Lithuania’s RÅ«ta MeilutytÄ— and USA’s Jessica Hardy head-to-head at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, here I think in the preliminary heats. Meilutyte ended up winning the final in a new championships record of 1:03.52, see the result list here.
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Swimming coach Bob Bowman, who guided Michael Phelps to 18 gold, two silver and two bronze medals over four Olympic Games, is now working with France’s promising young champion Yannick Agnel.
Before an afternoon training session, and just back from the dentist’s chair, he fielded a few questions from AFP, punctuating his responses with an easy laugh.
AFP: Is Agnel the next Michael Phelps?
Bowman: No, he’s the first Yannick. He is really quite similar to Michael in some ways — his mental approach, his dedication to training, those sort of things. But he’s also quite different and I think he can stand on his own. He doesn’t need a comparison to someone else… In the big moments he tends to give his best performance, and that’s a hallmark of a great swimmer.
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For the first time divers at the Flint Riverquarium tested the waters, carving a pumpkin submerged under water.
It’s all in preparation for the center’s Halloween celebrations. Next week, they’ll jump into the blue hole with some more pumpkins for the center’s first underwater carving show at 6pm.
“Reaction from some of the winners on the first day of the Swimming World Cup in Dubai on Thursday.”
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On the first day of the FINA 2013 Swimming World Cup meet in Dubai, Norway was disqualified from a bronze medal in the mixed 4×50 medley because of a changeover that was 0.01 too fast. On the second day of the meet, Norway was again disqualified in the mixed 4×50 free final, because of a changeover that was 0.01 too fast. Amazing.
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On day 2 of the FINA 2013 Swimming World Cup meet in Dubai, yesterday, Japan’s relay team of Shinri Shioura, Sayaka Akase, Kenta Ito and Kanako Watanabe took
out the 4x50m mixed freestyle relay in 1:32.52, beating Russia’s world record of 1:33.01 from the World Cup meet in Moscow last Sunday. Brazil was also faster than the now former world record, with a time of 1:32.95. See the result list here and FINA press release here. See also the video on FinaTV.
Finland’s Emilia Pikkarainen readying herself for the women’s 100 meter butterfly final at the FINA 2012 Swimming World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany. She was 4th in 58.36, see the result list here.
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While many around the U.S. hold out hope that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will return for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, Phelps has warmed up to retirement life and has no regrets about walking away from the pool following the 2012 London Olympics.
Phelps told WCHS News’ Bill Green at the development for his Michael Phelps Skill Center in Saco, M.E., that he is happy with his life as a retired swimmer.
“I’ve said nothing about a comeback,” Phelps told the news station. “I have said nothing about a comeback. It’s everybody else opening their mouths and saying comments that they think I’m going to do or think that I said. I’ve never said anything publicly.”
