Tag: Felipe Lima
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London 2012 day 1 prelims: Vollmer posts OR, lots of shocks in other races
In the men’s 400 IM, medal favorite Laszlo Cseh missed the final with 7/100 of a second, Michael Phelps just scraping by in 8th spot. In the women’s 100 butterfly, USA’s Dana Vollmer posted an Olympic Record of 56.25. In the men’s 400 freestyle, Tae-hwan Park posted a confident time of 3:46.68 but was disqualified,…
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33̬ Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 РPromo
Part of the Mare Nostrum 2012 series, hosted by Club Natació Sant Andreu, the club of Erika Villaécija, bronze winner in the 1500 freestyle at Debrecen 2012. This weekend June 2nd and 3rd, see event details here, including start lists featuring swimmers like Rebecca Adlington, Erika Villaécija and Mireia Belmonte, Keri-Anne Payne, Kristel Kobrich, Sergey…
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Deaf US swimmer wins bronze at Pan Am Games
For American swimmer Marcus Titus, being deaf is more advantage than disability, at least when it’s time to get in the water. “It helps me stay in my own world, helps me focus on what I need to do,” the 25-year-old said at the Pan American Games after winning a bronze medal in his first…