(Viedma, ARG)
- On Feb 6-7, the series of FINA’s two major OWS circuits continued in
Argentina. The 2nd leg of the 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup was
held in Viedma (ARG). In this event, Francis Crippen (USA) finished
first in 1:50:57. Chad Ho (RSA), concluded 2nd in 1:51:00, while
Petar Stoychev (BUL) arrived in third place in 1:51:02. In the women’s
field, it was a tough race with Angela Maurer (GER) at the top (1:58:34);
Karla Sitic (CRO) ranked 2nd, while Eva Fabian (USA) 3rd... Read the full
report, where you can also find out results from the Hernandarias-Parana
88K Marathon..
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F.Crippen (USA), Rome'09 bronze, new world power..
(Kranj, SLO)
-Organized by the Plavalno Drustvo Zvezda, the Star 2010 international
meeting concluded Sunday in Kranj, SLO. About 390 competitors from 39 teams
(AUT, CRO, EGY, HUN, ISR, ITA, FYROM, SRB and SLO) took part in 2-day events.
Few worthy times were set by the Italian woman - Chiara L.Masini
(in 100 free - 56.95; 200 free - 2:02.32). From Serbia Jovana Nikolovski
(SC Beograd) picked up gold in 50 free (27.49), while Nina Cojic
(Sv.Nikola) ranked first in D cat: 50 free (31.22) and 50 fly (32.55)...Find
out the full official results...
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J.Nikolovski, SRB with her coach S.Filipovic in Kranj...
(Sarajevo,
BIH) - Marvelously organized by the Swim Club Sarajevo, the first edition
of the international swim meeting the "Swim Olympic Sarajevo 2010"
concluded Sunday in the BiH capital... 400 competitors (29 teams from SLO,
CRO, HUN, GBR, MNE & BiH) took part in the events. Top performances
of the meeting were set by SLO athletes: Emil Tahirovic
in 50 breast
(27.63) and Tanja Smid in 200 breast (2:27.91)... Final team rank:
1/ Zmaj-Alpamm, BIH; 2/ 22 April, BiH; 3/ SC Leotar, BiH... Click up the
title for the full official results..
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Tanja Smid, SLO super star - top meet performance.
(Kikinda,
SRB) - Organized by the Swimming Club Banat, the 5th edition of the meet
"Kikida Cup 2010" concluded successfully by the Jezero center (25-m
pool). More the 350 athletes from SLO, CRO, FYROM, HUN, BiH, ROU, BUL,
SVK & SRB took part in 2-day events. Due to FINA pionts table, top
results were set by Andjelka Petrovic, SRB (100 free - 56.31) and
Stefan
Sorak, SRB (in 200 IM - 2:04.61). According to numbers of earned medals,
team rank is as follows: 1/ CSS Hunedoara (ROU); 2/ Mladost '91, (BUL);
3/ SC Vojvodina (SRB). Click up the title to open up the official results
of all events...
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A.Petrovic, SRB - top meet performance in Kikinda...
(Belgrade,
SRB) -At the PSB press conference held yesterday in Belgrade, Ivan Djordjevic,
president and Nemanja Radovic, manager of the BEG Secretariat
of sport confirmed that the 9 swimming clubs, members of the PSB will get
the 300 free training terms per year (at the Belgrade's pools) in 2010.
The support for the Cavic's preparation in Italy since 2009, the
organization of three LEN meets and the League of Belgrade each year, will
help the new serious development of the swimming sport to be established
in the SRB capital... Click up the title to read the article issued at
the popular Belgrade Daily Sports Journal...
(Tokyo, JPN)
- Organized by the Japan Swim Federation the next world top meeting is
going to be held in the Japan's capital. Japan Open 2010 (on Feb.27-28
25-m pool) will join top competitors from 27 nations including the Beijing
'08 Olympians and the medalists from Rome '09 worlds.. As it is already
announced from the PSS, coming from Serbia, two top national swimmers and
breastroke record holders Nadja Higl and Caba Siladji will
take part in this event. Click up the title to introduce the basic info,
schedule, venue pool, and later on the start lists and the full official
results...
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Great Tatsumi International Swim Center in Tokyo...
(Santos, BRA)
- On Jan 31, 2010, the world open water swimmers gathered for the first
leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup in Santos, Brazil. In
the men's race Evgeny Drattsev (RUS) touched first with the time
of 2:14:12,03; Chad Ho (RSA) finished second in 2:14:12.44, while the bronze
medal went to Allan do Carmo (BRA), who timed 2:14:13. On the women's side,
Ana
Marcela Cunha (BRA) seized gold timing 2:16:48. Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
won silver in 2:16:50, while her compatriot Alice Franco the bronze..
Find
out more...
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E.Drattsev - his first win at the Fina World Cup 2010..
(Coronda,
AGR) - Petar Stoychev (BUL), gold medalist of the Grand Prix in
2009 (and in all previous editions since 2001), won the 57 k of the Santa
Fe - Coronda Marathon, rounding up in 6:57:52. Second positioned was Alexander
Studzinski (GER) timing 6:57:59. Rodolfo Valenti (ITA, sixth of the Grand
Prix in 2009) finished third in 6:58:58.. Read the full official report...
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P.Stoychev, Tzar of the world open water swimming..
February
01, 2010 --------------------------------------------------- SC Beograd
- at the winter preparation in Slovenia...
(Radovljica,
SLO) -Leaded by Sergio Filipovic, head coach, the part of senior
team of the Swimming Club Beograd takes snowy times these days for
the winter preparation in the town of Radovljica, Slovenia... In his short
note for Swim Star Web Portal, coach Filipovic lighted the worth
engagements of his pearls also announced that his team will use to
check out the form at the International AG meeting Star 2010 which is going
to be held the upcoming week-end in the town of Kranj. Watch out the flesh
gallery from Slovenia...
(Novi Sad,
SRB)- The 2nd edition of the int'l AG meet "Europe 2010" concluded
successfully in Novi Sad. More then 520 competitors (31 clubs from CRO,
BiH, GRE and SRB) took part in the events. The marvelous Spens Olympic
pool was divided into two 25-m 'battle fields'. Meet victors: Nikola
Trajkovic (SC Proleter) among men and Tijana Vukanovic (SC Vojvodina)
on the women's side. Click up the title for the complete results...
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T.Vukanovic - top athlete of the SC Vojvodina, SRB..
(London,UK
- H.Novi,MNE) - Swim Star Web Portal is hugely privileged and in the same
time proud for the great - historical interview we've got from the only
swimming legend of the wider region of the SE Europe- Prof.Ivan Zuber,
the Director of the popular int'l LEN meet Montenegro
Mimosa Cup, ex-coach of the national team of Yugoslavia, A.S.Rome
Nuoto, expert of the FIN Italy and regional associations, in two 20-year
mandates the headcoach of the SWC Jadran (Herceg Novi, MNE) - overall 65
years in the swimming sport. Via the direct link set between London (UK)
and Herceg Novi (MNE), we opened the respectable swimming treasure -some
of the words of Prof.Zuber may enter into history. On behalf of all our
readers and visitors, I express my huge gratitude wishing good health to
Prof. Zuber and many new Mimosa Meets in Igalo... Igor
Rasula, Editor-in-Chief.
.swimstar2000@gmail.com
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