Cielo Leaps to World Leader in 21.39; Fratus Not Far Behind on Day 3 of Maria Lenk
Cesar Cielo (left) was wearing a nude cap in support of the cancer charity GRAAC as he and Bruno Fratus (right) swam to the top two times in the world in the 50 free this year.
Thiago Simon Puts Himself On The Pan Pacific Championships Roster
The morning at the second day of the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy Sao Paolo, Brazil started off with Thiago Simon recording a Pan Pacific Championships qualifying time in the men’s 200 breaststroke.
RACE VIDEOS: Men’s and women’s 4×50 free relay at Brazil’s Maria Lenk Trophy
Cesar Cielo led off the winning men’s relay for Minas, while Jeanette Ottesen was the fastest leg while anchoring the winning women’s Corinthians relay.
Katinka Hosszu Breaks Hungarian Record in 50 Free as Maria Lenk Begins in Brazil
SESI’s Etienne Medeiros qualified for Pan Pacs en route to winning the women’s 100 backstroke.
Friis and Ottesen Among People’s Choice For Top Danish Athlete
The Danish paper Ekstra Bladet paper has included Lotte Friis and Jeanette Ottesen on a list of top Danish athletes that they have asked their readership to vote on…
Sjostrom Flexes Her Muscles In Eindhoven Winning The 50 Freestyle And 100 Butterfly
Sarah Sjostrom took both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly on the first evening of the Swim Cup in Eindhoven…
Hosszu, Ottesen, Heemskerk, Dekker to Swim at Maria Lenk
Katinka Hosszu will race at the 2014 Maria Lenk Trophy in two weeks, swimming for Corinthians.
Denmark Announces 15 For European Championships; Nielsen Should Earn a Bid Too
Denmark’s Rikke Moeller-Pedersen will lead a team of 15 (probably 16) to the 2014 European Championships.
Nielsen Just Misses World’s Top Ranking In The Women’s 100 Backstroke
Mie Nielsen of Denmark won the women’s 100 backstroke recording a time of 59.83 which places her second in the world rankings…
Rikke Moller Pedersen Takes A Run At Her Own World Record In The 200 Breaststroke
Rikke Moller Pedersen took a run at her own record winning the event in a time of 2:19.94…
Ottesen Moves Up On The 100 Butterfly World Ranking List
Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark posted a time of 58.10 to win women’s 100 butterfly on the second evening of the Danish Cup, moving her up one spot in the world rankings…
Rikke Moller Pedersen Takes Over Top Spot In The 100 Breaststroke
Rikke Moeller Pedersen of Denmark recorded the world’s top time in the 100 breaststroke, taking the event at the Danish Cup in a time of 1:06.19…
Sjostrom Posts World’s Top Ranked Times In The 50 Butterfly and 200 freestyle
Sarah Sjostrom won the women’s 50 butterfly and 200 freestyle in Amiens taking over the world’s number one ranking in both events…
Distance Thrillers In Marseille On Final Day Of The Mediterranean Open
Spaniard Mireia Belmonte and Jazz Carlin of Great Britain provided a thriller posting the world’s second and third fastest times…
