Hungarians have good humor … and it worked ! :-)
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Xop the official Barcelona 2013 mascot unveiled
A drop of water called Xop will be the official mascot of the 15th FINA World Championships Barcelona 2013. Read more here on FINA and visit bcn2013.com.
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Debrecen 2012: Germany leading medal race, but France closing in
After two days of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany still leads the medal race with 2 gold medals and 2 silver, while France has overtaken Hungary for the second spot with 2 gold medals and 1 silver over 1 gold and 2 silver. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
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CC photo #144: Front view of the Debrecen 2012 center lanes
A view down the center lanes at the LEN 2012 European Swimming Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Photo taken at the start of the first heat of the men’s 1500 meter freestyle prelims, so it must be Ventsislav Aydarski (BUL) on lane 2, Gergely Gyurta (HUN) on lane 3, Rocco Potenza (ITA) on lane 4, Damien Joly (FRA) on lane 5, Antonio Arroyo Perez (ESP) on lane 6 and Jan Micka (CZE) on lane 7. See startlist and results.
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Debrecen 2012: Germany leading the medal race after day 1
After one day of racing at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Germany is leading the medal race, having won gold in the men’s 400 freestyle and women’s 4×100 freestyle. Host country Hungary is second with gold and silver in the women’s 400 IM and silver in the men’s 400 freestyle, and France third with a gold medal in the men’s 4×100 freestyle. See SwimmingWorld Magazine for more detailed reports.
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Debrecen 2012 remembering Alexander Dale Oen
A moment of remembering Alex during the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships opening ceremony, followed by a minute of silence not on this video.
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CC photo #143: The black caps of Norway at Debrecen 2012
The Norwegian national team remembering Alexander Dale Oen with a black cap, Norwegian flag on one side and the text “A.D.O.” on the other. Here Lavrans Solli in the men’s 100 backstroke semifinal, he set a Norwegian record in the prelims by improving his personal record from 56.08 to 54.83, and then was only 2 hundredths of a second from the final with a time of 54.90.
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LEN streaming live from the Debrecen 2012 Europeans
Good find Speed Endurance, the European Swimming Federation announces here on len.eu, that there is a live webcast from the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, the next event starting in about 35 minutes, with the men’s 400 freestyle final. Go Biedermann!
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9News segment from the Danish Olympic squad in Leadville
Nice, a video here on 9News featuring Lotte Friis and coach Paulus Wildeboer, with glimpses of the rest of the squad at altitude in Leadville, Colorado, including Pál Joensen and the Tunesian Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli.
Read more here on 9News
