By Loretta Race on SwimSwam

The Dansk Svommeunion (Danish Swimming Federation) has released an official statement regarding the release of two National Training Center coaches.

As we reported earlier this month, with less than seven weeks to go before the 2019 FINA World Championships kick off in South Korea, Martin Truijens and Mads Hansen were removed fro the NTC due to alleged ‘inconsistencies’ between Trujens, Hansen and the federation.

The pair had been at the NTC since 2017 and were both slated to be on Denmark’s Worlds staff next month along with Jonas Lundström, Marco Loughran and Jon Langberg.

Per the Danish Swimming Federation’s official statement, ‘regardless of the top results, there has been a dialogue between The Danish Swimming Federation and Head Coach Martin Truijens. During this dialogue it has been clear that the Danish Swimming Federation and Martin Truijens disagree on the set-up for elite sports in Denmark.’

It continues, ‘Martin Truijens and Mads Bjørn Hansen have without a doubt contributed to many top international results for some of our most talented swimmers. However, we have realized that we have different views on elite sports and how the environment should be at the NTC.

‘Because of this, Martin has handed in his resignation. By extension Coach Mads Bjørn Hansen has handed in his resignation too. In dialog with both coaches we have reached the conclusion that it will be the best outcome to part ways right away,’ says Pia Holmen, CEO of the Danish Swimming Federation.

The High Performance Manager Lars Green Bach adds, “Although both parties realize the timing of this decision shortly before the World Championships is undesirable, we have reached the conclusion that it will not be an option to continue the present set-up due to the different views on elite sports and how the environment should be at the NTC.

“Furthermore, we are certain that a change in the set-up will prove to be the right decision on a long-term basis. We wish Martin and Mads all the best in their future endeavors and thank them for their hard work and committed efforts for Danish swimming.”

The Danish Swimming Federation is already working on the new coaching setup, which will be announced as soon as it is established.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Danish Swimming Federation Confirms Departure Of Truijens & Hansen From NTC

By Adrian Mancebo on SwimSwam

TROFEO CIUTAT DE BARCELONA – MARE NOSTRUM

• 15-16 de mayo 2019
• Piscina Pere Serrat (CN Sant Andreu), Barcelona
• Eliminatorias 08:30, finales A 17:00, finales B 19:00 (horario Europeo)
• Retransmisión (no disponible fuera de España)
• Previa del evento
• Web del evento y resultados

El Trofeo Ciutat de Barcelona, que es la tercera etapa del circuito Mare Nostrum, ha dejado un récord sudamericano de Delfina Pignatiello y a la húngara Katinka Hosszu como triunfadora de la etapa con 3 oros y 1 bronce. Además, dos nadadores españoles han logrado rebajar las marcas mínimas y se han clasificado para el mundial de Gwangju, por lo que la lista de nadadores convocados se eleva a 9.

Delfina Pignatiello, récord sudamericano en 1500 libre

Tal y como ya reportamos en SwimSwam, la argentina de 19 años Delfina Pignatiello batió el récord de Sudamérica en 1500 libre, anotando un tiempo de 15:51.68. Esta marca le daba el oro por delante de la campeona olímpica Mireia Belmonte y de la húngara Boglarka Kapas, lejos de Pignatiello con marcas de 16:09.71 y 16:15.18, respectivamente. La argentina se coloca tercera en el ránking mundial de la temporada, por detrás de Katie Ledecky y la china Jianjiahe Wang. Pignatiello ya batió en las anteriores etapas del Mare Nostrum el récord sudamericano de 800 libre (8:24.33) y el argentino en 400 libre (4:06.61).

Katinka Hosszu, 3 oros y 1 plata

La campeona olímpica húngara nos tiene mal acostumbrados, ya que en cada competición a la que asiste consigue múltiples medallas de oro. No ha sido menos en Barcelona, donde Hosszu ha conseguido el oro en 400 estilos (4:32.52), 100 mariposa (57.80) y 200 estilos (2:09.39); además, ha sido bronce en 200 espalda con 2:10.81. Su marca en 400 estilos es mejor marca para ella esta temporada y segunda del mundo, por detrás de los 4:32.00 de la japonesa Yui Ohashi. En el 100 mariposa, Hosszu ha logrado su mejor marca personal de siempre, acercándose al récord nacional de Liliana Szilagyi de 57.54.

Adam Peaty, récord del campeonato en 50 y 100 braza

El campeón olímpico Adam Peaty destrozó el récord del campeonato en 100 braza en el primer día de competición. Con un tiempo de 58.15, Peaty rebajaba los 58.78 que compartían el japonés Yasuhiro Koseki y él mismo. El británico, de 24 años, lidera el ránking mundial del año con un tiempo de 57.87 desde los nacionales británicos. Su compatriota James Wilby fue plata con 59.42 y el brasileño Felipe Lima bronce con 59.90.

En 50 braza, Peaty superaba el récord del campeonato que él mismo tenía desde 2016, con una nueva plusmarca de 26.55. Felipe Lima volvía a ser medalla, esta vez plata con 27.02, y el italiano Fabio Scozzoli se llevaba el bronce con 27.14.

Dos nuevos españoles clasificados para el mundial

El Trofeo Ciutat de Barcelona servía como última competición clasificatoria para el mundial de Gwangju para los nadadores españoles, el requisito en esta ocasión era rebajar los tiempos de la tabla de marcas mínimas “FINA A”. A la lista de 7 convocados que fue publicada tras el Open de Primavera disputado en abril, se han añadido dos nombres nuevos: Lidón Muñoz y Joan Lluis Pons.Muñoz ha batido el récord de España en 50 libre con 24.91, rebajando también la marca mínima exigida para acudir al mundial, que estaba en 25.04. Pons, finalista olímpico en Rio en 400 estilos, ha logrado el oro en esta prueba con una gran marca de 4:14.81, rebajando en más de 3 segundos la marca mínima exigida.

Todos los resultados

Día 1

• 1500 libre femenino: 1. Delfina Pignatiello, ARG, 15:51.68; 2. Mireia Belmonte, ESP, 16:09.71; 3. Boglarka Kapas, HUN, 16:15.18
• 50 espalda masculino: 1. Michael Andrew, USA, 24.67; 2. Guilherme Guido, BRA, 25.15; 3. Apostolos Christou, GRE, 25.33
• 50 braza femenino: 1. Yulia Efimova, RUS, 30.17; 2. Jhennifer Conceicao, BRA, 30.65; 3. Arianna Castiglioni, ITA, 31.05
• 50 mariposa masculino: 1. Mikhail Vekovishchev, RUS, 23.68; 2. Michael Andrew, USA, 23.76; 3. Kristian Gkolomeev, GRE, 23.80
• 400 estilos femenino: 1. Katinka Hosszu, HUN, 4:32.52; 2. Anja Crevar, SRB, 4:41.03; 3. Hannah Miley, GBR, 4:41.10
• 100 libre masculino: 1. Breno Correia, BRA, 48.89; 2. Alessandro Miressi, ITA, 49.16; 3. Marcelo Chierighini, BRA / Gabriel Santos, BRA, 49.30
• 100 espalda femenino: 1. Taylor Ruck, CAN, 59.88; 2. Phoebe Bacon, USA, 59.90; 3. Alex Walsh, USA, 1:00.52
• 100 braza masculino: 1. Adam Peaty, GBR, 58.15; 2. James Wilby, GBR, 59.42; 3. Felipe Lima, BRA, 59.90
• 50 libre femenino: 1. Pernille Blume, DEN, 24.36; 2. Maria Kameneva, RUS, 24.75; 3. Lidón Muñoz, ESP, 24.91
• 200 espalda masculino: Carson Foster, USA, 1:58.88; 2. Shaine Casas, USA, 1:59.50; 3. Luke Greenbank, GBR, 1:59.63
• 200 braza femenino: 1. Yulia Efimova, RUS, 2:21.60; 2. Jessica Vall, ESP, 2:25.59; 3. Molly Renshaw, GBR, 2:25.98
• 200 mariposa masculino: 1. David Thomasberger, GER, 1:57.38; 2. Mack Darragh, CAN, 1:57.99; 3. Luiz Melo, BRA, 1:58.63
• 100 mariposa femenino: 1. Katinka Hosszu, HUN, 57.80; 2. Rebecca Smith, CAN, 58.81; 3. Angelina Koehler, GER, 59.01
• 200 estilos masculino: 1. Thomas Dean, GBR, 1:59.35; 2. Duncan Scott, GBR, 1:59.83; 3. Carson Foster, USA, 2:00.51
• 200 libre femenino: 1. Barbora Seemanova, CZE, 1:57.72; 2. Kayla Sanchez, CAN, 1:57.78; 3. Julia Mrozinski, GER, 1:58.41
• 400 libre masculino: 1. Aleksandr Krasnykh, RUS, 3:48.72; 2. Henrik Christiansen, NOR, 3:48.85; 3. Jan Micka, CZE, 3:50.07

Día 2

• 1500 libre masculino: 1. Jan Micka, CZE, 15:03.01; 2. Daniel Jervis, GBR, 15:04.06; 3. Gergely Gyurta, HUN, 15:04.39
• 50 espalda femenino: 1. Georgia Davies, GBR, 28.06; 2. Silvia Scalia, ITA, 28.18; 3. Stephanie Au, HKG, 28.20
• 50 braza masculino: 1. Adam Peaty, GBR, 26.55; 2. Felipe Lima, BRA, 27.02; 3. Fabio Scozzoli, ITA, 27.14
• 50 mariposa femenino: 1. Penny Oleksiak, CAN, 26.06; 2. Jeanette Ottesen, DEN, 26.21; 3. Beatrix Bordas, HUN, 26.51
• 400 estilos masculino: 1. Joan Lluis Pons, ESP, 4:14.81; 2. Patrick Staber, AUT, 4:17.36; 3. Francisco Javier Chacón, ESP, 4:18.11
• 100 libre femenino: 1. Anna Hopkin, GBR, 54.20; 2. Kayla Sánchez, CAN, 54.28; 3. Michelle Coleman, SWE, 54.52
• 100 espalda masculino: 1. Michael Andrew, USA, 53.85; 2. Guilherme Guido, BRA, 54.20; 3. Evgeny Rylov, RUS, 54.24
• 100 braza femenino: Yulia Efimova, RUS, 1:05.75; 2. Martina Carraro, ITA, 1:07.28; 3. Jessica Vall, ESP, 1:07.40
• 50 libre masculino: Ben Proud, GBR, 21.58; 2. Kristian Gkolomeev, GRE, 21.79; 3. Bruno Fratus, BRA, 21.89
• 200 espalda femenino: Taylor Ruck, CAN, 2:08.46; 2. Phoebe Bacon, USA, 2:09.33; 3. Katinka Hosszu, HUN, 2:10.81
• 200 braza masculino: 1. Marco Koch, GER, 2:08.79; 2. James Wilby, GBR, 2:09.36; 3. Shoma Sato, JPN, 2:10.28
• 200 mariposa femenino: 1. Boglarka Kapas, HUN, 2:07.98; 2. Alys Thomas, GBR, 2:09.14; 3. Ana Catarina Monteiro, POR, 2:09.19
• 100 mariposa masculino: 1. Kristof Milak, HUN, 52.04; 2. Daniel Martin, ROU, 52.35; 3. Matthew Josa, USA, 52.88
• 200 estilos femenino: 1. Katinka Hosszu, HUN, 2:09.39; 2. Alex Walsh, USA, 2:11.86; 3. Maria Ugolkova, SWI, 2:13.49
• 200 libre masculino: 1. Thomas Dean, GBR, 1:47.30; 2. Aleksander Krasnykh, RUS, 1:47.60; 3. Duncan Scott, GBR, 1:47.62
• 400 libre femenino: 1. Miyu Namba, JPN, 4:08.86; 2. Delfina Pignatiello, ARG, 4:08.88; 3. Holly Hibbott, GBR, 4:08.93

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Mare Nostrum Barcelona: Hosszu y Peaty destacan, Muñoz y Pons al mundial

By Eamonn Keenan on SwimSwam

2019 CHINESE SUMMER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Thursday, June 13th – Sunday, June 16th
• Ganzhou, Jiangxi
• LCM
• Last Chance Qualifier for World Championships

*Results only available through Chinese app

The final two days of the 2019 Chinese Summer National Championship featured many athletes doubling up on individual event wins. Last night’s 200 backstroke champion Li Guangyuan also took home the gold in the men’s 100 backstroke final, posting a 54.52 to best the field by over two seconds. Guangyuan is currently ranked 22nd in the world with a 53.99 from the Chinese National meet in March.

Yu Yiting won both the women’s 400 IM on day three and the 200 IM on day four in times of 2:11.93 and 4:41.79, respectively. The IM sweep marks the third and fourth individual event wins for the 14-year-old at these national championships, as she won the 50 and 200 breaststrokes earlier on.

Also earning a second individual event win was Li Chao, who stopped the clock at 2:15.31 in the men’s 200 breaststroke to top the podium on day three. Chao won the 400 IM on night two, and placed third in the 200 IM on the final night.

Additional Event Winners from Days Three and Four:

• Yu Yingbao was the only competitor to dip below two minutes in the men’s 200 fly final, taking the win with a 1:58.70.
• Ye Huiyan won a tight battle over Wu Yulin in the women’s 100 fly – the two touched the wall in times of 1:00.70 and 1:00.97, respectively.
• The men’s 100 free final saw Li Yongwei emerge victorious with a winning time of 50.37.
• Zhang Xinyu snuck under the 1:10 barrier in the women’s 100 breaststroke by quite a narrow margin, clocking a 1:09.97 to take the win.
• In the men’s 400 free, 15-year-old Chen Ende managed to get his hand on the wall first in a time of 3:56.24.
• Zhang Shishi recorded a 26.85 to reign supreme in the women’s 50 fly, while Cui Jinming took home the win in the men’s version of the event with his final time of 24.36.
• The women’s 200 backstroke was won convincingly by Yang Yifan with a 2:13.36.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Li Guangyuan Wraps Up Chinese Summer Nationals With 100 Back Win

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

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A retired professor at the University of North Carolina is presumed to have died as a result of his disappearance during a marathon swim in New York last Friday, the New York Post reported.

Charles van der Horst, 67, went underwater near the finish of the sixth stage of the eight-stage swim, according to a Facebook post from New York Open Water. The 120-mile race is the longest swimming race in the world, according to the organization. Organizers canceled the final day of the swim after van der Horst went missing.

Van der Horst was last seen around 3:15 p.m. Friday on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. “There were eyes on him when he initially went under,” Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier told NJ.com. “We utilized all our assets but were unable to find him.”

Between 6:45 and 7:30, according to differing reports, the search had turned from a rescue to recovery operation, and then was called off for the night. The search picked up again Saturday morning but was unsuccessful.

Van der Horst attended Harvard Medical School, and in a statement toThe News and Observer, UNC said that he was an internationally known HIV/AIDS researcher.

“Dr. Charles van der Horst was a passionate and dedicated researcher, clinician and colleague during his many years at UNC. He was recognized as a leader in the research and treatment of HIV/AIDS, in North Carolina and worldwide,” the statement said. “He was an incredible force for good, and led by his example of dedication to science and service. Our UNC School of Medicine team is saddened by the news. Our thoughts are with his family.”

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Man Presumed Dead After 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim Disappearance

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

MARE NOSTRUM TOUR 2019 – BARCELLONA

• Sabato 15 – Domenica 16 Giugno 2019
• Vasca Lunga 50metri
• CN Sant Andreu – Barcellona
• sito web dell’evento
• Entry List
• Risultati
• Swimswam Italia Preview
• Day1 Preliminari
• Recap Day1

Il Mare Nostrum Tour 2019 si è concluso ieri sera a Barcellona. Tre tappe europee ricche di presenze internazionali, molte delle quali rivedremo tra qualche giorno a Roma, al Trofeo Settecolli.

50 METRI DORSO FEMMINILI

1. DAVIES, Georgia 28.06
2. SCALIA, Silvia 28.18
3. AU Hoi-Shun 28.20

Georgia Davies si aggiudica la finale dei 50 metri dorso con il tempo di 28.06. Silvia Scalia è solo 12 centesimi più lenta, aggiudicandosi il secondo posto con il tempo di 28.18.  La Scalia ha un personale stagionale di 27.89, nuotato nella finale A dei Campionati assoluti di Riccione di Aprile.

Chiude il podio Hai-Shun Au con il tempo di 28.20

50 METRI RANA MASCHILI

1. PEATY, Adam 26.55 Championship Record
2. LIMA, Felipe 27.02
3. SCOZZOLI, Fabio 27.14

Adam Peatyè stato l’unico nuotatore sotto i 27 secondi nei 50 metri rana maschili.

Con il tempo di 26.55 vince la finale e sigla il nuovo record della tappa di Barcellona del Mare Nostrum Tour.

Felipe Lima è stato sette centesimi più lento di Peaty, toccando secondo con un crono di 27.02.

Fabio Scozzoli chiude terzo con 27.14.

Nel ranking mondiale non cambia nulla, con Felipe Lima ed Adam Peaty che occupano rispettivamente la seconda e la terza posizione. Scozzoli attualmente è quinto, con il tempo nuotato ai Campionati Assoluti di Riccione di Aprile

2018-2019 LCM MEN 50 BREAST

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GOMES JR.

04/21
26.42

2	Felipe LIMA	BRA	26.33	06/09
3	Adam PEATY	GBR	26.49	04/17
4	Felipe FRANCA SILVA	BRA	26.75	04/21
5	Fabio SCOZZOLI	ITA	26.82	04/06

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100 METRI RANA FEMMINILI

1. Yuliya Efimova 1:05.75
2. Martina Carraro 1:07.28
3. Jessica Vall 1:07.40

Gara dominata dalla russa Yulia Efimova, unica a chiudere sotto l’1:06. Con il tempo di 1:05.75 anticipa l’italiana Martina Carraro che tocca in 1:07.28, di un secondo e mezzo.

Terza Jessica Vall con 1:07.40.

Il personale stagionale della Efimova è di 1:05.51, nuotato ad Indianapolis nella tappa finale delle FINA Champion Swim Series. Tempo che l’ha posizionata seconda nel rnking, dietro l’americana Lilly King.

2018-2019 LCM WOMEN 100 BREAST

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KING

06/01
1.05.13

2	Yuliya EFIMOVA	RUS	1:05.51	06/01
3	Annie LAZOR	USA	1:06.03	05/17
4	Anna BELOUSOVA	RUS	1.06.46	04/11
5	Kierra SMITH	CAN	1.06.54	04/04

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200 METRI MISTI FEMMINILI

1. Katinka Hosszu 2:09.38
2. Alexandra Walsh 2:11.86
3. Maria Ugolkova 2:13.49

Tra le prestazioni di rilievo, quella di Katinka Hosszu nei 200 metri misti femminili.

Nelle batterie di qualifica la Hosszu aveva fatto registrare il nuovo Record della Manifestazione con il tempo di 2:09.39

Nella finale, l’Iron Lady chiude in 2:09.39, con un vantaggio sul resto del gruppo di più di due secondi. La Hosszu era in realtà seconda alla virata dorso/rana, in leggero svantaggio nei confronti dell’americana nazionale junior Alex Walsh. Nella frazione a rana poi, c’è stato il recupero dell’ungherese, con la Walsh che ha terminato la gara seconda, in  2:11.86.

Terza Maria Ugolkova con 2:13.49.

200 METRI DORSO FEMMINILI

1. Taylor Ruck 2:08.46
2. Phoebe Bacon 2:09.33
3. Katinka Hosszu 2:10.81

Nei 200 metri sorso femminili, hanno avuto la meglio sull’ungherese Katinka Hosszu due adolescenti. La canadese Taylor Ruck ha chiuso prima in 2:08.46, mentre l’americana Phoebe Bacon, seconda in 2:09.33. Katinka Hosszu sale sul terzo gradino del podio con il tempo di 2:10.81

50 STILE LIBERO MASCHILI

1. Ben Proud 21.58 Championship Record
2. Kristian Gkolomeev 21.79
3. Bruno Fratus 21.89

Nei 50 metri stile libero maschili Ben Proud ha la meglio su un campo moto agguerrito, chiudendo primo in 21.58 e fissando il nuovo Record del Mare Nostrum. Il precedente Record era stato fissato da Andrii Govorov nel 2016 in 21.61

Secondo il greco Kristian Gkolomeev con il tempo di 21.79, davanti al brasiliano Bruno Fratus, terzo con il tempo di 21.89.

ALTRI RISULTATI

• 400 METRI STILE LIBERO FEMMINILI:  La giapponese Miyu Namba (2002), ha messo le mani avanti all’argentina Delfina Pignatiello,  chiudendo prima in 4:08.86. La Pignatiello è seconda in 4:08.88, a soli due centesimi dalla giapponese. Terza Holly Hibbott in 4:08.93.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Mare Nostrum Tour Barcellona: Scalia E Carraro Seconde-Scozzoli Terzo Nei 50 Ra

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

INTERNAZIONALI D’ITALIA- TROFEO SETTECOLLI 2019

• 21/23 Giugno 2019
• Piscine del Foro Italico – Roma
• LCM (vasca lunga 50 metri)
• Sito web dell’evento
• Entry List

Mancano soltanto quattro giorni al fischio di inizio degli Internazionali D’Italia – Trofeo Settecolli.

Nella piscina più bella del mondo, lo spettacolo del nuoto internazionale sta per iniziare.

Nelle scorse settimane vi abbiamo preannunciato alcuni degli atleti di fama internazionale che si sfideranno nella capitale italiana.

Con la pubblicazione della Entry List l’attesa e l’emozione diventano incontenibili.

Le presenze internazionali sono tantissime ed ai blocchi di partenza ci saranno campioni olimpici, mondiali ed europei, nonché i detentori delle prime prestazioni mondiali stagionali.

ATLETI INTERNAZIONALI

DONNE

• Pernille Blume
• Ranomi Kromowidjojo
• Katinka Hosszu
• Femke Heemskerk
• Ajna Kesely
• Boglarka Kapas
• Oe Mie Nielsen
• Etienne Medeiros
• Kim Busch
• Holly Barratt
• Kira Toussaint
• Imogen Clark
• Sara Vasey

UOMINI

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Settecolli 2019: La Start List Preannuncia Un Trofeo Da Livello Mondiale

By Loretta Race on SwimSwam

2019 NEW ZEALAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Monday, June 17th – Friday, June 21st
• Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, NZ
• LCM
• Meet Site
• New Zealand Selection Policy for 2019 World Championships
• Psych Sheets
• SwimSwam Preview
• Results

Paralympian Sophie Pascoe kicked off the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in style, nailing two World Para Swimming World Record son just day 1. First in the women’s S9 50m free, the 26-year-old multi-Paralympic medalist clocked a record time of 27.32, easily dipping under the qualifying mark for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships set for London in September.

Pascoe also collected a winning mark of 1:07.41 in the women’s S9 100m backstroke to produce her 2nd monster World Record of the night. That, too, qualifies the Christchurch native for London.

Of her performance, particularly in the 100m back, Pascoe stated, “It was a really quick turn around, I wasn’t quite expecting that time but the times obviously prove I’m on good form. I’ve had a really good lead up and to be able to back it up after the 50 Free, I couldn’t ask for much more than that!”

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Sophie Pascoe Clocks 2 World Para Swimming Records To Kick-off Her NZ Open

By Daniela Kapser on SwimSwam

Eine spannende Wettkampfwoche mit deutschen und internationalen Topschwimmern steht ins Haus. In Chartres, Frankreich, finden die French Open statt, an denen Marco Koch und Alexander Kunert teilnehmen werden. Beide sind für die Weltmeisterschaften in Gwangju qualifiziert, Koch über die 200 m Brust, Kunert für die 4×200 m Freistilstaffel. Koch wird dann direkt nach Rom weiterreisen, wo eine deutlich größere Mannschaft  bei der Sette Colli antreten wird, u.a. Damian Wierling, Jessica Steiger, Reva Foos, Annika Bruhn, Poul Zellmann, Fabian Schwingenschlögl, Anna Kroniger, Rafael Miroslaw, Julia Mrozinski alle für die WM nominiert. Ebenfalls am Start sein werden mit Henning Mühlleitner, Nadine Laemmler und Fynn Minuth Schwimmer, die an der Universiade teilnehmen werden. Auch aus Deutschland dabei sind u.a.: Celine Rieder, Jessica Felsner, Max Nowosad, Silas Beth.

Die Links:

13th Annual French Open Swimming Championships

• Dienstag, 18. Juni und Mittwoch, 19. Juni
• L’Odyssée Aquatic Complex, Chartres
• 50 m
• Veranstaltungsseite
• Meldeergebnis
• Ergebnisse

2019 Sette Colli Trophy

• 21. bis 23. Juni 2019
• Stadio Olimpico Curva Nord, Rome, Italien
• 50 m
• Startliste

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Koch, Kunert bei French Open, Foos, Wierling, Steiger bei Sette Colli

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

A former swim coach at the Coffman YMCA and elementary school physical education teacher in Springboro, Ohio has been indicted by a Warren County grand jury on 36 counts of gross sexual imposition involving 28 first grade girls. He was arrested and taken into custody on Monday morning.

Investigators reviewed 90 days worth of security footage at the school where John Austin Hopkins worked – all that was available on the school’s surveillance system. After interviewing 88 first-grade girls at Clearcreek Elementary, the grand jury decided to indict Hopkins related to 28 of them.

Among the allegations presented by prosecutor David Fornshell was that video showed him groping and sexually assaulting the students.

“He is placing many of the girls on his lap, straddling him in what I would describe as a sexual manner. With respect to some of the girls, his hands are going up their shirts, both the front side and back sides of their shirts, reaching up under the skirt, grabbing their buttocks. That’s what we saw mostly with respect to these interactions,” Fornshell said in a press conference.

Watch the press conference, courtesy WHIOTV:

Hopkins resigned from his teaching position and coaching position in March.

According to Ohio law, if Hopkins were convicted, each charge would be attached to a mandatory prison sentence of between 12 and 36 months.

The Coffman YMCA is a USA Swimming member club, in addition to its status in the YMCA, though Hopkins’ name does not yet appeared in the US Center for SafeSport’s database of suspended or banned coaches. Historically, the US Center for SafeSport has used criminal charges or indictments as justification to issue at least a temporary suspension.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Ohio YMCA Swim Coach Indicted on 36 Counts of Gross Sexual Imposition

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

Lo stile libero apparentemente sembra quello più semplice da imparare.

Ci sono però molti errori “comuni” nei quali i nuotatori cadono durante i propri allenamenti quotidiani. Errori di cui forse non ci si rende nemmeno conto, ma che possono condurre a creare un’abitudine poi difficile da sradicare.

Se questi piccoli errori non si modificano possono portare anche conseguenze fisiche oltre che di efficienza.

Con l’aiuto del Partner di SwimSwam oggi proviamo a dare molto più di un semplice suggerimento.

Una soluzione che migliorerà drasticamente il vostro stile libero.

Stiamo parlando del trascinamento della punta delle dita.

STILE LIBERO – TRASCINAMENTO DELLA PUNTA DELLE DITA

Il trascinamento della punta delle dita è un esercizio semplicissimo, ma utile.

Tutto quello che dovrai fare è nuotare regolarmente a stile libero, quando il braccio è in fase di recupero, bisognerà mantenere le dita sulla superficie e sfiorare l’acqua.

Questo ti obbliga a mantenere i gomiti più alti possibile, il che ti condurrà verso la posizione perfetta per generare una potente bracciata successiva.

L’esercizio suggerito può essere fatto nel riscaldamento e nel defaticamento.

Anche se all’inizio bisognerà concentrarsi per eseguire questa piccola modifica, subito dopo si noteranno notevoli miglioramenti

Nel video allegato vi mostriamo l’esercizio spiegato

[Articolo originale a cura di Partner SwimSwam – Clicca qui per leggerlo]

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: Tecnica Stile Libero: Migliorare La Bracciata In Modo Semplice (Video)

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Adam Mahler from Nuangola, Pennsylvania has committed to swim at East Carolina University next fall. He’ll join Zach Grover in the class of 2023. Mahler is a senior at Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre who specializes in butterfly and freestyle. At the 2019 PIAA Boys’ AA 2019 State Swimming and Diving Championships, he finished 3rd in both the 200 free (1:41.11) and 100 fly (49.03). In club swimming, he represented the Schuylkill YMCA at this spring’s YMCA Short Course National Championships and finished 2nd in the 200 fly, 6th in the 100 fly, and 55th in the 100 back. He scored new PBs in the 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly, and 200 fly at the meet. At Speedo Winter Juniors East last December, he competed in the 200 free, 100 fly and 200 fly and came in 5th in the 200 fly. Last summer he finaled in the 50/100/200 fly at YMCA Long Course National Championships.

The East Carolina Pirates were runners-up in the men’s standings at 2019 AAC Championships. Mahler would have added heft to their lineup as the top 200 flyer (he would have been runner-up at Conference); he also would have scored in the A final of the 100 fly. He’ll overlap with flyers Gustavo Santos (45.83/1:47.24), Benjamin Barden (48.03/1:50.89), and Eric Hinderup (50.42) and mid-distance freestylers Blaz Demsar (44.60/1:36.30/ 4:27.06), Grega Popovic (47.00/1:37.90/4:25.56), and Pietro Nannucci (46.09/1:38.17).

Top SCY times:

• 200 fly – 1:46.40
• 100 fly – 48.39
• 200 free – 1:41.16
• 100 back – 52.10

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: East Carolina Secures Commitment from YNats Runner-up Adam Mahler for 2019-20

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

TRIALS MONDIALI AUSTRALIANI 2019

• Domenica 9 Giugno – Venerdì 14 Giugno 2019
• Brisbane Aquatic Centre
• LCM
• Meet Site
• Criteri di Selezione Australiani Mondiale Gwangju
• Start List
• Batterie
• Risultati  Live
• Live Stream
• Arniane Titmus 400 sl Recap
• Swimswam Italia Highlights Day2
• Highlights Day3 – swimswam Italia
• Kyle Chalmers primo al mondo nei 100 stile
• Spettacolo nei 100 stile libero

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In Australia sono terminati i trials di qualificazione al Mondiale FINA di Gwangju.

La finale più elettrizzante l’hanno offerta le donne dei 100 metri stile libero.

Otto donne ai blocchi che sono riuscite a buttare giù tempi da finale Olimpica.

Guidate dall’icona del nuoto australiano ed una delle migliori velociste nella storia del nuoto, Cate Campbell, la finale ha visto 3 sub 53 secondi.

VIDEO DELLA FINALE

Questi risultati, se ripetuti ai Mondiali di Gwangju, lasciano ben poco spazio alle altre nazionali.

Cate Campbell ha fermato il tempo a 52,12, nuovo crono più veloce al mondo quest’anno. Emma McKeon ha prodotto un 52,41, guadagnandosi l’argento.

Bronte Campbell, nonostante la pausa post Giochi del Commonwealth ed una ripresa da vari infortuni, ha siglato un 52.84.

Quarta Shayna Jack, che ha nuotato il suo personale di sempre, 53,18.

Gli altri risultati delle finaliste sono altrettanto notevoli:

• Madi Wilson 53.60, nuovo PB
• Brianna Throssell 54.25, terzo più veloce della carriera
• Holly Barratt 54.67
• Leah Neale 54.94, prima volta in assoluto sotto i 55″

Se amate le statistiche, vi riporto di seguito la finale dei 100 metri stile libero dei Trials Australiani, confrontata con la finale dei Mondiali FINA di Budapest del 2017, e quella delle Olimpiadi di Rio De Janeiro 2016.

FINALI 100 METRI STILE LIBERO A CONFRONTO

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Cincinnati, Ohio-native Ian Van Gorp has announced his verbal commitment to The Ohio State University’s class of 2024 where he will join fellow Ohioans Justin Fleagle and Owen Conley.

“I’m proud to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at The Ohio State University! When I visited campus I knew it was the perfect fit for me, with the amazing coaches and great team it made my choice extremely easy. Thank you to the family, friends and coaches that have helped me get this far. Go bucks!!!”

Van Gorp is a rising senior at St. Xavier High School. He contributed to the state-champion 200 free relay (20.89) and to the runner-up 400 free relay (45.58), and he placed 5th in the 200 free (1:40.03) and 10th in the 100 fly (50.53) at the 2019 OHSAA Division 1 Swimming and Diving State Championships.

Van Gorp swims year-round for Mason Manta Rays and was a member of the boys’ 15-16 relay that broke the NAG record in the 4×50 medley (1:28.85) in March of 2018 at the TYR ISCA TYR Junior National Cup. An IMer, he swam the breaststroke leg of the relay.

NATIONAL AGE GROUP RECORD!New 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 200 Medley Relay (1:28.46)

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

Disclaimer: Dolfin Swim of the Week is not meant to be a conclusive selection of the best overall swim of the week, but rather one Featured Swim to be explored in deeper detail. The  Dolfin Swim is an opportunity to take a closer look at the context of one of the many fast swims this week, perhaps a swim that slipped through the cracks as others grabbed the headlines, or a race we didn’t get to examine as closely in the flood of weekly meets.

Last summer, SwimSwam caught up with then-29-year-old Brandon Fischer, of the Livermore Aquacowboys, at the 2018 L.A. Invite. Fischer, a 200 breast semi-finalist at Olympic Trials in 2016, told us he was staging a comeback after a year-and-a-half off, aiming to improve on that finish at 2020 Trials.

Fischer ended his NCAA career at the University of Wyoming in 2012, swam at Trials that year, then took a year or so off to focus on his studies. But in 2014, he took up training again with the Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics, swam on the 2014 Grand Prix circuit, then final-ed in the 200 breast at the 2014 U.S. Summer National Championships.

He continued racing through 2015, making stops on the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series, ending his 2015 run with Summer Nationals. He began racing again in April 2016, then at Trials was 1:01.63 (28.90/32.16) in the 100 breast and 2:13.72 (30.14/33.71/34.54/35.33) in the 200 before stepping back from the sport. Fisher returned to racing in June 2018 and ended the 2017-2018 season ranked No. 15 in the 100 breast and outside the top-20 in the 200.

At the 2019 Pro Swim Series stop in Clovis last weekend, he went 1:01.06 in the 100 in prelims, then 59.86 (27.66/32.20) in finals; he was 2:13.07 then 2:11.91 (29.27/33.15/33.96/35.53) in the 200, blowing his previous lifetime bests away. Further, in the 50 breast, Fischer was 27.26.

With his breakout 100 swim last weekend, Fischer became the No. 3 American this year, behind only Cody Miller and Michael Andrew; Fischer’s 50 is second to only Andrew’s. His 200 shot up to No. 8 in the nation.

Top 5 Performers: 2019 US Men’s 100 breast

1. Cody Miller, 59.24
2. Michael Andrew, 59.52
3. Brandon Fischer, 59.86
4. Kevin Cordes, 1:00.04
5. Nic Fink, 1:00.18

Fischer works a full-time job and joins his team for many of its regularly-scheduled workouts. However, some mornings, he swims alone with just Aquacowboys coach Alex Silver on deck in order to accommodate his schedule.

He has a tall task ahead of him to get a top two spot in 2020 with the Olympic medalist Miller also in the midst of a resurgence, and Andrew the level of competitor her is – not the mention all the other young top-tier talent the U.S. has to offer – but Fischer’s meteoric rise over the course of a week is certainly one for the ages.

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By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

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Jamyson Robb, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from Alliance, Ohio, has verbally committed to Liberty University for the 2020-21 school year and beyond.

“I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic careers at Liberty University! So thankful for my family, friends, coaches, and teammates who have helped me get to where I am today. I truly feel this is where God wants me to be, and I can’t wait to be a part of such an amazing team!! #GoFlames #RiseWithUs”

As a junior at West Branch High School this past season, Robb broke the Ohio State High School Division 2 record in the 100 breast, twice. In prelims, she swam a 1:02.21 to eclipse the 2013 mark by .36. In finals of the 2019 OHSAA Division 2 Championships, she blazed a 1:01.38 to lower the record by another .83. Last year she finished in third place with 1:03.83 at States. Robb also competed in the 200 IM in February, posting a PB of 2:06.32 to win the consolation final.

Robb does her year-round swimming with Canton City Schools. She is a U.S. Open qualifier in the 100 breast and a Summer Juniors qualifier in the 200 breast. She swam the 100 back, 100/200 breast and 200 IM at 2018 Winter Juniors East, earning a PB in the 200 breast. This spring she went best times in the SCY 100 free, 200 back, and 400 IM and LCM 50 back and 50 breast at Lake Erie Swimming LSC Senior Short Course Championships. She won the 50/200 breast, was runner-up in the 50 back, and took 5th in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and 7th in the 400 IM.

The Liberty women won the 2019 CCSA Championship title by a margin of 191.5 points. Robb would have added depth in the breaststroke with A-final appearances in both the 100/200 races, joining freshman Gianni Pitto. Robb also would have made the A final of the 100 back, which was won by sophomore Payton Keiner and also featured junior Brittany Weiss and freshman Emma Hazel. Liberty placed three sophomores in the A-final of the 200 IM: conference champion Mikayla Herich, Lindsey Cohee, and Kiah Francis.

Top SCY times:

• 100 breast – 1:01.38
• 200 breast – 2:17.91
• 100 back – 56.71
• 200 back – 2:07.04
• 200 IM – 2:06.32

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: OHSAA D2 Record-holder Jamyson Robb Sends Verbal to Liberty for 2020-21

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

TROFEO SETTECOLLI 2019

• 21/23 Giugno 2019
• Piscine del Foro Italico – Roma
• LCM (vasca lunga 50 metri)
• Sito web dell’evento
• Entry List
• Streaming live
• Swimswam Italia preview

Gli appassionati di nuoto stanno già preparando la valigia per Roma.

Non dimenticate la protezione solare perchè le temperature sono previste in aumento, e non solo nell’atmosfera.

A Scaldare la piscina più bella del mondo ci saranno ben 500 atleti provenienti da ogni parte del mondo. Saranno 39 i paesi rappresentati in questa edizione del Trofeo Settecolli.

Non riuscite a venire a Roma? Nessun problema.

Di seguito vi riportiamo tutti i link a cui fare riferimento, con orari e programma.

DIRETTA TV E STREAMING

Le gare verranno trasmesse in diretta TV sul canale Rai Sport + HD.

Batterie venerdì e sabato ore 10:00; domenica ore 9:30.

Finali ore 18:45.

Le finali verranno anticipate da un pre-show che potrete vedere sulla pagina Facebook della Federazione Italiana Nuoto al seguente link:

• Federazione Italia Nuoto – Facebook page

Chi ci sarà in questa edizione del Settecolli? Salvatevi questo articolo sul vostro smartphone e via di screenshot, perchè avrete l’occasione di vedere dal vivo i migliori nuotatori al mondo.

Dal Giappone al Brasile, Dall’America all’Australia passando attraverso i paesi Europei, caccia aperta all’autografo del vostro idolo.

Di seguito le presenze internazionali e gli atleti italiani che parteciperanno alle gare.

Ci vediamo a bordo vasca, microfono e cuore in mano.

ATLETI INTERNAZIONALI

DONNE

• Pernille Blume
• Ranomi Kromowidjojo
• Katinka Hosszu
• Femke Heemskerk
• Ajna Kesely
• Boglarka Kapas
• Oe Mie Nielsen
• Etienne Medeiros
• Kim Busch
• Holly Barratt
• Kira Toussaint
• Imogen Clark
• Sara Vasey

UOMINI

AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER IL SETTECOLLI

• Domenico Acerenza
• Federico Burdisso
• Thomas Ceccon
• Piero Codia
• Santo Condorelli
• Marco De Tullio
• Gabriele Detti
• Luca Dotto
• Manuel Frigo
•  Lorenzo Glessi
•  Nicolò Martinenghi
• Filippo Megli
• Alessandro Miressi
• Gregorio Paltrinieri
• Luca Pizzini
• Matteo Restivo
• Simone Sabbioni
• Fabio Scozzoli
• Ivano Vendrame
• Mattia Zuin
• Ilaria Bianchi
• Martina Carraro
• Arianna Castiglioni
• Ilaria Cusinato
• Elena Di Liddo
•  Margherita Panziera
• Federica Pellegrini
• Benedetta Pilato
• Simona Quadarella
• Silvia Scalia
• Alisia Tettamanzi
• Carlotta Zofkova 

SWIMSWAM ITALIA SEGUIRA’ IL TROFEO SETTECOLLI DAL VIVO. SEGUICI SUI SOCIAL E SU WEB PER NON PERDERE NEMMENO UNA BRACCIATA.

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By Gold Medal Mel Stewart on SwimSwam

Lilly King (photo: Jack Spitser)

Olympic champion, world champion and world record holder Lilly King was on fire in May. She dropped the number one times in the world in both the 50m and 100m breast at the Bloomington Pro Swim. In Indianapolis at the FINA Champions Series, in front of a home crowd, Lilly beat Russian rival Yulia Efimova not once, not twice, but 3 times in all 3 breaststroke distances, registering a lifetime best in the 200.

Is there still beef with Yulia?  Watch the video, but it sounds like in Lilly’s opinion, that was media-hype and it’s over now.

In King’s spring GMM video (see video below), she was straightforward about 2019 World Championships in South Korea. She wants to sweep the breaststroke events, and she wants to see 1:03 on the board in the 100m breast. Her personal best is 1:04.13 from the 2017 World Championships in Budapest. I think she’ll dip under 1:04. I see her going 1:03.7.

2019 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREDICTIONS

King sweeps the 50 and 100 breaststroke in world record pace.  Lilly wins the 200 breast, but she’s shy of the world record. Lilly picks up a third world record in the 4×100 medley relay.

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By Maclin Simpson on SwimSwam

After formally announcing four of its inaugural season rosters last week, the International Swimming League (ISL) held a press conference this afternoon to announce rosters for the final four teams– New York (NY) Breakers, Los Angeles (LA) Current, Team Iron, and London Roar.

While portions of the European rosters (Team Iron and London Roar) may have already been public knowledge from one-by-one announcements via social media posts, today’s announcement rounds out the rosters.

The majority of swimming stars from around the world have signed with a team; however, there are still several who have not – for unknown reasons that will vary from individual to individual. Most notably on the United States’ side, 2016 Olympic gold medalists Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel are absent from any roster as of today. That’s not to say that either of them, or any of the athletes listed below, will not have the opportunity in the future to sign with a team.

Other notable absentees from the United States include: Gunnar Bentz, Conor Dwyer, Robert Howard, Tate Jackson, Allison Schmitt, Micah Sumrall, and Dana Vollmer among others.

Other notable international absentees include: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS), James Wilby (GBR), Bruno Fratus (BRA), Mehdy Metella (FRA), Piero Codia (ITA), Andrii Govorov (UKR), Tamas Kenderesi (HUN), Mack Horton (AUS), Grant Irvine (AUS), Bradley Woodward (AUS), Josh Beaver (AUS), Shane Ryan (IRE), Pernille Blume (DEN), Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA), Erin Gallagher (RSA), and Svetlana Chimrova (RUS) among others.

As a reminder, the ISL format will be in short course meters (SCM) and will not include distance events (400 IM, 800/1,500 free), thus explaining the absence of an abundance of distance swimmers not as well-suited to the format.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Caeleb Dressel & Simone Manuel Absent From Any ISL Roster

By SwimSwam on SwimSwam

The Carmel Swim Club in Carmel, Indiana, is a USA Club Swimming Gold Medal Club of Excellence whose mission is “Teaching excellence through swimming for life.” Carmel has consistently shown that it fulfills its mission by achieving success from the local state and level, to Junior National championships, to all the way to the top of the world stage.

Carmel alum Drew Kibler had a stupendous run as a teenager with Carmel, breaking multiple national age group records, setting a national public high school record, and capping off his junior career won five gold medals at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific championships. Kibler’s time at Carmel helped ensure he didn’t miss a beat when he got to Texas, and as a freshman he was part of the 4×200 team that set the US Open record the first night of the NCAA Championships.  Carmel teammate Kelly Pash was also a top ranked recruit, and like Kibler, was named to the 2018-2019 USA Swimming Junior National Team, and will also be joining the Longhorns next year.

The man who leads the staff responsible for Carmel’s success is head coach ChrisPlumb, who has been with Carmel since 2003. Like the club, he’s steadily climbed the coaching ranks, culminating his appointment as head coach for the USA Junior Pan Pacific team in 2016, as well as being named as part of several other staffs for international meets.

BSN Sports Team Ambassador Jessica Hardy spoke with Coach Plumb to get his take on what makes Carmel so special, as well as some insights into coaching in general.

Plumb describes his coaching philosophy simply as “to teach life skills through the sport of swimming.”

One of the ways that happens is that Plumb and the rest of the coaching staff as Carmel intentionally take steps to see athletes become leaders.

We give them many challenges both inside and outside the pool to use their leadership skills.  We try to put them in places where the need to use leadership – whether it be lead a team meeting, lead warm-up, etc.

Any team that’s had the level of success that Carmel has is going to have strong team chemistry, and Plumb attributes Carmel’s chemistry to “the trust created outside the pool.”

Coaching can take its toll, especially when running a team as large and as accomplished as Carmel.

My biggest struggle is trying to keep a healthy life balance.  Coaching and leading an organization like the Carmel Swim Club comes with many challenges and having time to find balance is important to me.

Still, Plumb acknowledges that the grind is worth it, and when asked about his favorite coaching memory, he had difficulty narrowing it down to just one.

There are just so many but the first time I was able to represent Team USA at Junior Pan Pacs was a special moment in my career.

With excellence in everything from its learn to swim program to the highest levels of competition, Carmel Swim Club is clearly, like its vision statement says, “a community club with a national presence.”

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