Tag: Anders Lie
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Now you can buy the world’s first custom fitted swimming goggles
THEMAGIC5 are ready to launch the world’s first custom fitted goggles after one of the most successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter in history. The goggles start at 70 USD. Take a moment to think of your current swimming goggles. How do they fit? Have you experienced leaking goggles? Are they uncomfortable? Since Thomas William Burgess…
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Strong Danish squad selected for the Kazan 2015 Swimming World Championships
The Danish Swimming Federation has selected the squad to compete for World Championship medals in Kazan in August. There will be 12 Danish swimmers participating in the World Swimming Championships when they get underway in the Russian city of Kazan from August 2 It is a very strong and experienced squad who will be competing for medal…
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Danes select 17 for ‘Viking’ squad
The Danish Swimming Federation today announced 17 swimmers selected for their ‘Viking’ squad, which is the squad consisting of swimmers already on the national team, and those potentials who are very close to qualifying for major international senior meets. More a rebranding of an already existing squad, than a follow-up to the Great Danes project,…
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Wonderful footage from the 2013 Grand Prix at Mesa
See the playlist on YouTube, courtesy of USA Swimming. Now I understand why some say that swimming should be an outdoor sport :-) I’m following Danish Olympian Anders Lie Nielsen in particular – He was trying to qualify for the Barcelona 2013 World Championships, but apparently missed out, clocking 1:49.67 in the 200 free where…
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Denmark selects 16 for the 2012 European SC, 9 for the Worlds
The Danish Swimming Federation has selected the following swimmers for the Chartres 2012 European Short Course Championships and Istanbul 2012 World Short Course Championships, including the entire Danish Olympic squad on double-duty, except Mads Glæsner who will concentrate on Istanbul, Mathias Gydesen who has retired, and Pál Joensen who will again compete for the Faroe…
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Danish swimmer Matthias Gydesen officially invited to the Olympics
The Danish Swimming Federation announced today that Mathias Gydesen has received the official invitation from FINA to compete at the London Olympics, expected as he was only 1 hundredth of a second from qualifying back in March. Gydesen comments: ‘Of course I am relieved that the final decision has arrived, even though I saw it…
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Danish men’s 4×200 freestyle Olympic relay spot confirmed
The Danish Swimming Federation announces now that they have received confirmation from FINA, that their men’s 4×200 freestyle relay will be invited to participate at the London 2012 Olympics. You might remember the exciting relay at the Danish Trials, where Mads Glæsner, Daniel Skaaning, Anders Lie and Pál Joensen had to swim faster than 7:15:65…
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Danish Trials Day 4 Finals: Mie takes down another record
On the final night of Danish Olympic Trials, Mie Ø. Nielsen took down Louise Ørnstedt’s Danish junior record in the women’s 200 backstroke, with a 2:11.97 replacing the 2:13.61 from back in 2000. Pál Joensen confirmed his Olympic spot in the 1500 freestyle, with a 15:04.39 and 6th in the world this year, coach Bjarnason…