10th Bergen Swim Festival
- May 5-7
- Alexander Dale Oen Arena
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The 10th Bergen swim festival is held in the Alexander Dale Oen Arena. The name-giver of the arena was a Norwegian star who won his country’s first Olympic swimming medal in 2008, finishing second in the 100m breaststroke. He died suddenly from a heart attack which was caused by chronic, undetected coronary heart disease on April 30, 2012 – just 26 years old.
Hungarian swim star Daniel Gyurta gave a replica of his 2012 Olympic 200m breaststroke gold medal in tribute to Dale Oen to his parents. Guyrta also was present when a statue to honor Dale Oen was unveiled.
Daniel Gyurta with Alexander Dale Oen Statue, courtesy of dagbladet.no
Three time Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu and Dutch swim stars like 2012 Olympic gold medalist Ranomi Kromowidjojo and her teammates Femke Heemskerk and Jesse Puts attend the 10th Bergen Swim Festival.
The starting field will be strenghtend with another world class swimmer: Olympic champion Sarah Sjöström is set to race on the weekend.
Denmark’s backstroke star Mie Nielsen and her teammate Viktor Bromer will join the competition which will serve as FINA approved qualification meet for the World Championships in Budapest in July.
27,500 Euro (30,000 $) prize money will be awarded. Knock-out swims in the 50m butterfly, breaststroke, and backstroke will also create excitement for the audience and the swimmers.
Prize Money (1., 2., 3. – in USD)
Super finals: 350 – 145 – 85 $ – in cash
Senior: 350 – 145 – 85 $ – in cash
Junior: 60 – 35 – 25 $- in cash
Disabled: 60 – 35 – 25 $ – in cash
Best overall performances according to FINA-2016 listings achieved during finals gets following prize money (only one prize per participant):
1. place 1160 $
2. place 580 $
3. place 290 $
Junior:
1. place 580 $
2. place 290 $
3. place 145 $
The venue consists of a 50-meter pool holding Olympic standard, diving facilities, water slides and training pool. In addition the building has a multipurpose hall, cafe and also houses Amalie Skram Videregående Skole (high school).
Event Setup 2017
Prelims Friday
| 1 | 400 IM | Women |
| 2 | 400 IM | Men |
| 3 | 50 backstroke | Women |
| 4 | 50 backstroke | Men |
| 5 | 100 Breaststroke | Women |
| 6 | 100 Breaststroke | Men |
| 7 | 200 Butterfly | Women |
| 8 | 200 Butterfly | Men |
| 9 | 100 Freestyle | Women |
| 10 | 100 Freestyle | Men |
Finals Friday
| 400 IM | Women | |
| 400 IM | Men | |
| 50 backstroke(Knock-out) | Women | |
| 50 backstroke(Knock-out) | Men | |
| 100 Breaststroke | Women | |
| 100 Breaststroke | Men | |
| 200 Butterfly | Women | |
| 200 Butterfly | Men | |
| 100 Freestyle | Women | |
| 100 Freestyle | Men |
1 Junior final and senior final in each event
Prelims Saturday
| 11 | 200 Freestyle | Men |
| 12 | 200 Freestyle | Women |
| 13 | 50 Butterfly | Men |
| 14 | 50 Butterfly | Women |
| 15 | 200 Breaststroke | Men |
| 16 | 200 Breaststroke | Women |
| 17 | 100 Backstroke | Men |
| 18 | 100 Backstroke | Women |
| 19 | 200 IM | Men |
| 20 | 200 IM | Women |
Finals Saturday
| 200 Freestyle | Men | |
| 200 Freestyle | Women | |
| 50 Butterfly(Knock-out) | Men | |
| 50 Butterfly(Knock-out) | Women | |
| 200 Breaststroke | Men | |
| 200 Breaststroke | Women | |
| 100 Backstroke | Men | |
| 100 Backstroke | Women | |
| 200 IM | Men | |
| 200 IM | Women | |
| 21 | 1500 Freestyle(1 heat only, 8 swimmers) | Men |
| 22 | 800 Freestyle(1 heat only/8 swimmers) | Women |
Prelims Sunday
| 23 | 400 Freestyle | Women |
| 24 | 400 Freestyle | Men |
| 25 | 50 Breastroke | Women |
| 26 | 50 Breastroke | Men |
| 27 | 100 Butterfly | Women |
| 28 | 100 Butterfly | Men |
| 29 | 200 Backstroke | Women |
| 30 | 200 Backstroke | Men |
| 31 | 50 Freestyle | Women |
| 32 | 50 Freestyle | Men |
Finals Sunday
| 50 Freestyle(Semifinals) | Women | |
| 50 Freestyle(Semifinals) | Men | |
| 400 Freestyle | Women | |
| 400 Freestyle | Men | |
| 50 Breastroke(Knock-out) | Women | |
| 50 Breastroke(Knock-out) | Men | |
| 100 Butterfly | Women | |
| 100 Butterfly | Men | |
| 200 Backstroke | Women | |
| 200 Backstroke | Men | |
| 50 Freestyle(Final) | Women | |
| 50 Freestyle(Final) | Men |
Classes
Junior Women: born 2000-2004
Junior Men: born 1999-2004
Senior Women: born 1999 and older
Senior Men: born 1998 and older
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The women freestyle sprint events may happen to be exiting.
It would be interesting to check if Sjostrom was tapered in Stockholm last month and if it is so then how she keeps her form. She still isn’t scheduled for 200 freestyle despite it will be an easy money.
2016 wasn’t very successful for Heemskerk. Not sure if she is still a factor at sprint but she has not bad 200 this season. Will she did the same to money thirsty Hosszu as what Bonnet has done in Amiens?
Besides that don’t see much of competition on women side.
Sjostrom was tapered i Stockholm, but she was fighting a cold early in the meet(don’t think it was much of a factor after day 1).. I would have to think she’s in a training period now to make up for some lost ground this winter, so could go either way this meet. By either way I don’t mean that there’s a chance she’s bad, but that she very well could be slower than Stockholm.
Sjostrom will not be swimming 200 freestyle this season and Sweden will not be sending a 800 relay team.
I know, Joe about this 200 event. But this is a training meet and 200 will be an easy win, unless Femke wants it badly. Pick up this $350 and buy a pizza or ice cream to all children on stands. I just don’t want Hosszu to have it. 🙂