Part of the Mare Nostrum 2012 series, hosted by Club Natació Sant Andreu, the club of Erika Villaécija, bronze winner in the 1500 freestyle at Debrecen 2012. This weekend June 2nd and 3rd, see event details here, including start lists featuring swimmers like Rebecca Adlington, Erika Villaécija and Mireia Belmonte, Keri-Anne Payne, Kristel Kobrich, Sergey Fesikov, Suzaan van Biljo, Jason Dunford, Evgeny Korothyskin, Hannah Miley, Brent Hayden, Tommaso D’Orsogna, Sinead Russell, Alexianne Castel, Cameron van der Burgh, Felipe Lima, Sophie Edington, Chad Le Clos, Therese Alshammar, James Goddard, David Carry, Sebastien Rouault, Luca Marin, Joeri Verlinden, Michael Rock, …
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CC photo #151: Federica Pellegrini at Debrecen 2012
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini ready for the women’s 200 freestyle prelims at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She won that event but suffered a few days later in the 400 freestyle, not advancing to finals, resulting in a series of medical test to make sure that everything is all right. In other news, she says she has only had three loves in her life, all swimmers. What on earth is that on her right elbow?
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Dawn Fraser, an Aussie swimming icon
Aussie swimming icon Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser became the first Olympic swimmer to win the same event three times when she claimed gold in the 100m freestyle final in Tokyo 1964, just seven months after suffering serious injuries in a car crash that also killed her mother. Via the17thman
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Behold, maybe the geekiest post ever about Pál Joensen
My brother the geologist putting Pál Joensen and coach Jón Bjarnason on a special assignment, to find a Kaibab Limestone while visiting Crand Canyon. I understand they succeeded, only to me it still looks like just a rock. Off our Faroese site.
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Brendan Hansen ready for comeback
Amy Van Dyken talks with Olympic swimmer Brendan Hansen about earning a spot on Team USA and more. See FOX Sports.
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CC photo #150: Biedermann & co meeting the photographers
Medal winners in men’s 400 freestyle at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, Gergo Kis, HUN (silver), Paul Biedermann, GER (gold) and Samuel Pizzetti, ITA (bronze), see result list here.
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Going down with the extreme sport of Formula Three Freediving
As if ordinary freediving wasn’t hard enough, in Formula Three Freediving you race each other by riding an underwater scooter through underwater gates on one breath. Via ABC News.
Here is an official video from the inventors of this sport
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Hackett dumped by children’s anti-violence charity
Swimming great Grant Hackett has been sacked from his role as ambassador for the children’s anti-violence charity the Alannah and Madeline Foundation after more damaging allegations about his marriage break-up emerged. Read The Sydney Morning Herald, official statement on amf.org.au and see The Telegraph.
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Debrecen 2012: Hungary wins the medal race
On this final day of the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, all top-four nations in the medal race took additional gold, but Hungary ended up in top with 9 gold medals, 10 silver and 7 bronze. Germany in seconds with 8 gold medals, 6 silver and 3 gold, and then Italy with 6 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze. Germany’s relays were the most valuable when it came to winning medals – 3 gold and 1 silver – while Laszlo Cseh of Hungary was the most valuable individual with 3 gold medals and 1 silver (plus two bronze in the relays). See the complete result lists here.
