three years in state prison.

  • People from all over the world come to swim with Lucky: an Orlando doctor who, for over 25 years, hosts a daily lake swim that draws hundreds of participants.

  • In the summer of 1907, an Australian woman by the name of Annette Kellerman made a startling appearance on the sands of Revere Beach just north of Boston. Amid the female sunseekers wearing the standard bathing costume of the time—blouse; skirt; stockings; swimming shoes—she strolled toward the water in a short-sleeved unitard cut to two inches above the knee.

    For this stunt, Kellerman was promptly arrested for indecent exposure. “She was denounced as a wanton,” reported the New York Times, “and dark prophecies were made as to the future of America.”

    The incident, which ended with a judge dismissing Kellerman on the proviso she wear a robe when walking to the water, was just the kind of publicity Kellerman needed on her quest to bring recreational swimming to American women.

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  • The 30-year-old Michael Phelps has some wrinkles, some battle scars. But he also has a lightness in his eyes, a softness in his voice and smile, a serene comportment that was rarely seen, and barely existed, while becoming the most decorated Olympian in history. Sitting with me in the Arizona State swimming offices Tuesday morning, the changed man crosses his legs, folds his hands, gazes out the window at the blue sky and dares let the world know him beyond the 22 Olympic medals and 18 golds.

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