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  • A photo taken during warm-up at the swim meet in Leirvík, Faroe Islands, Saturday 23 November 2013, arranged by local swim club Reysti. ‘Like herrings in a barrel’, as we say around here :-)

    Reysta-stevna 2013

  • Upon conclusion of the Swedish Short Course Championships in Gothenburg tonight, the Swedish Swimming Federation announced a record large squad to represent Sweden at the LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships this December in Herning, Denmark, including 17 female and 16 male swimmers. Biggest names are undoubtedly Sarah Sjöström and Simon Sjödin, but promising are also for instance Michelle Coleman and the female breaststrokers led by Jennie Johansson and Joline Höstman.

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    Simon Sjödin clocked 4:12.20 and a new championship record in the men’s 400 IM, Michelle Coleman beat Sarah Sjöström 52.33 to 52.47 in the women’s 100 freestyle.

    Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events:

    • 100 free W – Michelle Coleman, Sarah Sjöström, Louise Hansson, Magdalena Kuras
    • 100 free M – Christoffer Carlsen
    • 400 IM W – Céline Bertrand
    • 400 IM M - Simon Sjödin, Erik Persson, Linus Kanth
    • 50 back W – Michelle Coleman, Therese Svendsen
    • 50 back M - Niklas Borin

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    Again tonight, a lot of Swedes qualifying for the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships. The Swedes now have a full roster of female breaststrokers, 4 swimmers in each of the three breaststroke events, equalling the maximum number that LEN allows for the Europeans. Simon Sjödin set a championships record of 1:54.71 in the men’s 200 IM, and veterans Petter Stymne and Stefan Nystrand qualified in the men’s 50 freestyle.

    Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events:

    • 200 fly M - Simon Sjödin and Jesper Björk
    • 200 free W – Michelle Coleman, Louise Hansson and Céline Bertrand
    • 50 free M – Petter Stymne, Stefan Nystrand and Christoffer Carlsen
    • 50 breast W – Jennie Johansson, Jessica Billquist, Rebecca Ejdervik and Jessica Eriksson
    • 200 back W – Therese Svendsen
    • 1500 free M – Adam Paulsson

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  • Yannick Agnel talks about winning the 200 freestyle, training at North Baltimore Aquatic Club and the advice Michael Phelps gave him about tonight’s race.

  • Fran Halsall talks about the 2013 Duel In The Pool and discusses her memories of the previous two Duels in Manchester and Atlanta.

  • debbie-and-michaelSee for instance SI Wire, NBC OlympicTalk and WBAL

    As for her son, Michael Phelps recently announced he has resumed training at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, but Phelps has not said if he wants to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

    “Where that leads him, I don’t know, I’m hoping it leads to Brazil,” Debbie Phelps told WBAL News.

    “Michael has a love for his sport, a passion for his sport. I’m supporting him all the way, as his Mom. I’m not a helicopter Mom, but I’ll always be there with all three of my children, and my two grandchildren.”

  • Ouch, see Xinhua

    Double Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang was excluded from the voting for China’s top athlete despite a successful record which includes three world championships titles.

    Sun isn’t on a list of 146 candidates selected on Thursday to run for the prestigious CCTV Sports Awards. The organizers, China Central Television, announced that they “valued professionalism over athletic performance”.

    Sun Yang getting a hug after the BCN2013 men's 400 free

    Sun, who claimed men’s 400m, 800m and 1,500m freestyle world titles and went on to bag five gold medals in the National Games, was caught driving without a license in a car accident in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province early this month.

    Apart from a seven-day detention and a fine of 2,000 yuan (about 328 U.S. dollars) by Hangzhou police, he has also been suspended from all the competitions and national team’s training and commercial activities.

    “Sun Yang is an outstanding athlete but he failed to behave professionally outside the swimming pool,” said CCTV sports chief Jiang Heping.

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    sim-SmA lot of happy qualifiers again tonight, many of them in their second, third or fourth event. Sarah Sjöström clocked 24.12 in the 50 free with Michelle Coleman chasing in 24.46.

    Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events:

    • 200 fly W – Céline Bertrand
    • 400 free M – Mattias Carlsson
    • 50 free W – Sarah Sjöström, Michelle Coleman, Magdalena Kuras, Josefin Lindkvist
    • 50 breast M – Johannes Skagius, Niklas Tour, Gulliver Koch
    • 100 back W – Michelle Coleman, Magdalena Kuras, Therese Svendsen, Ida Lindborg
    • 200 back M – Axel Pettersson

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