Tag: Katrine Holm Sørensen
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29 Danish swimmers selected for the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships
After the final night of finals at the Danish Short Course Championships 2013, Danish Swimming’s Sports Director Mikkel von Seelen announced the squad for Herning 2013, including all 28 that qualified for individual events, plus Danish record setting breaststroke Mathias Andersen who has been selected to strengthen the (medley) relays. See svoem.org (The Danish Herning…
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Danish Short Course Champs 2013 – Day 3
Summary And exciting night of racing, producing two Danish individual records and one Danish (club) relay record. Mie Ø. Nielsen broke her own 26.96 Danish record in the 50 back with a blistering 26.84, and Mathias Andersen the 50 breaststroke record with a time of 27.54 beating Kristian Outinen’s 27.55 Danish record from 2008. Mads…
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Preview Danish SC Champs Day 3 – Saturday 16 November 2013
Start Lists • Live Stream • Live Timing • Live Results What to expect A hopefully formidable fight right from the start, when Mads Glæsner and Pál Joensen meet in the men’s 1500 freestyle. Chartres 2013 European SC silver medalist Viktor B. Bromer maybe threatening Simon Sjödin’s 200 fly Nordic record of 1:52.90. Lotte Friis…
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Preview Danish SC Champs Day 1 – Thursday 14 Nov 2013
Start Lists • Live Stream • Live Timing • Live Results What to expect Hopefully a high-level first race between Mads Glæsner and Pál Joensen in the 400 freestyle, with Frans Johannesen and Anton Ørskov Ipsen also going under 3:51.14 to secure their spot on the Herning 2013 team. A cruise victory by Rikke Møller…
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Danish Open 2013 Day 1: Friis and Pedersen post swift times
Lotte Friis clocked 4:06.49 in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Danish Open 2013 in Copenhagen today, 4th best in the world this year, and Rikke Møller Pedersen a swift 1:06.55 in the women’s 100 breaststroke semifinal, faster than her best time from the London 2012 Olympics. Young gun Magnus Westermann posted a new Danish…
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Wildeboer now Danish NTC coach, national coach to be named later
As mentioned in May, the Danish Swimming Federation made a new 4-year contract with national coach Paulus Wildeboer, to (on his request) be ‘only’ head coach of the National Training Center (NTC), while another person would be appointed national head coach. Yesterday, the Danish Swimming Federation announced that until there is a solution to the national…
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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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The Danes drop Debrecen, Sette Colli now last resort for Olympic qualification
According to Danish newspaper Politiken, the Danish Swimming Federation has decided to drop their participation at the European Long Course Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, choosing instead the Sette Colli Trofeo in June as the last resort for Kathrine Holm Sørensen and Mathias Gydesen to qualify for the Olympic team. It is the first time in history…
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Britain to send just 5 swimmers to the 2012 Europeans
Great Britain will send five swimmers to the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary in May, the wast majority of their London 2012 Olympic team opting out in favor of training through for the London Olympics. Dennis Pursley, British Swimming Head Coach said: “Participation in the European Championships was made optional for the British Olympics. The…