Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2013

  • Herning 2013 Europeans Day 4 – Finals

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    Right, even more late with this recap, as we hurried to go out and dine with the team, and then slept and traveled and went back to our real jobs and so forth. But here it goes, in order to be complete. The result list here.

  • Herning 2013 Europeans Day 4 – Prelims

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    The final batch of prelimary heats completed, tonight’s final session promises to be a great ending of these European Championships in Herning, cultimating with the women’s 4×50 medley in which the Danes are favorites. Result list here

  • Herning 2013 Europeans Day 3 – Finals

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    As you might have guessed, Pál’s silver medal in the 1500 freestyle put a spanner in the works for me, yesterday evening, but here is a quick recap of that night’s finals. The complete result list is here. We are happy! :-) Image courtesy of Pia Ellegaard

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    Nothing really spectacular in the morning heats, I guess the Danes will have to put their hopes on Mads Glæsner in the 1500 and Mie Ø. Nielsen this afternoon, if they are to close in on their goal of at least 11 gold medals at these home championships. Me myself am of course crossing fingers…

  • Scary shot of breaststroker by photog friend Pia Ellegaard

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    So I’m getting good help from photographers Pia Ellegaard and Morten Holck here at the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships, and Pia caught this moment yesterday of whom I think is Hungary’s David Verraszto in the men’s 200 IM final, placing fifth before taking gold in the 400 IM today. He is not rested,…

  • Herning 2013 Europeans Day 2 – Finals

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    Mie Ø. Nielsen saved the day for Denmark, well and truly. Yuliya Efimova broke the women’s 200 meter breaststroke world record, Nielsen the women’s 100 backstroke European record, Russia an (obligatory?) world record in the mixed 4×50 medley, and Sarah Sjöström a championships record in the 50 fly.

  • Herning 2013 Day 2 – The Big Danish Night or Friday the 13th?

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    As predicted back in November and repeated now for instance on DR.dk, tonight is supposed to be ‘the Great Danish Night’, with Jeanette Ottesen well seated in the 100 freestyle final, Mie Ø. Nielsen in the 100 backstroke final, Rikke Møller Pedersen in the 200 breaststroke final and Lotte Friis in the 800 freestyle final. But…

  • Herning 2013 Overall Rankings by Points after Day 1

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    Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu leads the table, the women’s 200 IM and 50 breaststroke finals the big events yesterday. Sarah Sjöström the sole Scandinavian in the top-8, and Russia’s Vladimir Morozov the only male. Katinka Hosszu (HUN) 2:04.33 in the 200 IM final (1006 pts) Yuliya Efimova (RUS) 29.04 in the 50 breast final (975 pts)…

  • Herning 2013 Europeans Day 2 – Prelims

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    No big surprises this morning, and no championships or world records either. The home crowd definitely looking forward to the duel between Yuliya Efimova and Rikke Møller Pedersen in the women’s 200 breaststroke, the women’s 100 backstroke where youngster Mie Ø. Nielsen is the favorite, and to the 100 freestyle where Jeanette Ottesen will have…