OK, so I’m not 100% sure this is French swimmer Sophie de Ronchi, but the face and ring and necklace fits, and the event could very well be when she (Sophie de Ronchi) won bronze in the women’s 200 IM at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships. See result list here
Thursday 29 November to 2 December, the Bellahøj Svømmestation in Copenhagen will be venue of the 2012 Danish Short Course Championships, featuring Jeanette Ottesen, Rikke Møller Pedersen, surprise 2012 Chartres 200 butterfly silver medalist Viktor Bromer, and Faroe Island’s champion Pál Joensen. The meet will decide the Danish squads for the Istanbul 2012 World Short Course Championships and the Vaasa 2012 Nordic Championships / Junior Championships, the most prominent swimmers though already selected. Danish national broadcaster DR will be hosting a live stream here on dr.dk, see also livetiming.dk and the start lists here. Via svoem.org (in Danish)
Preselected Danish squad for Istanbul 2012
Feature on USA Swimming Foundation and Brendan Hansen , courtesy of USA Swimming
“It was absolutely the best water conditions in a few months (So-Cal standard of course). The ocean was so lively. There was so much fish I have never seen before. I did not bring my speargun since I came out to test my Hero3 and 2.”
More than 200 people have kicked off the annual winter swimming season along the Szelag Maly Lake in the northeastern Polish city of Olsztyn.
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A commercial, yes, but still very impressive. Via Slashgear
What is it with swimmers and scooters ? Read for instance TNT
Sullivan was drinking in Gowler, at a friend’s wedding on October 18, when it is it is alleged that Sullivan asked for a spin on a pensioner’s mobility scooter and that during this spin said scooter was crashed into a table and where it injured two people.
Sullivan’s management says: “Eamon was in Gowler for a friend’s wedding. Whilst it is apparent that an accident occurred there is not evidence that Eamon was the party responsible for any such accident.
Germany’s Paul Biedermann stepping onto the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships podium in Debrecen, Hungary, after having won the men’s 200 freestyle in 1:46.27. See result list here.
