Mie Nielsen

2014 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu had another spectacular year winning the World Cup Series for the third year in a row…

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Dutch Women Shatter 4×50 Freestyle World Record In Prelims

Ranomi Kromowidjojo nearly broke 23 seconds with her second leg on the Dutch’s preliminary world record-setting swim in the 4×50 Freestyle Relay.

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Danish women destroy 200 medley relay world record with historic split from Ottesen

Denmark broke their own record, which was set at the 2013 European Championships (pictured above), and also topped the former Russian world record vacated after a doping suspension.

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Top-Seeded Denmark Women Leave Relay In-Tact In Women’s 200 Medley on Friday

The Danish women will look to recapture the magic that earned them a World Record a year ago in Herning at the European Championships.

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Around the federations: Denmark, Germany, Great Britain gear up for Doha Worlds

Hear from some National Team Directors about their federation’s goals and preparation for the Short Course World Championships.

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14 Storylines for the 2014 FINA Short Course World Championships, plus all the links you need

Cesar Cielo is already the fastest man in history in long course meters and short course yards. Can he add the short course meters world record this week in Doha?

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Ottesen, Heemskerk and Kromowidjojo All Perform Well in Copenhagen

Jeanette Ottesen, Femke Heemskerk and Ranomi Kromowidjojo all recorded times that rank in the world’s top five…

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Start Lists Released for the Danish Short Course National Championships

With the many members of the Dutch national team in attendance the championships should be an exciting four days of racing…

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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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Lauridsen Qualifies for Doha at the Danish Eastern Championships

Julie Aglund Lauridsen qualified for the Short Course World Championships in the women’s 400 IM winning in a time of 4:38.90…

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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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Schlanger, Adrian sweep sprint paydays at Singapore Swim Stars, each earn $20,000

Australia’s Melanie Schlanger and the U.S.A.’s Nathan Adrian put their sprinting skills on display in Singapore and were handily rewarded for it, to the tune of $20,000.

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Great Britain powers away with 3 gold medals on final day of European Championships, Denmark second

Fran Halsall won gold in the women’s 50 free to cap off a dominating week for the Brits. Great Britain led all of Europe with 9 gold medals in the pool and 24 total pieces of hardware.

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2014 European Championships: Day 5 Live Prelims Recap

Federica Pellegrini will get an opportunity to flex her muscles in her trademark race, the 200 freestyle. She will face plenty of competition including Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem along the way though.

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