Serbian
Swimming Team at the 31st
Olympic Games - Rio 2016 ............................................................... Rio
De Janeiro, Brasil, Olympic Aquatics Center - 50 m pool,
August 06 - August 13, 2016
This
page covers all activities of the Swimming participants of Serbia at
the
31st Olympic Games - Rio 2016
August
13,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-8
- USA Men's Medley Relay - last new OR in Rio...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within
the last day of the Swimming competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games,
the USA Men's Relay set the new and the last OR. In
front
of Great Britain and Australia with the time of 3:27.95 USA team (Ryan
Murphy, Michael Phelps, Cody Miller and Nathan
Adrian)
confirmed
the Olympic and the world domination not only in the individual events
but also in relays. Beside that, on the last day, more three finals
were
concluded. In the W 50 freestyle Pernille Blume (DEN) won and
earned
gold medal in 24.07. In the M 1500 freestyle Italian pearl Gregorio
Paltrinieri earned gold with the time of 14:34.57. In the Women's 4
x 100 Medley Relay, in front of Australia and Denmark, USA team (Kathleen
Baker, Lily King, Dana Vollmer & Simone
Manuel)
won in 3:53.13. Finally, list of the Gold Olympic medalists is
as follows: USA (15); AUS (3); HUN (3); JPN (2). One gold each earned:
CAN, DEN, SWE, ESP, ITA, GBR, KAZ, SIN and CHN. Individually, Michael
Phelps earned 5 gold medals and one silver. Good bye Rio. Welcome
Tokyo
2020!
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show from the last discipline of the swimming competition at the Rio
2016...
August
12,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-7
- K.Ledecky (USA) new WR/OR, Schooling (SIN) new OR ...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within
Day-7 of the Rio Olympic Games in the afternoon preliminaries, four new
disciplines were swum (W 50 free, M 1500 free, W 4x100 Medley and M
4x100
Medley relay). The highest positions for the evening semi-finals
and finals are caught by the next participants: in the W 50 freestyle
by
Pernille
Blume (DEN) - 24.23, in the M 1500 freestyle by Gregorio
Paltrinieri
(ITA) - 14.44.51; in the W 4x100 Medley Relay by the USA Team
(3:54.67)
and in the M 4x100 Medley Relay by the GBR Team (3:30.47).
Within the
evening semis and finals
Katie
Ledecky (USA) in the W 800 free final set new WR/OR
with
the time of 8:04.79). In the M 100 fly Joseph Schooling (SIN)
with
a new OR beats Phelps, LeClos and Cseh in 50.39 (all of them
with
the same time of 51.14). Beside J.Schooling, the new Olympic champions
became this evening: in the W 200 back Madeline Dirado (USA) -
2:05.99
and in the M 50 free Antony Ervin (USA) -21.40.
.Katie
Ledecky (USA) - new World Record in the W 800 free....
August
11,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-6
- Manuel and Ledecky (USA), new ORs in prelims & finals...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within
Day-6 of the Rio Games in the in the afternoon preliminaries, three new
disciplines were swum. In the W 800 free Katie Ledecky (USA)
set
new OR (8:12.86). The top positions for the evening SFs and finals were
earned also in the M 50 free by Andriy Govorov (UKR) - 21.49,
in
the M 100 fly by Joseph Schooling (SIN) - 51.41 and in the W
200
back by 'Iron Lady' Katinka Hosszu (HUN)- 2:06.09..
In the in
the evening semis and
finals, another one OR is set. In the W 100 free final Simone Manuel
(USA) earned gold medal and new OR standard with the time of 52.70.
Beside
her, new Olympic champions became this night: in the W 200 breast Rie
Kaneto (JPN) - 2:20.30; in the M 200 IM Michael Phelps (USA)
- 1:54.66 and in the M 200 back Ryan Murphy (USA) - 1:53.62.
.S.Manuel
(USA) - new Olympic Champion in the W 100 free at the Rio 2016....
August
10,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-5
- Campbell (AUS) - Two new ORs in the W 100 Free...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within
Day-5 of the Rio Games in the afternoon prelims, five new swimming
disciplines
were swum (W 100 free, M 200 back, W 200 breast, M 200 IM and W 4x200
free).
In the W 100 free world record holder Cate Campbell (AUS) set a
new OR (52.78). Top positions for the Semi Finals were earned by Evgeny
Rylov (RUS) in the M 100 back 91:55.02); Rikke Moller Pedersen
(DEN) in the W 200 breast (2:22.72), Ryan Lochte (USA) in the M
200 IM (1:57.38) and the USA team in the W 4x200free (7:47.77).
In the
evening, within the semifinals
of the W 100 free, Cate Campbell (AUS) set her second new OR
(52.71).
New Olympic champions became: in the M 200 breast Dimitriy Balandin
(KAZ) - 2:07.46; in the W 200 fly Mireia Belmonte - Garcia
(2:04.85),
in the M 100 free Kyle Chalmers (AUS) - 47.58 and in the W
4x200
free relay USA Team (7:43.03).
.C.Campbell
(AUS) - in prelims and SFs, two new Olympic Records in the W 100
free....
August
09,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-4
- Velja Stjepanovic - 32nd in the M 100 Free prelims...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within Day-4
of the Olympic Games in Rio, in the evening semifinals and finals, 2 new
ORs were set. In the M 200 breast semi-finals, Ippei Watanabe
(JPN) broke OR with the time of 2:07.22 while in the W 200 IM final Katinka
Hosszu (HUN) the second one - 2:06.58. New Olympic champions became
beside Hosszu also Katie Ledecky (USA) in the W 200 free
(1:53.73),
Michael
Phelps (USA) in the M 200 fly (1:53.36) and the USA team
in
the M 4x200 freestyle relay (7:00.66).
From the
Serbian swimming squad,
Velimir
Stjepanovic in the M 100 free prelims ranked 32nd of 59 athletes
with
the time of 49.24. This was the last event of the participants from
Serbia,
so in the coming up reports, we'll follow up top achievements from the
Rio 2016
.V.Stjepanovic
(SRB) - finished today his overall participation in the Rio
2016....
Serbs
on Day - 4 Afternoon Qualifications
SRB
competitor
Event
Entered
time
Result
Rank
Velimir
Stjepanovic (1993)
100 m Free
Men
0:48.50
0:49.24
32nd of 59
athletes
August
08,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-3
- Katarina Simonovic 30th, Anja Crevar 27th...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within Day-3
in the afternoon qualifications, 3 new disciplines were swum (W 200
free,
M 200 fly and W 200 IM). One new OR was set by Katinka
Husszu
(HUN) in the W 200 IM (2:07.45). In the evening semis and finals, more
two ORs appeared: in the W 100 breast final, Lillia King (USA)
-
1:04.93 and in the M 100 back final Ryan Murphy (USA) - 51.97.
New
Olympic champions became: in the M 200 free Yang Sun (CHN) gold
medal (1:44.65) and in the W 100 back Katinka Hosszu
(HUN)
- 58.45...
From the
Serbian swim squad, Katarina
Kat Simonovic in the W 200 free prelims (from the heat 2 lane 4)
did
not earn the position for the semi finals finishing the race as 30th of
42 competitors (2:00.06), while in the W 200 Ind.Medley prelims Anja
Crevar ranked 27th of 39 competitors with the time of 2:15.33.
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Within Day-2
of the swimming tournament at the 31st Olympic Games in the
afternoon
heats, 6 new disciplines were swum (W 100 back, M 200 free, W 100
breast,
M 100 back, W 400 free and M 4x100 free relay). One new OR was set by Katie
Ledecky (USA) in the W 400 free (3:58.71). Also, worthy times could
be seen in prelims such as K. Baker (USA) in the W 100 back
(58.84);
Yang
Sun (CHN) in the M 200 free (1:45.75); C.Lacourt (FRA) in
the
M 100 back (52.96), Lillia King (USA) in the W 100 breast
(1:05.78),
etc... Within the evening finals, Sarah Sjostorm (SWE)
set
the new WR/OR in the W 100 fly final (55.48), Adam Peaty
(GBR) in the M 100 breast new WR/OR (57.13) and Katie
Ledecky
(USA) in the W 400 free (3:56.46)...
From the
Serbian swim squad, Velimir
Stjepanovic in the M 200 free prelims (from the heat 6 lane 6)
earned
the position in semi finals finishing the race as 10th of 47
competitors
(1:46.64), while in the W 400 free prelims Katarina Kat Simonovic
placed 23rd (4:15.57). In the evening M 200 free SF, Velimir
Stjepanovic
ranked
13th (1:47.28)
.Velimir
Stjepanovic - unfortunately did not succeed to find himself in the 200
free final.
Serbs
on Day - 2 Afternoon Qualifications & Evening
Semis/Finals
SRB
competitor
Event
Entered
time
Result
Rank
Velimir
Stjepanovic (1993)
200 m Free
Men S.Finals
1:46.64
1:47.28
13th of 16
athletes
Velimir
Stjepanovic (1993)
200 m Free
Men
1:46.04
1:46.64
10th of 47
athletes
Katarina
Simonovic (1994)
400 m Free
Women
4:13.73
4:15.57
23rd of 32
August
06,
2016............................................................................................................................ DAY-1
- V.Stjepanovic 14th, A.Crevar 20th and C.Siladji 26th...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - The swimming
competition started today at the Aquatic Center. Within the afternoon (Central
European Time) qualifications the next disciplines were in the
program:
M 400 IM, W 100 fly, W 100 breast, M 400 free, W 400 IM, M 100 breast,
W 4x100 free relay. In the M 100 breast heats, Adam Peaty (GBR)
set the new WR with the time of 57.55... New OR is set
in
the W 4x100 free by the Australia relay (3:32.39). In the
evening
finals, Katinka Hosszu (HUN) set new WR in the W 400
IM (4:26.36)
while AUS in the W 4x100 free new WR with the time of
3:30.65.
Three
Serbian competitors started
the Olympic Games on the Day-1 heats. In the M 400 free (from the heat
7 lane 8), Velimir Stjepanovic placed 14th of 50 athletes with
the
time of 3:46.78. In the W 400 Ind.Medley Anja Crevar (from the
heat
2 lane 2) with the time of 4:43.19 placed 20th. In the M 100 breast as
26th of 46 athletes Caba Siladji (from the heat 5 lane 2)
finished
the participation in Rio with the time of 1:00.78...
.Velimir
Stjepanovic - lane 8 at the start of the M 400 free qualifying race...
Serbs
on Day - 1 Afternoon Qualifications
SRB
competitor
Event
Entered
time
Result
Rank
Velimir
Stjepanovic (1993)
400 m Free
Men
3:46.72
3:46.78
14th of 50
athletes
Anja
Crevar (2000)
400 m IM
Women
4:43.36
4:43.19
20th of 33
Caba
Siladji (1990)
100 m Breast
Men
0:59.79
1:00.76
26th of 46
August
05,
2016............................................................................................................................ Two
world
legends met in the Olympic village...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Marvelous
contact has been held in the Rio 2016 village yesterday. American and
the
world swim superstar Michael Phelps plucked up his courage to
get
a picture taken with 12-time Grand Slam tennis champion Novak
Djokovic.
Phelps, the
owner of 22 Olympic
medals including 18 golds, is usually the man inspiring awe among his
fellow
athletes. But when he bumped into the Serbian star — who completed the
career Grand Slam at the French Open earlier this year — it was Phelps
who wanted to commemorate the moment. “I was like, ‘Yeah, that’s
Djokovic,”
Phelps said, adding, “You give each other the nod and the smile, and I
was like ‘I’m saying hi. I don’t care, I’m saying hi to him.’ “He’s
super-nice,
super-down to earth. Easy to talk to. It was something that was cool.
I’ve
watched so many of his matches on TV, he’s had a lot of epic ones,” the
swimming legend said.
.Authentic
image taken in the unexpected moment in the Olympic village...
August
04,
2016............................................................................................................................ Serbian
flag raised at the stand in the Olympic village...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - Day before
the start of the 31st Olympic Games, organized by the National Olympic
committe of Serbia, the national flag is lifted up on the stand in
front
of the SRB pavilion. Led the ceremony, Serbian President
Tomislav
Nikolic expressed the hopes for more medals at this Games in
comparasion
to the previous one in London. Beside Vlade Divac, Head of the Serbian
NOC, many top stars extend their hopes regarding the medals, such as
Novak
Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic, Basketball team, Water Polo as well and the
like... After the ceremony ended, President Nikolic with his wife
visited
the facilities in the Olympic village and had some talks with the
athletes
that already have arrived Rio
Overall 103
athletes in 14 sport
disciplines will compete and represent Serbia at the Rio 2016 (45 women
and 58 men): Basketball, Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Swimming, Water
Polo, Wrestling, Shooting, Rowing, Judo, Cycling, Canoeing and
Athletics.
This will be the nation's fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics as
an
independent nation.
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Few
images from today's
charm ceremony in the Olympic village...
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August
03,
2016............................................................................................................................ Serbian
stars at the latest polishing prior to the start...
(Uberlandia,
BRA) - Regarding the
chance for the pre-games training camps allowed by the organizers,
Serbian
stars Velimir Stjepanovic and Caba Siladji used to stay in the City of
Uberlândia - state of Minas Gerais (Southeast Region of Brazil).
Fantastic conditions for the alcimatization, latest actions and
producing
top brilliance prior to the start at the Aquatic Stadium in Rio De
Janeiro,
our athletes and the coaching staff use them in a quality way.
Uberlândia
is located 845
km from Rio de Janeiro. The city has a population of 604,013
inhabitants
and sits at an average altitude of 863 m above sea level. The most
notable
of its natural attractions include its ecological parks, which,
together
add up to approximately 2.8 million square meters of green area. Among
many others, Serbian stars use to have preparations at the pools of the
Paraia Club. Founded in 1935, Praia Club has infrastructure for
training
Basketball, Football, Judo, Swimming, Tennis and Volleyball, as well as
having experience in hosting national sports events. It has also two
gyms,
outdoor swimming pool, a room for judo, a natural grass field, rooms
for
strength and conditioning, first aid, physiotherapy and massage, as
well
as the sauna and steam rooms. There is also a restaurant and snack
shop.
.V.Stjepanovic
(left) and Caba Siladji at the end of the mid day training in Uberlandia...
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August
02,
2016............................................................................................................................ Unbelievable
conditions at the Rio Aquatics Stadium...
(Rio de
Janeiro, BRA) - The pool
is ready for the new world and the Olympic records. On April 08, the
organisers
of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro unveiled the Olympic
Aquatic
Stadium. The sports complex, which will host swimming and water polo,
has
been built using so called “nomadic architecture” techniques that will
allow it to be taken down and rebuilt into two smaller aquatic centres
after the Games would be over. Two pools are featured in the stadium -
one for competitions and one for training. Each has a total capacity of
3.7 million litres of water. Seating surrounds the competition pool.
The
front row seats are as close as 10 m from the pool, giving spectators a
spectacular view of all the action. A unique water
filtration
system has been incorporated into the stadium that will reduce the use
of chemicals by 25%. Temperature wise, the water will be kept between
25
and 28 degrees C as advised by aquatic sport’s global governing body
FINA.
As with the
Future Arena, the Aquatic
Stadium will be dismantled and reused since the Games have been
completed.
Its parts will be used in the construction of two aquatics centres. One
will feature a 50 metre covered pool with capacity for 6,000 people.
The
other will also feature a 50 metre pool with a total capacity of 3,000.
.The
Aquatics Stadium - host pool of the swimming events in Rio... (Ph
by R.S. Camra)
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August
01,
2016............................................................................................................................ The
Schedule
of the Swimming Events in Rio...
(Rio de Janeiro,
BRA) - Just two
days stay left until the start of the Summer Olympic Games 2016,
the main global sport competition for every athletes. A record number
of
countries are participating in a record number of sports. 11,239
athletes
from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), including first time
entrants
Kosovo and South Sudan, are scheduled to take part. The swimming
competitions
at the 2016 Olympics are scheduled to take place from 6 to 13 August at
the Olympic Aquatics Stadium. Similar to the program's format in 2012,
the swimming features a total of 32 events (16 each for men and women).
The swimming
program schedule will
occur in two segments. For the pool events, prelims are held in the
afternoon,
followed by the semifinals and final in the evening-night session. The
dates in the table are for August 2016.
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August
01,
2016........................................................................................................................................... The Serbin
Swimming Squad for the Rio Olympics 2016...
(Belgrade, SRB) - The final roster of the Serbian swimming team for the
upcoming 31st Olympic Games - Rio 2016 is defined by the Serbian
Swimming
Federation and the National Olympic Committee under the criteria of the
Fina. Due to the Fina rules, the time standards consist of two types:
an
"Olympic Qualifying Time" (OQT) and an "Olympic Selection time" (OST).
Each country was able to enter up to two swimmers per event, provided
both
swimmers met the (faster) qualifying time. A country was able to enter
one swimmer per event that met the invitation standard. Any swimmer who
met the "qualifying" time was entered in the event for the Games; a
swimmer
meeting the "invitation" standard was eligible for entry, and their
entry
was allotted/filled in by ranking
The national squd of Serbia for the Olympic Games will be consisted of
the next four participants: Caba Siladji (in the men's
100
breast), Velimir Stjepanovic (in the men's 100, 200 and 400
freestyle),
Katarina
Kat Simonovic (in the women's 200 and 400 freestyle) and Anja
Crevar (in the women's 200 and 400 Ind. Medley).
Stjepanovic
Siladji
Simonovic
Crevar
Velimir
(1993)
Caba
(1990)
Katarina
(1994)
Anja
(2000)
SC
Partizan, Belgrade
SC
Tamis, Pancevo
SC
Proleter, Zrenjanin
SC
Dinamo, Pancevo
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and managed by Igor
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show from the last discipline of the swimming competition at the Rio
2016...
(Belgrade, SRB) - The final roster of the Serbian swimming team for the
upcoming 31st Olympic Games - Rio 2016 is defined by the Serbian
Swimming
Federation and the National Olympic Committee under the criteria of the
Fina. Due to the Fina rules, the time standards consist of two types:
an
"Olympic Qualifying Time" (OQT) and an "Olympic Selection time" (OST).
Each country was able to enter up to two swimmers per event, provided
both
swimmers met the (faster) qualifying time. A country was able to enter
one swimmer per event that met the invitation standard. Any swimmer who
met the "qualifying" time was entered in the event for the Games; a
swimmer
meeting the "invitation" standard was eligible for entry, and their
entry
was allotted/filled in by ranking
