Tag: Spanish Open 2012
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Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa sets another Spanish record in Malaga
At the Spanish Open National Championships, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa broke the national record in the women’s 400 freestyle, with a time of 4:05.77 breaking Melanie Costa Schmid’s 4:07.02 from the Shanghai World Championships last year. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.
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Former British Olympian earns Paraguay place in the London 2012 pool
Benjamin Hockin, who swam for Britain at the 2008 Olympics and was suspended for a year in 2010 for not taking the right steps to notify his change of nationality, has given Paraguay a surprise place in the pool at the London Games, qualifying with a time of one minute 47.79 seconds in the 200…
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Spanish Open: Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa sets Spanish record in the 200 free
At the Spanish Open National Championships in Malaga, yesterday evening, Mireia Belmonte GarcÃa managed a 1:57.58 in the women’s 200 freestyle, besting Melanie Costa Schmid’s Spanish record of 1:57.83 from the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. Belmonte GarcÃa also managed a near-national record in the women’s 200 IM, winning in 2:10.53, and won the 800 freestyle…
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Spanish Open streamed live on YouTube
This is interesting … Earlier this month, YouTube opened up the possibility for NonProfits to live stream directly on YouTube, and apparently the Spaniards were quick, arranging the ongoing “Open” de España Natación to use this possibility, or something similar, since for instance this video says “Streamed live on Mar 29, 2012”, and others are…