Tag: Jeanette Ottesen
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Felipe Silva posts world’s textile best in the 50 breast
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro today, Brazil’s Felipe Silva managed an incredible 26.87 in the men’s 50 breaststroke, eclipsing Cameron van der Burgh’s textile best of 26.90 from the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen won the women’s 100 freestyle with a time of 54.37, Cesar Cielo the men’s 100…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Ottesen smashes the 50 butterfly world textile record
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio yesterday, Jeanette Ottesen demolished the Danish record in the women’s 50 butterfly, with a 25.29 beating her own record of 25.69 from the 2010 Europeans in Budapest. It is a 3rd best time in the world ever, and the fastest ever in textile, Therese Alshammar owning the now…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Cielo rattles 50 free world textile record
At the Maria Lenk Trophy yesterday evening, Brazil’s Cesar Ceilo almost posted a world textile best in the men’s 50 freestyle, scorching the pool in 21.38 seconds, where Fréderick Bousquet’s world textile record is 21.36 from the 2010 Europeans. Bruno Fratus managed a second best in the world this year in the prelims, clocking 21.70,…
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Brazil unveils new carbon fiber swimsuits for London 2012
Brazil’s Olympic champion Cesar Cielo unveiled on Monday (April 23) the latest skin-tight Arena swimsuit he will wear at London’s Olympic Games this summer. And promised to break the world record, come London 2012. Cielo and other Brazilians swimmers will compete for a spot in the Olympic games this week at the Troféu Maria Lenk…
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CC photo #105: Jeanette Ottesen zoning out at Szczecin 2011
Danish World and European champion Jeanette Ottesen Gray having a peaceful moment before warmup at the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships. Even world champs have to settle for a spot among the luggage sometimes :-)
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Danish Trials Day 4 Finals: Mie takes down another record
On the final night of Danish Olympic Trials, Mie Ø. Nielsen took down Louise Ørnstedt’s Danish junior record in the women’s 200 backstroke, with a 2:11.97 replacing the 2:13.61 from back in 2000. Pál Joensen confirmed his Olympic spot in the 1500 freestyle, with a 15:04.39 and 6th in the world this year, coach Bjarnason…
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Danish Trials Day 2 Finals: Blume added to Olympic roster
In the women’s 100 meter freestyle, world champion Jeanette Ottesen confirmed her Olympic qualification with a time of 53.90, followed by also qualifying Pernille Blume in 54.06. In the 800 freestyle, Lotte Friis cruised to a time of 8:28.52 and confirmed qualification, with Grainne Murphy (IRL) clocking 8:29.55 and 2nd also under the FINA A…
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Danish Trials Day 1 Finals: 4 Danes and Pál confirm spot on Danish Olympic squad
In the women’s 100 freestyle semifinal, Jeanette Ottesen’s 55.64 didn’t quite make the Olympic qualification time (yet), but is on the team anyhow because of having made it in Shanghai, and then now the lesser ‘stability time’ of 55.39 (FINA A + 1.5%) that Danes want the already qualified to swim at the Danish Trials,…
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Danish Trials Day 1 Prelims: Calm before the storm
Nothing special this morning at the Danish Trials, in the men’s 100 freestyle they had favorites Daniel Skaaning and Jakob Andkjær qualifying alongside guest swimmers Andrey Grechin (RUS), Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) and Olaf Wildeboer (NED), in the women’s 100 freestyle Jeanette Ottesen, Pernille Blume and young gun Mie Ø. Nielsen, in the men’s 100 breaststroke…