Tag: Simona Baumrtova
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Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Finals
Russia rules with 4 gold medals, 1 world record and 1 championships record after the first day of competition, Efimova having clocked a couple of championships records en route to the final. Spain’s Mireia Belmonte set a new European record of 2:01.52 in the 200 fly, and Denmark won the women’s 4×50 freestyle in a…
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Herning 2013 Europeans Day 1 – Prelims
The LEN 2013 European Short Course Championships are underway, the ‘LEN Timing System’ still a bit dodgy but improving during the first batch of preliminary heats. Yuliya Efimova set a new championships record of 29.47 in the women’s 50 breaststroke, and the world records were broken in both the men’s 4×50 medley and women’s 4×50…
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CC photo #667: Olivia Smoliga on the Istanbul 2012 medal podium
USA’s Olivia Smoliga world champion in the women’s 100 meter backstroke at the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. In red Denmark’s silver winning Mie Ø. Nielsen and in the bottom right corner bronze winner Simona Baumrtova from the Czech Republic. Also, hyperflexible elbow. See the result list here.
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Europe vs USA 2013 Duel in the Pool teams revealed
See for instance swimming.org Olympic medallist Michael Jamieson and World Championship medallist Fran Halsall will lead the European challenge at the 2013 Duel in the Pool when the continent’s best swimmers go head-to-head with world number one swimming nation the USA. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Britain will be French Olympic champions Florent Manaudou, Yannick Agnel and Fabien…
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CC photo #566: Baumrtova happy with her bronze at Istanbul 2012
The Czech Republic’s Simona Baumrtova on the Istanbul 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) medal podium in Istanbul, Turkey, after taking bronze in the women’s 100 meter backstroke. Gold winner Olivia Smoliga from the USA beside her, see the result list here.
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CC photo #557: Istanbul 2012 women’s 100 back medal winners meeting the photographers
Just a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey. From left to right Mie Østergaard Nielsen (DEN, silver), Olivia Smoliga (USA, gold) and Simona Baumrtova (CZE, bronze), see the result list here. Fun trying to ‘catch a flash’ :-)