European Champ Robert Glinta Admits His Hair Gives Him Backstroke Power

2021 LEN EUROPEAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reported by James Sutherland.

MEN’S 100 BACK FINAL

  • European Record: 52.11, Camille Lacourt (FRA), 2010
  • European Championship Record: 52.11, Camille Lacourt (FRA), 2010
  • FINA ‘A’ Cut: 53.85
  1. Robert Glinta (ROU), 52.88
  2. Hugo Gonzalez (ESP), 52.90
  3. Apostolos Christou (GRE) / Yohann Ndoye Brouard (FRA), 52.97

Romanian Robert Glinta charged down the last few meters to emerge victorious in a razor-thin men’s 100 backstroke final, edging Spaniard Hugo Gonzalez by .02 to win the gold medal in a time of 52.88.

Glinta’s swim lowers his Romanian National Record for the third time this week, having been 52.97 yesterday, and is also Romania’ first European champion since 2004 and their first-ever male champion

Gonzalez puts up a blistering 52.90 PB for silver, closing in a blazing 26.98 while Apostolos Christou and Yohann Ndoye Brouard tie for the bronze in 52.97.

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Moving Forward
3 years ago

‘Like Kliment Kolesnikov’s neck chain. And it gives him further boost in his Freestyle, which is Super World Class!

Fresh Cuts
Reply to  Moving Forward
3 years ago

Same with Chupkov’s chain.

Last edited 3 years ago by Fresh Cuts
Billy
3 years ago

Where does Robert train? In Romania? I know he swam for USC for a season or three….

DCSwim
Reply to  Billy
3 years ago

He swam at USC for one year, won a relay title, took a dope podium pic, then dipped

Last edited 3 years ago by DCSwim
Mojo
Reply to  Billy
3 years ago

Robert trains mostly in Romania. He is an exceptional athlete and what radically changed his evolution was the new team members he has for 2 years now: his coach and his strength and conditioning coach which is happen to be his father.
I am pretty sure we will see a even stronger Robert Glinta at Tokyo.

Billy
Reply to  Mojo
3 years ago

Thanks for the information! I always wonder where some foreign swimmers train and do they have access to the best facilities in their countries….

seetheworldswim
Reply to  Mojo
3 years ago

Is that a hint about USC training environment?
There was a lot of noise around it not long ago

Snarky
3 years ago

He’d be 51.9 with a haircut and shave!

Swimmer
3 years ago

Hello Samson

swimfan210_
3 years ago

Those 52s are popping up all over the place right now

2Fat4Speed
Reply to  swimfan210_
3 years ago

Except in Great Britain.

gkjhdslks
Reply to  2Fat4Speed
3 years ago
gkjhdslks
Reply to  gkjhdslks
3 years ago

bruh my link broke. It was the eye emoji – mouth emoji – eye emoji. rip

Ferb
Reply to  swimfan210_
3 years ago

I was thinking the same thing about 58’s for women.

Deepblue
Reply to  swimfan210_
3 years ago

Like 2009 all over again

SwimFani
3 years ago

Needs to grow much more hair to go head to head with Murphy

GATOR CHOMP 🐊
3 years ago

Gonna grow my hair out like this

GATOR CHOMP 🐊
Reply to  GATOR CHOMP 🐊
3 years ago

Nevermind, mom said no

Hswimmer
Reply to  Coleman Hodges
3 years ago

Love seeing your hair in your podcasts Coleman, you need to get Alex Sobers on Barbados swimmer

Swimmer
Reply to  Hswimmer
3 years ago

Coleman, you’ve done almost everything with your hair at this point. I think you need to grow a pink mullet next.

Coleman Hodges
Reply to  Swimmer
3 years ago

but only if I grow the pink myself

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Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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