Tag: Vladimir Morozov
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Istanbul 2012 Day 3: Lochte breaks the 200 IM WR
On the third day of the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey, Ryan Lochte (USA) smashed his own 200 IM world record, clocking 1:49.63 where his record from the 2010 World Champs was 1:50.08. Dani Gyurta (HUN) set a new championship record in the men’s 200 breaststroke, clocking 2:01.35 where Naoya Tomita’s…
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Another good day for France at Chartres 2012 today
Camille Muffat was definitely the headliner at the Chartres 2012 European Short Course Championships today, with her world record in the 400 freestyle, France moving away on the medal table with that and Jeremy Stravius’ win in the mens 100 backstroke, plus Laure Manaudou’s win in the women’s 50 backstroke, Italy and Russia also moving…
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Russia’s Olympic swimming team finalized
The lineup of the Russian Olympic swimming team is complete, with 29 athletes earning the right to represent their country in London 2012, following the conclusion of the National Championships in Moscow. According to RT the one chance that Russian swimmers had to qualify for the Summer Olympics, which makes you wonder what the heck…
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Russian Trials: Korotyshkin, Vyatchanin qualify for the Olympics
At the Russian National Championships today, Alexander Tikhonov qualified for the Olympics with a 4:15.25 in the men’s 400 IM, Evgeny Korotyshkin and and Nikolay Skvortsov with a tight 52.07 to 52.08 in the men’s 100 butterfly ahead of Nikita Konovalov in 52.15, and Arkady Vyatchanin and Vladimir Morozov with 53.91 and 53.93 respectively in…