Category: Competition
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CC photo #261: Čavić looking all awesome at Rijeka 2008
Serbia’s Milorad ÄŒavić at the 2008 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Rijeka, Croatia, ready for the men’s 100 butterfly preliminaries, Czech swimmer Jan Sefl also seen splashing water in his face. Cavic ended up winning the event the day after in a new European Record of 49.19, see result list here.
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Akihiro Yamaguchi downs the 200 breaststroke world record
At the Japanese National Sports Festival yesterday, 18-year-old Akihiro Yamaguchi collected his first world record, downing the global standard in the men’s 200-meter breaststroke, nearly becoming the first man under 2:07 with a time of 2:07.01. Read SwimmingWorld Magazine and watch the video.
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Georgians arrange inaugural Tbilisi Open Water Marathon
Yesterday September 15, the first ever official open water event was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, arranged by the Georgian Swimmers’ Club, Georgian Aquatics Sports National Federation, Tbillisi City Hall and Lisi Development. The distance was 5K for men and 3K for women, Georgia’s 200 freestyle national record holder Irakli Revishvili clocking the best time of…
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CC photo #260: Kristina & Poula cheering on Andrass
Here we go again, first meet of the Faroese 2012-2013 season, we’re a bit late but there you go.
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CC photo #259: What’s with the soot-faced kids at Rijeka ’08 ?
A photo from the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships opening ceremony, I wonder why the kids in the middle have soot in their face.
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Italy took gold in the Piombino 2012 women’s 10K event
Italy’s Martina Grimaldi European Champion in 2:12.23.3, Germany’s Angela Maurer second in 2:12.24.7 and Czech Jana Pechanova third in 2:12.26.1, see result list here.
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Video from the Piombino 2012 Men’s 10K European Championships
Jeez, looks a bit rough, the footage from the Piombino 2012 European Championships men’s 10K event, 12 September 2012. Russia’s Kirill Abrosimov won in 1:57.46.8, Germany’s Andreas Waschburger second in 1:57.48.2 and Italy’s Nicola Bolzonello third in 1:57.54.0, see result list here.
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USA SWIMMING “AquaZone” Experience – FISH Technology
USA SWIMMING “AquaZone” Experience – FISH Technology from FISH Technology on Vimeo.