Tag: Jeanette Ottesen
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Ottesen and Friis among 20 nominees for Denmark’s Greatest Sports Name title
Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet is arranging a vote for Denmark’s Greatest Sports Name as of now, starting with 36 two days ago that have now been narrowed down to 20. Two of the 20 are swimmers Jeanette Ottesen and Lotte Friis, whom we all can for vote for now until Sunday morning. The public vote…
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15 Danish swimmers qualified for Berlin 2014 Europeans
At the end of the Danish Open 2014 in Bellahøj tonight, the Danish swimming federation announced the 15 swimmers qualified for the LEN 2014 European Swimming Championships in Berlin. In another press release national coach Nick Juba commented: “I think that the trials have been efficient and successful, but also fairly predictable. Our ‘big hitters’…
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Jeanette Ottesen clocks 24.54 and Danish national record tying time in the 50 free
Jeanette Ottesen rattled her own Danish record in the 50 meter freestyle, when she at the East-Regional Danish Long Course Championships in Ballerup clocked 24.54 seconds, equalling her national record from the Barcelona 2013 World Championships. The Danish Regional Long Course Championships are held in Odense (West) and Ballerup (East) this weekend, as lead-up to…
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2013 Duel in the Pool Interviews
Courtesy of British Swimming, Conor Dwyer, Jeanette Ottesen, Michael Jamieson, Eugene Godsoe, Sophie Allen, Tom Shields, Fran Halsall and Mireia Belmonte being interviewed.
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Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Finals
Russia rules with 4 gold medals, 1 world record and 1 championships record after the first day of competition, Efimova having clocked a couple of championships records en route to the final. Spain’s Mireia Belmonte set a new European record of 2:01.52 in the 200 fly, and Denmark won the women’s 4×50 freestyle in a…
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Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Prelims
The LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships are underway, the ‘LEN Timing System’ still a bit dodgy but improving during the first batch of preliminary heats. Yuliya Efimova set a new championships record of 29.47 in the women’s 50 breaststroke, and the world records were broken in both the men’s 4×50 medley and women’s 4×50…
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CC photo #690: Veldhuis won the Rijeka 2008 women’s 100 free
The reactions in the pool a moment after the women’s 100 meter freestyle final at the LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia. From top to bottom 8th placed Alena Popchanka (FRA) in lane 8, 6th placed Sarah Sjöström (SWE) in lane 7, bronze winner Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) in lane 6, European champ…
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29 Danish swimmers selected for the Herning 2013 European Short Course Championships
After the final night of finals at the Danish Short Course Championships 2013, Danish Swimming’s Sports Director Mikkel von Seelen announced the squad for Herning 2013, including all 28 that qualified for individual events, plus Danish record setting breaststroke Mathias Andersen who has been selected to strengthen the (medley) relays. See svoem.org (The Danish Herning…
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Danish Short Course Champs 2013 – Day 4
Summary A seemingly good night with 4 more swimmers qualifying for Herning 2013 and lots of already qualified swimmers qualifying for additional events. Jeanette Ottesen clocked 23.98 in the 50 freestyle and 56.65 in the 100 fly, and ‘our guy’ Magnus Jákupsson won the 100 backstroke in impressive 51.75. These four swimmers were added to…