Danish Swimming and Diving

DeSantis: Pulling Back the Curtain on the Danish “National Training Center”

The Danish “National Training Center” has produced Denmark’s impressive run of success this year, but here Chris DeSantis gives a view of what the National Training Center really is.

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Lotte Friis Says “Baltimore is the Place Where I Want to End My Career”

Denmark’s Lotte Friis says despite changing club representation in Denmark, she’s thrilled with her training at NBAC.

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Denmark Sending 15 To Short Course Worlds, Hoping For 7 Medals

With its roster of 15, Denmark still has lofty goals for the 2014 World Short Course Championships in December.

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Pedersen and Ottesen Record Top Five Times

Rikke Moller Pedersen and Jeanette Ottesen took events at the Eastern Danish Championships in times that rank fourth in the world…

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Mie Nielsen Receives a fr 100,000 Scholarship From the DIF

18 year old Mie Nielsen had a very good 2013-14 season in the pool and is now being rewarded for her performances…

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DeSantis: The Departure of Shannon Rollason and a Steaming Pile of Egalitarianism

Coming off a dominant performance in Berlin, Denmark emerged as legitimate gold medal threats in any worldwide 400 medley relay. When will we say that again?

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Shannon Rollason resigns from leadership role at Denmark’s National Training Center

Shannon Rollason, whose swimmers led Denmark to 6 gold medals at the European Championships, will resign as coach of the National Training Center at the end of 2014.

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Contract bid selected for expansion of Herning pool, groundbreaking in October

The planned expansion of the aquatic center in Herning, Denmark, host of last December’s European Short Course Championships, has selected a construction bid, and all signs point to construction beginning this fall.

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Great Danes Compete For Prize Money In Elimination Challenge

Six of the men in Denmark’s Great Danes program will compete for cash awards in a series of 50 meter elimination events this weekend in Birkeroed…

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Legendary Australian, Danish, Spanish coach Paulus Wildeboer passes away at 59

Paulus Wildeboer, one of the most well-known and well-respected swimming coaches in the world has passed away after an ongoing illness, according to AS.com, a Spanish-based sports site.

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Mads Glaesner’s Appeal Upheld, He Will Retain World Championship Gold

Danish Swimmer Mads Glaesner has had his gold medal from the 2012 World Short Course Championships reinstated.

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Mie Nielsen Breaks Danish Record in 50 Back in Norway

Mie Nielsen has broken another Danish Record, continuing an impressive run since her return to competition under a year ago….

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Nick Juba Discusses His First Year On The Job

It has been almost 10 months since Nick Juba moved from the UK to Denmark to take over as the Danish National Team Coach…

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Danish Sport Receives Generous Donation From Supermarket Chain

The Danish Sports Federation (DIF) recently announced that they have entered into a four-year partnership with the Dansk Supermarked A/S…

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Juba Takes 16 of Denmark’s Best to South Africa to Escape Dreary Danish Winter

Denmark, after hosting a successful 2014 European Short Course Championship meet, will send 16 of its best swimmers to South Africa for a training camp.

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