Tag: Aliaksandra Herasimenia
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Olympian Who Fled Belarus Now Flees Ukraine | Inquirer
After bolting to Ukraine to escape political persecution in her native Belarus, Olympic swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia never thought she would again be forced to flee, this time to save her family from Russian attack.
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Women’s Swimming 50m Freestyle – Semi-Finals | London 2012 Olympics
Highlights of the Women’s Swimming 50m Freestyle Semi-Finals from the Aquatics Centre during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Olympic swimmer helping dissident Belarus athletes
A few weeks ago, Aliaksandra Herasimenia was a retired Belarusian Olympic swimmer with a stellar career. Now, from her self-imposed exile in neighbouring Lithuania, she heads up a new foundation to help a growing list of Belarusian athletes who have fallen foul of the country’s authoritarian government. “We provide some financial support and look for…
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Top 10 Fastest Women’s 50m Freestyle times at the Olympics! | Top Moments
Enjoy watching the Top 10 of the fastest Women’s 50m Freestyle Swimming Races in Olympic history! Did we forget someone? Let us know in the comments!
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CC photo #460: The Istanbul 2012 Women’s 50 Free Medal Podium
The women’s 50 meter freestyle medal winners at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Francesca Halsall (GBR, silver), Aliaksandra Herasimenia (BLR, gold) and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN, bronze). See the result list here.
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London 2012 day 8 finals: Sun, US women post World Records
The London 2012 Olympics swimming championships are now officially over, Michael Phelps managed to win 18 Olympic gold medals and 22 Olympic medals in total before ending his swimming career. Sun Yang posted an extremely impressive 14:31.02 World Record in the men’s 1500 freestyle, ahead of Ryan Cochrane (CAN) in 14:39.63 and now former Olympic…
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London 2012 day 6 finals: Phelps beats the curse of the three-peat
At last it went, after both Phelps and Kitajima had tried twice, and others before that, Phelps tonight became first male swimmer ever to win the same individual event at three Olympic Games. Gold to Phelps and the US in the men’s 200 IM, 1:54.27 ahead of Ryan Lochte in 1:54.90 and Laszlo Cseh (HUN)…