Tag: Andrey Grechin
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Russia 1:41.70 and a new world record in the mixed 4×50 medley
At the World Cup meet in Moscow today, Russia’s team of Sergey Makov (23.98), Andrey Grechin (26.90), Daria Tcvetkova (25.97) and Ekaterina Borovikova (24.85) managed to crush the mixed 4×50 medley world record, with a time of 1:41.70 beating Indiana University’s world record of 1:49.87 from September. This is an only recently recognized FINA event, so…
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Russia’s Olympic swimming team finalized
The lineup of the Russian Olympic swimming team is complete, with 29 athletes earning the right to represent their country in London 2012, following the conclusion of the National Championships in Moscow. According to RT the one chance that Russian swimmers had to qualify for the Summer Olympics, which makes you wonder what the heck…
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Danish Trials Day 1 Prelims: Calm before the storm
Nothing special this morning at the Danish Trials, in the men’s 100 freestyle they had favorites Daniel Skaaning and Jakob Andkjær qualifying alongside guest swimmers Andrey Grechin (RUS), Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) and Olaf Wildeboer (NED), in the women’s 100 freestyle Jeanette Ottesen, Pernille Blume and young gun Mie Ø. Nielsen, in the men’s 100 breaststroke…