Tag: Rijeka 2008
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CC photo #50: Czech supporters at Rijeka 2008
Fancy headwear at the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course championships.
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CC photo #47: Peter MankoÄ celebrates his 9th consecutive 100 IM EC SC win
An amazing feat by Slovenia’s Peter MankoÄ, to win the European Short Course Championships 100 IM nine (9) times in a row, before a bronze in Istanbul 2009, a silver in Eindhoven 2010 and then gold again in Szczecin 2011. The photo is from Rijeka 2008, let me just list up the rest of his…
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CC photo #42: Italy’s record setting Rijeka 2008 relay
Italy’s Alessandro Terrin (breaststroke), Mirco di Tora (backstroke), Marco Belotti (butterfly) and Filippo Magnini (freestyle) posing for a photo after the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course Championships record setting 4×50 medley time of 1:32.91.
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CC photo #36: Amaury Leveaux points to his neck tattoo
French swimmer Amaury Leveaux celebrating his men’s 100 meter freestyle world record of 45.12, in the Rijeka 2008 LEN European Short Couse Championships semifinal. The day after he improved that record even more, to 44.94, first and still only man under 45 seconds. He had a good meet, setting world records also in the 50…
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CC photo #33: The Rijeka 2008 European SC Championships pool
The LEN 2008 European Short Course Championships pool in Rijeka, Croatia. Absolutely beautiful, and what an atmosphere it was, with all those records (never mind the suits :-)
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CC photo #19: Lucky girl gets to lead Der Paul et al past the Rijeka 2008 audience
That Croatian girl seems pretty happy with her job, leading Mads Glæsner, Paul Biedermann and Massimiliano Rosolino (in that order) past photographers and audience after the Rijeka 2008 European Short Course men’s 400 freestyle medal ceremony. And yes, I must stress that she did wear clothes :-P
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CC photo #11: Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa looking all business in Rijeka 2008
Spain’s ‘phelpsian‘ Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa, winner of the Szczecin 2011 European Short Course Championships 400 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 200 and 400 IM, and the Dubai 2010 World Championships (25m) 200 butterfly, 200 and 400 IM. 200 fly and 200 IM won on the same night in Szczecin, 200 fly and 400 IM on the same…
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CC photo #10: Milorad Čavić handing his bouquet to some girl at Rijeka 2008
Serbia’s Milorad Cavic handing his bouquet of flowers to some girl at the Rijeka 2008 LEN European Short Course Championships. This after having won gold in the men’s 100 meter butterfly, in 49.19 ahead of Spain’s Rafael Muñoz Pérez (49.74) and Russia’s Nikolay Skvortsov (49.98).
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And 4 WRs On 4th Day Of European Championships
December 14th: France’s Amaury Leveaux clocked 22.18 in the 50 meter butterfly prelims. Spain’s Mireia Belmonte clocked 4:25.06 in the 400 meter medley. Italy’s Federica Pellegrini clocked 1:51.85 in the 200 meter freestyle. And France’s Alain Bernard (20.64), Fabien Gilot (20.33), Amaury Leveaux (19.93) and Frederic Bousquet (19.87) obliterated the 4×50 meter freestyle world record,…