Tag: Istanbul 2009
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CC photo #675: Different body types at Istanbul 2012
So these two must be Germany’s (in orange) Johannes Dietrich and (in black) Marco di Carli (?) preparing themselves for the men’s 4×50 freestyle final at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. A lot bad has been said about the supersuits, but they were also the great equalizer. Behind them Frédérick…
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CC photo #648: European Swimmers of the Year 2009 on the Istanbul podium
A photo from the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Germany’s Paul Biedermann, Russia’s synchronized swimmer Natalia Ishchenko and Germany’s open water swimmers Thomas Lurz and Angela Maurer. Britta Steffen is missing on the photo, as the 2009 European female swimmer of the year.
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CC #646: Gifts in the Istanbul 2009 European Champs goodie bag
A cap, a water bottle, a pen, a pin, a key ring, a USB disk, a T-shirt, a flask of pool water and ‘Droppy’. Photo taken at our hotel in Istanbul, back then.
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CC photo #518: Resetting his head at Istanbul 2009
A scene from the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Not 100% sure who this is, but maybe Amaury Leveaux.
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CC photo #447: A forest of cameras at Istanbul 2009
Way up under the roof, the video analysts at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. I remember it as very hot.
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CC photo #419: Colbertaldo being congratulated at Istanbul 2009
Italy’s Federico Colbertaldo silver winner in the men’s 1500 freestyle at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Germany’s Jan Wolfgarten in the background, waiting for his gold medal. See the result list here.
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CC photo #339: Warm-up at Istanbul 2009
Lots of things happening in and around the pool of the LEN 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
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CC photo #337: Ivan Lendjer after the Istanbul 2009 men’s 100 fly
The tattoo gives it away, this must be Serbia’s Ivan Lendjer celebrating after clocking fastest time in the first semifinal of the men’s 100 butterfly at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. He ended up winning bronze the day after, see result list here
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CC photo #284: The big boys sprint at Istanbul 2009
OK, not totally sure here, but I think the guy with the ‘meat hook’ stroke on lane 4 from us is Frédérick Bousquet, here winning the men’s 50 freestyle prelims at the LEN 2009 European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey in 21.18, on his way to winning the event in 20.53 that same evening.