Tag: Rikke Møller Pedersen
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Rikke Møller Pedersen 1:04.12 and a new European Record in the 100 breaststroke
At the LEN 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres today, Denmark’s Rikke Møller Pedersen won the women’s 100 meter breaststroke in 1:04.12, beating her own 1:04.21 European record from the Salnikov Cup in St. Petersburg 2009, and her 1:04.49 Championships record from the prelims this morning. Petra Chocova (CZE) was second in 1:05.50,…
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France still leads the Chartres 2012 medal race, but the Danes closing in
Denmark had a great day at the Chartres 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships, with Lotte Friis taking the 800 freestyle crown, Jeanette Ottesen the 50 butterfly and Rikke Møller Pedersen the 200 breaststroke, see for instance the report on SwimNews. The Russians are also in the race now, but France and Hungary though still…
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Wildeboer now Danish NTC coach, national coach to be named later
As mentioned in May, the Danish Swimming Federation made a new 4-year contract with national coach Paulus Wildeboer, to (on his request) be ‘only’ head coach of the National Training Center (NTC), while another person would be appointed national head coach. Yesterday, the Danish Swimming Federation announced that until there is a solution to the national…
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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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London 2012 day 5 finals: Gyurta and Soni set 200 breast world records
Another exciting day at the London Aquatics Centre, with both men and women setting records, the supersuits beginning to seem irrelevant now. Hungary’s Dani Gyurta set a new world record in the men’s 200 breaststroke, clocking 2:07.28 with Michael Jamieson (GBR) 2nd in 2:07.43 and Ryo Tateishi (JPN) 3rd in 2:08.29. Rebecca Soni set a…
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London 2012 day 5 prelims: Lochte safely through towards his 200 back/IM epic double
At the London 2012 Olympic prelims this morning, China’s Yi Tang posted best time in the women’s 100 freestyle, 53.28 ahead of Melanie Schlanger (AUS) in 53.50 and Jeanette Ottesen Gray (DEN) in 53.51, notable omission Russia’s single participant Veronika Popova and non-starting Cate Campbell (AUS) and Therese Alshammar (SWE). Rebecca Soni (AUS) posted the…
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Danish Darlings introduce Mie to their Wax On Wax Off ritual
Off On-Sport.dk: ‘Waxing is a tradition and part of the Olympic preparations of the Danish swimming girls. Here it is Mie Østergaard Nielsen who has come under loving care by Rikke Møller Pedersen and Pernille Blume.’
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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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Rikke Møller Pedersen interviews Paulus Wildeboer and Larry Colley
Danish breaststroker Rikke Møller Pedersen interviewing ‘altitude dad’ Larry Colley and ‘NTC dad’ Paulus Wildeboer at altitude in Leadville. Here is a video from earlier featuring them and others, courtesy of 9News Setubal 10K ‘gate crasher‘ Oussama Mellouli was one of the ‘Danish’ at Leadville, just saying ;-)