Mireia Belmonte Garcia

400 Free National Record Ends 6-Win Trials for Belmonte-Garcia

Mireia Belmonte-Garcia broke her third National Record of the meet on this final day, with a 4:05.77 win in the women’s…

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Mireia Belmonte Breaks Spanish National Record

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte-Garcia made a huge thump at the 2010 short course World Championships in Dubai with three individual golds…

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Quick Sprints 3/29/12: Villaecija Doing Double Duty at Olympics

American Rhi Jeffrey, who has made a huge impact both in and out of the pool since coming out of…

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2003 World Champion Alena Popchanka Returns from Two-Year Hiatus; Could Boost French Relay Hopes

There’s another comeback in the works, and though this one isn’t as much of a household name as the likes…

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Belmonte-Garcia, Wildeboer, Solaeche Shine at Spanish SC Nats; Costa Rewrites Record Book

With no rest for the weary, the two stars of the Spanish program Mireia Belmonte-Garcia and Aschwin Wildeboer were back…

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Belmonte-Garcia Takes Win 3; Tons of National Records Go Down On Day 3 of Euro's

The men’s 1500 free was a barn-burner of a race to kick off the 3rd session of the 2011 European…

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Today in Swimming History: November 10th

On November 10th, 2009, at the height of the polyurethane-suit era, Brazilian star Kaio Almeida becamse the first man to ever…

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5 Things to Watch on Day 2 Prelims/Finals in Shanghai

With a couple of hours to go until the second prelims session begins in Shanghai, let’s briefly look at a…

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Medal Tables, 10 Big Winners, and TSC Awards, Along With Final Thoughts From Dubai

The 2010 Dubai World Championships are in the book, and despite some great opposition from the rest of the world,…

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Dubai 2010: Day 4 Recap – Belmonte Wins Again; Soni Wins Again

Women’s 100 breaststroke For the first 50 meters of this race, It looked like it would be a good battle….

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Dubai 2010: Day 4 Preview – Light Schedule on Day 4, But Plenty of High Intensity Sprints Highlight Schedule

The action on Day 4 in Dubai takes a big slow down with only 5 finals and a slew of…

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Dubai 2010: Recaps and Results-More World Records Fall on Day 2

Day 2 was just as exciting as the day before, and upped the ante with two World Records. I’ll get…

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