A photo from the athlete’s stand at the 15th FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. That guy Sun Yang from China on top of the men’s 400 meter freestyle podium (3:41.59), Japan’s Hagino Kosuke silver in 3:44.82 and USA’s Connor Jaeger bronze in 3:44.85. See the result list here.
Phew, Poula Øssursdóttir Mohr set a new Faroese record this morning, clocking 1:04.58 and 41th of 53 in the women’s 100 meter butterfly here in the prelims of the FINA 2013 World Championships in Barcelona. Her record was 1:05.92 from the Mare Nostrum meet in Barcelona in June, so it was a nice big improvement of that, and a good start to our competitions here.
(Poula and Birita in Palau Sant Jordi. Poula to the left, Birita in a T-shirt)
As you can imagine, we have been busy with settling in here in Barcelona, these past few days. Issues with internet connection etcetera, and maybe also a bit of pre-game nerves. But now with the meet ongoing, I promise to be better! :-)
She’s totally right to do this, and WTF Swimswam, there is absolutely no excuse for cutting out copyright notices!
.@swimswamnews should not crop out copyright on my pics & MagicPBK's pics or use pics w/o permission http://t.co/eKdCR4BgFk
— Jessica Hardy (@swimhardy) July 27, 2013
Read SuperSport
Two-time Olympic medalist Mireia Belmonte has the hopes of a host nation on her shoulders.
For a football-crazed nation that has enjoyed scant aquatic success beyond its synchronised swimming team, Belmonte represents Spain’s best chance for glory in the swimming events at the world championships.
Read Sports Illustrated
The 2016 European Swimming Championships will be held in London, the first major competition to be staged at the 2012 Olympic pool since the games.
British Swimming announced Friday it won the bid.
Swimming, diving and synchronized swimming will take place at the London Aquatics Centre, which will also host the European Masters Championships.
Read The Telegraph
A shoulder injury has forced the 30-year-old to abandon any hopes of competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
“I don’t want to be the old man who can’t do things – to push out something that may not be realistic any more,” Thorpe told The Sunday Telegraph.
“Although I am going to continue swimming, realistically I don’t think I will be able to get back to a position where I am at the top of the sport.”
Read This Chicago Now blog post
My husband turned to a rerun of the ESPYs just in time for us to see Michael Phelps win an award for the “best record-breaking performance,†which was when he earned his 16th gold medal at the 2012 Olympics. I looked at my husband and asked, “So, because Phelps won a bunch of awards, they’re giving him another award?†And thus began an idiotic evening with the ESPYs.
