Tag: Troféu Maria Lenk 2012
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Felipe Silva posts world’s textile best in the 50 breast
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio de Janeiro today, Brazil’s Felipe Silva managed an incredible 26.87 in the men’s 50 breaststroke, eclipsing Cameron van der Burgh’s textile best of 26.90 from the Shanghai 2011 World Championships. Denmark’s Jeanette Ottesen won the women’s 100 freestyle with a time of 54.37, Cesar Cielo the men’s 100…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Cielo smashes the 50 butterfly world record
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio, Brazil’s Cesar Cielo demolished Roland Schoman’s world textile record of 22.86 from 2005, Cielo managing a Brazilian and South American record of 22.76 ahead of Nicholas Dos Santos in 22.79, Dos Santos owning the now former record of 22.87. They say that there was quite a bit of…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Ottesen smashes the 50 butterfly world textile record
At the Maria Lenk Trophy in Rio yesterday, Jeanette Ottesen demolished the Danish record in the women’s 50 butterfly, with a 25.29 beating her own record of 25.69 from the 2010 Europeans in Budapest. It is a 3rd best time in the world ever, and the fastest ever in textile, Therese Alshammar owning the now…
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Troféu Maria Lenk: Cielo rattles 50 free world textile record
At the Maria Lenk Trophy yesterday evening, Brazil’s Cesar Ceilo almost posted a world textile best in the men’s 50 freestyle, scorching the pool in 21.38 seconds, where Fréderick Bousquet’s world textile record is 21.36 from the 2010 Europeans. Bruno Fratus managed a second best in the world this year in the prelims, clocking 21.70,…
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Brazil unveils new carbon fiber swimsuits for London 2012
Brazil’s Olympic champion Cesar Cielo unveiled on Monday (April 23) the latest skin-tight Arena swimsuit he will wear at London’s Olympic Games this summer. And promised to break the world record, come London 2012. Cielo and other Brazilians swimmers will compete for a spot in the Olympic games this week at the Troféu Maria Lenk…