Author: rokur
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CC photo #320: Yannick Agnel at the Berlin 2012 World Cup meet
French swimmer Yannick Agnel at the FINA / Arena 2012 Swimming World Cup leg in Berlin, Germany, after having won the men’s 200 freestyle in 1:42.10. See result list here. Today he broke the men’s 400 freestyle world record :-)
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Yannich Agnel 3:32.25 and a new short course world record in the 400 meter freestyle !!
At the French National Championships today, Yannick Agnel blazed the men’s 400 short course meters freestyle in a new world record of 3:32.25, eclipsing Paul Biederman’s 3:32.77 from the Berlin 2009 World Cup meet back in the supersuited days. Amazing, read Speed Endurance and see full result list here
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Wildeboer quits Danish swimming, next stop Australia
Former National Coach of Denmark Paulus Wildeboer has decided to resign also his job as head coach of the National Training Center in Copenhagen, to leave for Australia and a contract with Swimming Queensland and Australian Swimming until late 2016. The Danish Swimming Federation has been struggling with finding a replacement for him as national…
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HomeGrown: Davis Tarwater, Gold Medalist
“I’ve dreamed of the Olympics my entire life. It’s been something that was worth fighting for, a dream that was worth having.” Read and watch wblr.com
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CC photo #319: Petra Granlund after winning the Rijeka 2008 European 200 fly
Sweden’s Petra Granlund after winning the women’s 200 meter butterfly at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. French swimmer Aurore Mongel seen in profile on lane 3. See result list here.
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CC photo #318: That feeling
Doesn’t really matter that the medals are made of tin, that you are officially ‘over the hill’ and that the times are not worth mentioning – When you are standing on the podium and screaming like a madman, it just feels right! :-)
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Denmark adjusts team for the Chartres 2012 Europeans
The Danish Swimming Federation has today announced the final selection for the LEN 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France, with a couple of adjustments compared to the September list. Mie Ø. Nielsen and Christina Munkholm are now off the team, while Kelly Riber Rasmussen and Kristina Thomsen have been added to strengthen…
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The Swedish Olympic Scandal РInterview With Simon Sj̦din
The Simon Sjödin interview is now online here on simma.nu/dk “I’m really disappointed with my federation. They didn’t have my back when I needed them the most. I did my part in the pool, but they couldn’t do their part in the boardroom. But I have decided to put it behind me. Together, we must…