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  • There is no doubt the suit makes a difference and there is no doubt that there is one manufacturer that’s put millions into research while the other manufacturers are more into fashion.

    Read all about it here on swimnews.com.

  • The 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships start lists are now available here on omegatiming.com.

    The top three contenders in each event are

    Men’s 50m Freestyle
    WR: NYSTRAND Stefan (SWE), 20.93

    1. DRAGANJA Duje (CRO), 21.23
    2. FOSTER Mark (GBR) 21.38
    3. ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA) 21.47

    Women’s 50m Freestyle
    WR: VELDHUIS Marleen (NED), 23.58

    1. VELDHUIS Marleen (NED), 23.58
    2. PALMER, Hayley (NZL), 24.25
    3. SCHREUDER, Hinkelien NED), 24.29

    Men’s 50m Backstroke
    WR: RUPPRATH Thomas (GER), 23.27

    1. BAL Randall (USA), 23.33
    2. RUPPRATH Thomas (GER), 23.43
    3. ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA), 23.67

    Women’s 50m Backstroke
    WR: JOVANOVIC Sanja (CRO), 26.50

    1. SIMMS Joan Christel (PHI), 26.27
    2. JOVANOVIC Sanja (CRO), 26.50
    3. GAO Chang (CHN), 27.30

    Men’s 50m Breaststroke
    WR: LISOGOR Oleg (UKR), 26.17

    1. LISOGOR Oleg (UKR), 26.75
    2. VAN DER BURGH Cameron (RSA), 26.88
    3. HETLAND Aleksander (NOR), 26.93

    Women’s 50m Breaststroke
    WR: EDMISTONE Jade (AUS), 29.90

    1. EDMISTONE Jade (AUS), 30.04
    2. EFIMOVA Yuliya (RUS), 30.29
    3. KATSOULIS Sarah (AUS), 30.62

    Men’s 50m Butterfly
    WR: ALMEIDA Kaio (BRA), 22.60

    1. KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny (RUS), 22.90
    2. DIETRICH Johannes (GER), 22.94
    3. MUNOZ Rafael (ESP), 23.16

    Women’s 50m Butterfly
    WR: KAMMERLING AnnaKarin (SWE), 25.33

    1. DEKKER Inge (NED), 25.72
    2. RETIEF Lize Mari (RSA), 25.90
    3. SCHREUDER Hinkelien (NED), 25.90

    Men’s 100m Freestyle
    WR: NYSTRAND Stefan (SWE), 45.83

    1. GASIOR Lukasz (POL), 46.67
    2. MAGNINI Filippo (ITA) 46.90
    3. ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA) 47.50

    Women’s 100m Freestyle
    WR: LENTON Lisbeth (AUS), 51.70

    1. VELDHUIS Marleen (NED), 52.08
    2. LILLHAGE Josefin (SWE), 52.84
    3. KROMOWIDJOJO Ranomi (NED), 53.47

    Men’s 100m Backstroke
    WR: LOCHTE Ryan (USA), 49.99

    1. DONETS Stanislav (RUS), 50.61
    2. BAL Randall (USA), 50.66
    3. ROGAN Markus (AUT), 51.12

    Women’s 100m Backstroke
    WR: COUGHLIN Natalie (USA), 56.51

    1. JOVANOVIC Sanja (CRO), 57.94
    2. SIMMONDS Elizabeth (GBR), 58.14
    3. GAO Chang (CHN), 58.40

    Men’s 100m Breaststroke
    WR: MOSES Ed (USA), 57.47

    1. ALEXANDROV Mihail (BUL), 58.52
    2. BORYSIK Igor (UKR), 58.57
    3. DALE OEN Alexander (NOR), 58.60

    Women’s 100m Breaststroke
    WR: JONES Leisel (AUS), 1:03.86

    1. EFIMOVA Yuliya (RUS), 1:04.95
    2. EDMISTONE Jade (AUS), 1:05.18
    3. KATSOULIS Sarah (AUS), 1:06.18

    Men’s 100m Butterfly
    WR: ALMEIDA Kaio (BRA), 22.60

    1. KOROTYSHKIN Evgeny (RUS), 22.90
    2. DIETRICH Johannes (GER), 22.94
    3. MUNOZ Rafael (ESP), 23.16

    Women’s 100m Butterfly
    WR: LENTON Lisbeth (AUS), 55.95

    1. DEKKER Inge (NED), 56.82
    2. RETIEF Lize Mari (RSA), 56.94
    3. GALVEZ Felicity (AUS), 57.45

    Men’s 100m Individual Medley
    WR: NEETHLING Ryk (RSA), 51.52

    1. ZANDBERG Gerhard (RSA), 52.45
    2. BRODIE Leith (AUS) 52.76
    3. MANKOC Peter (SLO) 52.88

    Women’s 100m Individual Medley
    WR: COUGHLIN Natalie (USA), 58.80

    1. SIMMS Joan Christel (PHI), 59.93
    2. SEPPALA HannaMaria (FIN), 1:00.23
    3. URBANCZYK Aleksandra (POL), 1:00.53

    Men’s 200m Freestyle
    WR: THORPE Ian (AUS), 1:41.10

    1. PALMER Kirk (AUS), 1:43.12
    2. MONK Kenrick (AUS) 1:43.27
    3. MAGNINI Filippo (ITA) 1:43.50

    Women’s 200m Freestyle
    WR: LENTON Lisbeth (AUS), 1:53.29

    1. LILLHAGE Josefin (SWE), 1:53.55
    2. PALMER Kylie (AUS), 1:55.11
    3. STUBBINS Kelly (AUS), 1:55.84

    Men’s 200m Backstroke
    WR: LOCHTE Ryan (USA), 1:49.05

    1. ROGAN Markus (AUT), 1:49.86
    2. BAL Randall (USA), 1:50.42
    3. DONETS Stanislav (RUS), 1:51.94

    Women’s 200m Backstroke
    WR: NAKAMURA Reiko (JPN), 2:03.24

    1. SIMMONDS Elizabeth (GBR), 2:05.21
    2. ADCOCK Frances (AUS), 2:05.37
    3. INGRAM Melissa (NZL), 2:06.26

    Men’s 200m Breaststroke
    WR: MOSES Ed (USA), 2:02.92

    1. YONEHARA Kyosuke (JPN), 2:06.72
    2. ALEXANDROV Mihail (BUL), 2:06.91
    3. CHRISTENSEN Chris (DEN), 2:07.45

    Women’s 200m Breaststroke
    WR: JONES Leisel (AUS), 2:17.75

    1. EFIMOVA Yuliya (RUS), 2:19.08
    2. JUKIC Mirna (AUT), 2:20.99
    3. VAN BILJON Suzaan (RSA), 2:22.45

    Men’s 200m Butterfly
    WR: ESPOSITO Franck (FRA), 1:50.73

    1. SKVORTSOV Nikolay (RUS), 1:50.74
    2. KORZENIOWSKI Pawel (POL), 1:51.61
    3. DRYMONAKOS Ioannis (GRE), 1:54.28

    Women’s 200m Butterfly
    WR: NAKANISHI Yuko (JPN), 2:03.12

    1. GALVEZ Felicity (AUS), 2:04.74
    2. LOWE Jemma (GBR), 2:06.57
    3. HAMILL Samantha (AUS), 2:07.01

    Men’s 200m Individual Medley
    WR: CSEH Laszlo (HUN), 1:52.99

    1. BRODIE Leith (AUS) 1:54.66
    2. LOCHTE Ryan (USA), 1:56.19
    3. TANCOCK Liam (GBR) 1:56.93

    Women’s 200m Individual Medley
    WR: WAGNER Allison (USA), 2:07.79

    1. BARANOWSKA Katarzyna (POL), 2:09.25
    2. REESE Shayne (AUS), 2:09.85
    3. URBANCZYK Aleksandra (POL), 2:10.68

    Men’s 400m Freestyle
    WR: HACKETT Grant (AUS), 3:34.58

    1. KORZENIOWSKI Pawel (POL), 3:38.72
    2. PRILUKOV Yuriy (RUS) 3:40.66
    3. SPRENGER Nicholas (AUS) 3:41.36

    Women’s 400m Freestyle
    WR: MANAUDOU Laure (FRA), 3:56.09

    1. BARRATT Bronte (AUS), 3:59.94
    2. POTEC Alina Camelia (ROU), 4:02.11
    3. PALMER Kylie (AUS), 4:02.33

    Men’s 400m Individual Medley
    WR: CSEH Laszlo (HUN), 3:59.33

    1. DRYMONAKOS Ioannis (GRE) 4:05.08
    2. DALE Euan (GBR), 4:08.83
    3. BRODIE Leith (AUS) 4:09.20

    Women’s 400m Individual Medley
    WR: KLOCKOVA Yana (UKR), 4:27.83

    1. FILIPPI Alessia (ITA), 4:29.68
    2. BELMONTE Mireia (ESP), 4:31.06
    3. BARANOWSKA Katarzyna (POL), 4:31.89

    Women’s 800m Freestyle
    WR: ZIEGLER Kate (USA), 8:08.00

    1. VILLAECIJA Erika (ESP), 8:12.40
    2. FILIPPI Alessia (ITA), 8:12.84
    3. PALMER Kylie (AUS), 8:14.11

    Men’s 1500m Freestyle
    WR: HACKETT Grant (AUS), 14:10.10

    1. SAWRYMOWICZ Mateusz (POL), 14:24.54
    2. PRILUKOV Yuriy (RUS) 14:39.91
    3. STANCZYK Przemyslaw (POL) 14:40.04

  • The team entry lists of the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships are now available here on manchester2008.org.

  • Quite interesting that Libby Trickett took only one breath when breaking world record in the long course 50 meters freestyle at the Australian Trials, when she a few days earlier took what seems like more than 30 breaths in the also world record breaking 100.

    50 freestyle:

    100 freestyle:

  • The Australian gold medallist from Athens 2004 expects a lot from the upcoming Swimming World Championships in Manchester. “It’s an Olympic year, world records have been tumbling and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a few more set in Manchester”.

    Source: manchester2008.org

  • WORLD Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will provide live coverage of the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships from April 9 -13 in Manchester, England. As the official global webcast partner for FINA, WCSN will be providing fans access to the event via WCSN TV and free webcast on www.WCSN.com (for US Viewers) or www.fina.org (for select international viewers).

    Source: swiminfo.com

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