Tag: Erik Persson
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European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (HUN) – Day 11, Summary
New stars on the rise: Seemanova, Glinta, Gonzalez make a splash New faces smiled to the cameras while posing with the respective gold medals: Czech Barbara Seemanova earned a stunning win in the women’s 200m free, followed by Romania’s Robert-Andrei Glinta in the men’s 100m back and Spain’s Hugo Gonzalez in the 200m IM. There…
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Swedish Top Swimmers to Skip the Glasgow 2019 European Short Course Championships
Sarah Sjöström has earlier decided to drop the Glasgow 2019 Europeans for the new ISL Swimming Series. Now it is also clear that World Cup high ranked Michelle Coleman will prioritize training rather than the Europeans, and that the sisters Louise and Sophie Hansson plus Victor Johansson willhanss skip the Europeans apparently due to obligations…
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Sweden selects 9 for 2015 Kazan World Championships
See Svensk Simidrott Swimmers: Christoffer Carlsen, Mölndal ASS Michelle Coleman, SpÃ¥rvägen S Stina Gardel,l SpÃ¥rvägen S Louise Hansson, Helsingborg S Jennie Johansson, SK Neptun Ida Lindborg, Malmö S Erik Persson, Kungsbacka S Simon Sjödin, SK Neptun Sarah Sjöström, Södertörns S National head coach: Ulrika Sandmark Coaches: Jonas Lundström, Helsingborg S, Carl Jenner, NEC, Andrei Vorontsov,…
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Swedish SC Champs – Day 5
Web site • Start Lists • Results • Videos Summary Simon Sjödin clocked 4:12.20 and a new championship record in the men’s 400 IM, Michelle Coleman beat Sarah Sjöström 52.33 to 52.47 in the women’s 100 freestyle. Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events: 100 free W – Michelle Coleman, Sarah Sjöström, Louise Hansson, Magdalena Kuras 100 free M – Christoffer Carlsen…
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Swedish SC Champs 2013 – Day 2
Web site • Start Lists • Results • Videos Summary Sarah Sjöström clocked 25.35 in the 50 butterfly. Simon Sjödin broke the championships record in the 200 IM, clocking 1:56.04. Qualified Swedes for Herning 2013 in tonight’s events: 400 free W – Louise Hansson 200 IM M – Simon Sjödin, Mattias Carlsson, Erik Persson, Linus…
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Swedish SC Champs 2013 – Day 1
See the official championships landing page and videos from tonight’s finals on SuperLive Summary Erik Persson (1994) broke the Swedish record in the men’s 200 breaststroke, with a time of 2:07.07 beating Martin Gustavsson’s 2:07.66 record from the 2003 Swedish SC Champs. 9 more swimmers made the Swedish roster (Céline Bertrand twice) for Herning 2013, to…
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Danish Open 2013 Day 4: Pedersen beats the 200 breast European record
On this final day of the Danish Open / Trials, the big story was Rikke Møller Pedersen setting a new European record in the women’s 200 meter breaststroke, clocking 2:20.53 where Yuliya Efimova’s record from the London 2012 Olympics was 2:20.92. Jeanette Ottesen made the Danish Barcelona 2013 ‘stability’ qualification time standard with 1 hundredth…
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Danish Open 2013 Day 1: Friis and Pedersen post swift times
Lotte Friis clocked 4:06.49 in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Danish Open 2013 in Copenhagen today, 4th best in the world this year, and Rikke Møller Pedersen a swift 1:06.55 in the women’s 100 breaststroke semifinal, faster than her best time from the London 2012 Olympics. Young gun Magnus Westermann posted a new Danish…
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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…