Tag: Irakli Bolkvadze
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Georgians arrange inaugural Tbilisi Open Water Marathon
Yesterday September 15, the first ever official open water event was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, arranged by the Georgian Swimmers’ Club, Georgian Aquatics Sports National Federation, Tbillisi City Hall and Lisi Development. The distance was 5K for men and 3K for women, Georgia’s 200 freestyle national record holder Irakli Revishvili clocking the best time of…
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Antwerp 2012 day 2: Carli takes down Heidi Grein’s (GDR) record from 1986
After two days of racing at the Antwerp 2012 European Junior Championships, Russia’s youngsters are dominating the event with 7 gold medals and 1 silver (out of 14 gold possible till now), ahead of Italy’s 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, and Germany’s 1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze. Most winning swimmers are…
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Revishvili named best swimmer of the 2012 Open Maximali Cup
This weekend our friends over in Georgia arranged the international “Open Maximali Cup 2012” in Tbilisi, attracting about 200 swimmers from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, the best of them preparing for the European Juniors and the London Games this summer.
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Bolkvadze first ever Georgian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics
Yesterday in the men’s 200 meter breaststroke, 17-year-old Irakli Bolkvadze from Georgia made the Olympic Invitation Time of 2:16.35, clocking exactly 2:16.35 and 24th in the heats here at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. He is the first ever Georgian swimmer to make the Olympic cuts, previous Georgian Olympic swimmers having participated for USSR…