Yesterday evening at Charlotte UltraSwim 2011, China’s Wu Peng beat Michael Phelps for the second time in a row, in Phelps’ signature event, the 200 butterfly. Clearly also, with Wu winning in 1:56.83, and Phelps finishing second in 1:58.22. Via SwimNews.com.
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Drinking only to thirst (no more, no less) improves performance
Shocker, the classic dogma might be wrong, that you should ‘drink ahead of thirst, otherwise it is already to late’. This is the message of a new British Journal of Sports Medicine meta-analysis, pointing out that many of the classic studies are time-to-exhaustion tests, rather that test where you cover a given distance as fast as possible.
(Picture courtesy of Jason Patel, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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Great Britain is the black hole of live streaming
British Swimming and the BBC are massively promoting their Big Splash campaign these days, with the very interesting Great Salford Swim being broadcasted live on BBC 2 tomorrow at 14:00 UK time, featuring Keri-Anne Payne, David Davies, Ian Thorpe and others. Things we really want to watch – but alas, for some reason the Brits don’t like the internet, or at least not us outside ‘their area’.
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Meichtry mauled Lochte and Phelps
Swiss swimmer Dominik Meichtry soundly beat Ricky Berens, Markus Rogan, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps and others at the Charlotte UltraSwim 2011 yesterday, winning 200 freestyle in 1:48.55 against 1:49.25, 1:49.47, 1:49.48 and 1:49.89 respectively. Dig how the commentator doesn’t mention him until after 125 meters. Full results here.
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Sports Tonight on Evans, Miley and Pengelly
Australia’s Blair Evans, South Africa’s Jess Pengelly and Scotland’s Hannah Miley training together in Perth in December 2010, all 400 IM medal contenders for the London Olympic Games in 2012. Travis Nederpelt: “I swear to god they are like a pack of sharks.”
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Ian Thorpe on his return to the pool
By Ian Thorpe, 5-time Olympic gold medallist for Australia …
We have a rule of thumb in swimming: for every month you have off it takes about three months of training to get back to your previous condition.
I’m not sure what the time frame is when you’ve been out of action for five years like me, but it can’t be too good!
Read more here on bbc.co.uk (now with video)
See altso this video on mirror.co.uk.
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Cullen Jones wins the swim-off, 22.24 to 22.28
Cullen Jones this evening won the 50 meter freestyle swim-off against Josh Schneider at the Charlotte UltraSwim 2011, and is therefore USA’s 2nd swimmer on the 50 free in Shanghai. Victory in 22.24, 22.28 for Schneider. Tough luck for Schneider, but what an exciting event for all of us. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
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Thoman and Schneider at the YMCA YSplash event
Nick Thoman and Josh Schneider taking time out to teach children how to swim, at a Charlotte area YMCA week-long YSplash event. Now back to the Charlotte UltraSwim Jones vs Schneider swim-off!
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Glen doing good in Libanon
Former Olympian and Swedish national coach Glen Christiansen visited Lebanon this week, for the second time this year, leading a 6 day training camp for Lebanese youth, 40 in total aged 8 to 17, spanning from relative beginners to elite swimmers. Plus had two-hour sessions for adults in the evening, in addition to the all-day youth sessions. What an amazingly good job, promoting our great sport in a war-torn country. Via simma.nu/se