Strange sounds from the speakers this morning! :-)
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Guillaume Néry plunging the Nemo 33
Freediver Guillaume Néry playing in the Nemo 33, deepest indoor swimming pool in the world. Via Daily Mail
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Norway’s Solli improves 50 back Nordic record from yesterday
At the Debrecen 2012 Europeans today, Norway’s Lavrans Solli improved upon his 50 backstroke 25.40 Nordic record from the semifinal yesterday, clocking 25.28 and 7th in the final tonight. See result list here.
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Debrecen 2012: Hungary jumps ahead in the medal race
The host country Hungary had a great day at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championship today, winning four gold medals and several lesser medals also, so that they now lead the medal race with 6 gold medals, 5 silver and 4 bronze, ahead of Germany’s 5 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze, and now Italy’s 3 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
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Missy Franklin and parents on her life with drug testing
Interesting USA Today segment here on how drug testing is part of Missy Franklin’s routine.
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CC photo #146: Paltrinieri European champion in the 1500 freestyle
Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri on the medal podium yesterday after winning the men’s 1500 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships in a new championship record of 14:48.92, old record Yury Prilukov’s 14:50.40 from Eindhoven 2008. See result list here.
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Denmark extends its contract with coach Wildeboer
The Danish Swimming Federation announced yesterday that they have made a new 4-year agreement with national coach Paulus Wildeboer, to be head coach of the National Training Center (NTC) in Bellahøj, Copenhagen up until and including the Rio 2016 Olympics. His former job as national head coach will on his request be split in two, him keeping the NTC position while they now look for another to be the national coach.
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Bolkvadze first ever Georgian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics
Yesterday in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke, 17-year-old Irakli Bolkvadze from Georgia made the Olympic Invitation Time of 2:16.35, clocking exactly 2:16.35 and 24th in the heats here at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. He is the first ever Georgian swimmer to make the Olympic cuts, previous Georgian Olympic swimmers having participated for USSR before Georgia’s independence in 1991, and then later (if I understand it correctly) been granted wild cards.
His time of 2:16.35 is a new national Georgian record, having also set a national record in the men’s 200 IM by clocking 2:05.57, and holding the national record of 4:29.92 in the men’s 400 IM. He is now ranked 11th European age 17-18 in the men’s 200 breaststroke.
I had a chat with national coach Zura Khomasuridze this morning, who explained how they were still recovering after wars that in his time as active swimmer meant that they had no 50 meter pools, or maybe a pool but no water. Things are improving rapidly though, with Bolkvadze qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics now, and other, even younger swimmers combing through the ranks. Irakli still trains in Georgia, as he has always done. Georgians are looking forward to hosting the European Youth Olympic Festival in July 2015, see Tbilisi 2015.
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Thanks to Georgian Swimmers Club for info !
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Lavrans Solli 25.40 and new Nordic record in the 50 backstroke
Norway’s Lavrans Solli managed an impressive time of 25.40 second in the men’s 50 meter backstroke yesterday, clearing Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen’s Nordic record of 25.44 from the Budapest 2010 Europeans, and qualifying for the final tomorrow here at Debrecen 2012. See results here.
