Tag: Indy Grand Prix 2012
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Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen nominated for the Olympics
The Danish Swimming Federation today announced that it will nominate Mathias Gydesen for the London 2012 Olympic Games, based on his 54.41 result in the men’s 100 backstroke prelims at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, only 1/100th of a second off the FINA A Olympic qualifying time but better than the FINA B Olympic Invitation time…
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Mathias Gydesen might get another chance
Danish newspaper Politiken has this article on Mathias Gydesen’s situation now after missing out on an Olympic qualification with only 1 hundredth of a second, when he at the Indianapolis Grand Prix last weekend broke the Danish and Nordic record in the men’s 100 backstroke with a time of 54.41, the FINA A cut being…
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Indy Grand Prix 2012: Michael Phelps bows out with a world-best 200 IM
At the Indianapolis Grand Prix yesterday, Michael Phelps scorched the men’s 200 meter individual medley with a 1:56.41 meet record, almost two seconds under Joe Roebuck’s world-leading time of 1:58.16 from the British Olympic Trials. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine Crazy to think it all started 12 years ago in Indy…. And now I…
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Mathias Gydesen 54.75 in the Indy 100 back, outside the FINA A standard
Danish swimmer Mathias Gydesen managed a 54.75 and joint 3rd with Ryan Lochte in the men’s 100 backstroke at the Indianapolis Grand Prix a moment ago, meaning that he probably missed the qualification for the London 2012 Olympics, after being only one hundredth of a second outside the FINA A qualification time of 54.40 this…
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Michael Phelps might swim the 400 IM in London
After winning the 400 IM at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, Olympic champion and world record holder Michael Phelps hinted that he may well swim the event in London, despite having vowed at the Beijing 2008 Olympis to never do it again. Read for instance SwimNews and The Baltimore Sun and see result list. “It’s a…
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Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen is 1/100 of a second away from the Olympics
At the Indianapolis Grand Prix this morning, Denmark’s Mathias Gydesen was fastest in the men’s 100 meter backstroke prelims, with a time of 54.41, one hundredth of a second from the FINA ‘A’ qualifying time that will qualify him for the London 2012 Olympics. You might remember that he got a dispensation from the Danish…
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Dara Torres impresses in heats at Indy, but is realistic
Though men’s megastars Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, no other swimmer got accosted Friday morning quite as thoroughly as Dara Torres, who at 44 is trying to make her sixth Olympic team. She posted the second-fastest qualifying time – 25.35 – seconds in the 50 freestyle, despite misjudging the…
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Indy Grand Prix Day 1: Phelps wins the 100 butterfly, Lochte does good in the B-final
At the Indianapolis Grand Prix yesterday evening, Dana Vollmer won the 100 freestyle in 54.21 and 100 butterfly in 57.73, while Nathan Adrian pipped Phelps in the 100 freestyle with a 48.62 to 48.78. Micah Lawrence managed a 2:24.85 and 2nd best in the world this year in the women’s 200 breaststroke, Clark Burckle won…
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Indy Grand Prix: Phelps qualifies for 2 finals, Lochte misses out
At the Indianapolis Grand Prix today, Michael Phelps qualified third for the finals in the 100 butterfly and seventh in the 100 freestyle, stating according to USA Today, ‘I feel like the old me again’. Ryan Lochte competed in the same events, but didn’t make it to the finals, according to the Washington Post usually…