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  • Big meet in Barcelona this weekend !

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    The Mare Nostrum circuit starts in Barcelona this weekend, and our guy Pál Joensen will be there, along with 4 juniors from our Faroese squad. The start list promises a lot of world-class racing, as swim stars from around the world prepare for Shanghai 2011.

  • Belmonte and Costa set Spanish records

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    At the Spanish Open today, Mireia Belmonte García completed what was a strong meet with a national record time of 2:10.26 in the 200 IM, behind only Australia’s Alicia Coutts’ 2:10.06 and China’s 14-year-old Ye Shiwen’s 2:10.11 this year. And in the 400 free, Melanie Costa Schmid downed the Spanish record with a 4:07.09, moving…

  • Belmonte 4:34.91 and Spanish 400 IM record

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    Mireia Belmonte García was a league apart from the field on the way to her third victory at the Spanish Open in just over 24 hours, a 4:34.91 over 400 IM taking down her own Spanish record by 1.4 seconds. Read more here on SwimNews.com, where Craig Lord rates her as one of the favourites…

  • Mireia Belmonte has Phelpsian qualities

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    Technical director for Spanish swimming, Luis Villanueva, told reporters this week that Mireia Belmonte has Phelpsian qualities. “She is a swimmer with a beastly talent, there are very few like her.” She answered by bagging two titles on the first day of the Spanish Open in Madrid, clocking a Spanish record 2:06.25 in the 200…