Tag: Daniel Skaaning
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Danish Trials Day 4 Finals: Mie takes down another record
On the final night of Danish Olympic Trials, Mie Ø. Nielsen took down Louise Ørnstedt’s Danish junior record in the women’s 200 backstroke, with a 2:11.97 replacing the 2:13.61 from back in 2000. Pál Joensen confirmed his Olympic spot in the 1500 freestyle, with a 15:04.39 and 6th in the world this year, coach Bjarnason…
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Video: Men’s 4×200 freestyle relay at Danish Trials 2012
The most anticipated Danish Trials event of this evening, the 4×200 meter freestyle time trial. Splits Mads Glæsner 1:49.46 (53.02), Daniel Skaaning 1:49.04 (52.13), Anders Lie 1:49.09 (52.54) and Pál Joensen 1:47.79 (52.19). Total time 7:15.38, enough to put them in contention for a relay spot at the London 2012 Olympics.
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Danish Trial Day 3 Finals: Mie Ø. Nielsen qualifies with a 59.69 in the 100 back
On the 3rd night of Danish Olympic Trials, 15-year-old Mie Ø. Nielsen qualified for the Olympics in the women’s 100 meter backstroke, with a scorching time of 59.69, and new Danish junior and senior record, and Nordic record beating Louise Ørnstedt’s 1:00.48 from a home meet in Odense back in 2005. She had actually qualified…
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Video: Men’s 200 freestyle final at Danish Open 2012
This is what the DR live stream sounded and looked like. As I’ve mentioned, a bit cloudy, but with excellent sound and commentary. Oh and yes, our guy won, Pál Joensen 1:48.98 and a new Faroese record, Mads Glæsner 2nd in 1:49.05, Daniel Skaaning 3rd in 1:49.85 and Anders Lie 4th in 1:49.86. Tomorrow they…
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Danish Trials Day 2 Finals: Blume added to Olympic roster
In the women’s 100 meter freestyle, world champion Jeanette Ottesen confirmed her Olympic qualification with a time of 53.90, followed by also qualifying Pernille Blume in 54.06. In the 800 freestyle, Lotte Friis cruised to a time of 8:28.52 and confirmed qualification, with Grainne Murphy (IRL) clocking 8:29.55 and 2nd also under the FINA A…
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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…
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CC photo #17: Don’t dive, Daniel
Just a fun photo from the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships, featuring Danish swimmer Daniel Skaaning and (I suppose) Jacek Miciul, coach of Polish double-gold medal winner RadosÅ‚aw KawÄ™cki at Klub Sportowy Korner Zielona Góra. It was that “don’t dive” sign in the background that made me search for the right moment :-)
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Don’t dive, or the sailor will come get you !
Denmark’s Daniel Skaaning in deep trouble here at the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Swimming Championships ;-P
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Icelandic Jakobsson sets Norwegian record at Danish Open
Icelandic born Sindri Þór Jakobsson set a Norwegian record at Danish Open 2011 today, with a time of 2:02.38 in the 200 butterfly. Andreas Schiellerup and Daniel Skaaning set Danish junior records, Jeanette Ottesen and Pernille Blume qualified for Shanghai 2011, and three swimmers qualified for the European junior championships in Belgrade this summer.