Pernille Blume

Danish Swimming Federation Releases Standards for ’17 Worlds and Euros

Surprise Rio gold medalist Pernille Blume will be a large factor for the Danish women heading into 2017.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year

Canadian Olympian Penny Oleksiak burst on to the scene in 2016, rising through the ranks to land on top of the podium at the Rio Olympic Games.

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Shannon Rollason To Take Over Edinburgh University’s Program

A key figure in Denmarks’ recent run of international success, Australian coach Shannon Rollason will be heading back to Europe, this time to take over as head coach with Edinburgh University.

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American Women Take 200 Medley World Record By 3/4ths of a Second

Lilly King joined Ali DeLoof, Kelsi Worrell, and Katrina Konopka to take the world record in the 200 SCM medley relay.

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Nielsen Adds Three Golds To Medal Haul At Danish SC Championships

Mie Nielsen took home gold in the 200 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay on night 3 of the Danish SC Championships to bring her gold medal tally to six with one day remaining.

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Olympic Champ Pernille Blume to Skip Short Course Worlds

The Danish Swimming Federation has announced a 16 swimmer team that will travel to the 2016 Short Course World Championships…

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Martin Truijens To Take Over As Head Coach At Denmark NTC

Martin Truijens will take over as the new head coach of Denmark’s National Training Centre in Copenhagen, replacing the departed Nick Juba.

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Juba to Move on From Denmark After Short Course World Championships

Nick Juba will lead the Danish National Team for the final time at the 2016 World Short Course Championships…

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Danish Swim Federation Defends Blume’s Innocence After Medical Info Hack

The Danish Swimming Federation strongly supported the innocence of Olympic 50 free champ Pernille Blume after Russian hackers released her medical records last week.

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Juba Extremely Happy With Denmark’s Performance in Rio

Danish National Team Head Coach Nick Juba is extremely happy with the team’s performance in Rio after achieving their best result at an Olympic Games since the Second World War…

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Top 5 Upsets of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Cate Campbell missing the podium in both the women’s 50 and 100 freestyle events was one of the biggest surprises of the Olympic Games.

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Pernille Blume Named as Denmark’s Flag Bearer for Closing Ceremonies

Pernille Blume (above) was one of the breakout swimming stars at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio.

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Americans Led Olympic Performance vs Seed Times

At the Olympics all that really counts is a swimmer’s place, but swimming is a sport measured by times. Expectations…

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Most Dominant Swims of the 2016 Olympic Games Days 7 and 8

Daily Dominance is the best way to describe the swimming competition in Rio.

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Welcome To The New Age Of Swimming

Of those who managed to get on the podium were several first time Olympians who have now established themselves as major players in the sport. Many of them are young, with plenty of progression still to be had as we usher in the new age of swimming.

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