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What a great night to be Nordic

Dec 9, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

Denmark and Norway did well tonight at the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships, with Lotte Friis (DEN) winning the 800 free in a world textile best 8:07.53, Rikke MÃ¸ller Pedersen (DEN) winning the 200 breaststroke in 2:19.55, Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) taking gold in the 100 breaststroke with a 57.05, Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) taking silver in the 100 freestyle with a 52.05, young Mie Ã˜. Nielsen (DEN) taking bronze in the 100 backstroke with a new Danish record 57.57, Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) winning the 50 butterfly in a new championship record of 24.92, and Denmark taking silver in the 4×50 freestyle with a 1:37.63. Danish national coach Paulus Wildeboer can be really proud of his own son as well, who trains in Denmark, Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (ESP) taking gold in the 50 backstroke with a 23.43. So with all these great results especially out of Denmark, let’s pay homage to the main man behind them, coach Wildeboer!

Add to this that Mads GlÃ¦sner (DEN) won a silver medal in the 400 freestyle with a 3:39.30, yesterday evening, and Aschwin Wildeboer Faber (ESP) a silver medal in the 200 backstroke with a 1:50.63, and you’ll see that there is something special going on in the state of Denmark these days :-)
Imagine swimming 20K in this pressure cooker

Dec 9, 2011

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rokur

in Competition, Training

Since this is PÃ¡l’s day off before the 1500 tomorrow, he spends part of it training aerobically, so that he’ll be able to swim fast also at the Duel in the Pool in Atlanta next weekend. 20K today, I heard his coach say, and we don’t bother finding another pool to train in. PÃ¡l himself grumbled a moment ago that it took him 1 hour 15 minutes to swim just 4500 meters. But at least we’re sure that it won’t be anaerobic ! :-)
Warmup in the Szczecin 2011 Competition Pool

Dec 9, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

Yeah, that is pretty much how it looks, only not so much backwards! :-)
The Szczecin 2011 Opening Show

Dec 9, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

Short and sweet, maybe a bit shorter here on video, than yesterday :-)
Follow the Nordic Championships LIVE on SportTV.is

Dec 9, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

So while a lot of us are in Szczecin, the Nordic Junior Swimming Championships and inaugural Nordic Swimming Championships started today, in ReykjavÃk, Iceland. And here it is possible to follow the event LIVE, both with live results in Hy-Tek-style on keflavik.is, and LIVE broadcast in high definition on SportTV.is. Prelims are from 09:30 and finals from 17:30 GMT/UTC. See also event landing page.
Christian Kubusch: “My girlfriend is normal”

Dec 8, 2011

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rokur

in Competition, Gossip

An interview with German long distance swimmer Christian Kubusch, courtesy of the organizers of the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships.
Stibergs arrival to Szczecin delayed because the pilots overslept

Dec 8, 2011

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rokur

in Gossip

She did okay today, Norway’s Katharina Stiberg, first qualifying this morning for the 50 breaststroke Szczecin 2011 semi-final in 31.13, and then this afternoon for the final in 30.94, before ending up fourth in the final with a 30.80. But hey, when she was supposed to leave Evenes in Norway, yesterday morning, it turned out that the pilots had overslept, making her miss the connected flight to Szczecin. So she had to find a new flight to Berlin rather than Szczecin, and take a bus from there to Szczecin, arriving here at the hotel yesterday evening, after a 15 hour trip. Nice. Via www.simma.nu/no
Another 4th spot for PÃ¡l Joensen

Dec 8, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

It is not the same as a medal, that’s for sure, but still his best result in the 400 freestyle, and a textile best. Now we calculate and prepare for the final in the 1500 on Saturday, all very happy! :-) See result list here.
My video of Mads vs PÃ¡l in the 400 prelims

Dec 8, 2011

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rokur

in Competition

Here is my video from the 400 meter prelim, following in particular PÃ¡l Joensen and Mads GlÃ¦sner. Sorry for that first let’s-zoom-in-on-PÃ¡l’s-ass … that was a rookie mistake, because of this new camera of mine ! :-)