Tag: Mads Glæsner
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CC photo #409: The Istanbul 2012 men’s 1500 freestyle medal podium
The men’s 1500 meter freestyle medal podium at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Denmark’s Mads Glæsner world champion in 14:30.01, Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri silver in 14:31.13 and Faroe Islands’s Pál Joensen bronze in 14:36.93. See the result list here.
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Mads Glæsner: ‘Wildeboer ruined my Olympics’
Quote this article (in Danish) on Sporten.dk. According to the now 1500 freestyle short course world champion Mads Glæsner, the Danish male swimmers were ‘sacrificed’ for the female, their last 6 months of training downgraded with all focus instead on the needs of the women. – ‘Paulus didn’t hide that the training was not prepared…
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CC photo #405: Pál and Mads pretty beat at Istanbul 2012
Faroe Island’s Pál Joensen at the wall and Denmark’s Mads Glæsner over the lane rope at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. Mads the now men’s 1500 World Champion in 14:30.01, and Pál the bronze winner in 14:36.93. See the result list here.
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Denmark selects 16 for the 2012 European SC, 9 for the Worlds
The Danish Swimming Federation has selected the following swimmers for the Chartres 2012 European Short Course Championships and Istanbul 2012 World Short Course Championships, including the entire Danish Olympic squad on double-duty, except Mads Glæsner who will concentrate on Istanbul, Mathias Gydesen who has retired, and Pál Joensen who will again compete for the Faroe…
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Danish swimmer Matthias Gydesen officially invited to the Olympics
The Danish Swimming Federation announced today that Mathias Gydesen has received the official invitation from FINA to compete at the London Olympics, expected as he was only 1 hundredth of a second from qualifying back in March. Gydesen comments: ‘Of course I am relieved that the final decision has arrived, even though I saw it…
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London 2012 possibly the best Danish Olympics ever
Despite having given up on extra-hard Olympic qualification standards, the international competition especially in Europe has increased so dramatically, that it never has been harder for a Danish athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games. According to Danish Olympic Chef De Mission Jesper Frigast Larsen, those selected are doing so good, injury-free and training well,…
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Danish men’s 4×200 freestyle Olympic relay spot confirmed
The Danish Swimming Federation announces now that they have received confirmation from FINA, that their men’s 4×200 freestyle relay will be invited to participate at the London 2012 Olympics. You might remember the exciting relay at the Danish Trials, where Mads Glæsner, Daniel Skaaning, Anders Lie and Pál Joensen had to swim faster than 7:15:65…
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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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Video: Men’s 4×200 freestyle relay at Danish Trials 2012
The most anticipated Danish Trials event of this evening, the 4×200 meter freestyle time trial. Splits Mads Glæsner 1:49.46 (53.02), Daniel Skaaning 1:49.04 (52.13), Anders Lie 1:49.09 (52.54) and Pál Joensen 1:47.79 (52.19). Total time 7:15.38, enough to put them in contention for a relay spot at the London 2012 Olympics.