Germanys Britta Steffen set a new European Record at the German Olympic trials today, breaking her own and until recently global standard of 53.30 with the new time of 53.20. This was not in a Speedo LZR Racer, but in an Adidas PowerWeb full body suit. Sources: SwimNews and SwimInfo.
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The 100 Is Now More Power Than Technique
Bernard broke the opposition and softened up the record with the fierce speed of his first length.
“I always went out very fast. If you think before the race that the end will be tiring you’ll never make it,” he said.
He acknowledged there had been a change in approach to the classic 100m race, with the emphasis now on power rather than technique as exemplified by past master Alexander Popov and Van den Hoogenband, who was not well enough to swim the event here.
“Yes, it’s more power, but power always with technique. Without technique it’s very difficult to swim,” Bernard said.
Source: tvnz.co.nz
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The Complete Record List Of Manchester 2008
Courtesy of www.scmsom.se, here is the complete record list of the 2008 World Short Course Championships in Manchester. 18 World records, 35 Championship records, 28 African, 15 American, 2 Asian, 22 European and 17 Oceanic, plus a lot more national.
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Eindhoven 2008 Analysis Available At Swim.ee
In case you didn’t know, the complete European Swimming Championships competition analysis is available here at swim.ee, alongside LEN competition analyses dating back to Helsinki 2000. An interesting addition this time is the summary statistics, which summarizes tendencies in swimming tactics and technique at Eindhoven 2008.
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2 European Records At The German Trials
Helge Meeuw set a new 100 meter backstroke long course record at the German Olympic Trials today, swimming 53.10 where his and Liam Tancock’s former record was 53.46. And former South African Sarah Poewe set at new 100 meter breaststroke record in the time of 1:07.10, where the record of Ukranian Anna Khlystunova was 1:07.27. Source: SwimNews.
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D'Arcy's Career Over, Now AOC Bans Him From Beijing
The Australian Olympic Committee has decided to ban Nick D’Arcy from Beijing 2008, after an investigation following the 20-year-old’s nightclub altercation with former Commonwealth swimming champion Simon Cowley in Sydney last month. Coach Brian Stehr says that this probably has ended D’Arcy’s swimming career. Read more here on AidelaideNow.
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Bowman Leaves Michigan, Takes Phelps With Him
Bob Bowman is stepping down as the University of Michigan men’s swimming coach, and he’s likely taking protege Michael Phelps with him back to Baltimore. Read about it here on mlive.com.
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Review 1984 Olympics 200m Butterfly Final
That must have been painful, being so much the favorite and so much in the lead, until the last 25 meters.
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1996 Silver Medallist Arrested On Drug Charges
Australian former olympic swimmer Scott Miller was under heavy police surveillance for almost two years before he and ex-rugby player Mark Catchpole were arrested on charges of possession of a tablet press, two counts of possessing a proscribed restricted substance and possessing an offensive weapon. He allegedly had capsicum spray and steroids in his bedroom and the Herald Sun understands he told police the steroids were for horses. Read all about it here in the Herald Sun, and here on SwimInfo.com.
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