phelps 6,535 Posted August 12, 2018 #61 Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) Alessandro Miressi, just a few days after becoming European Champion over the men's 100m Freestyle, earlier today at the National Age Groups Championships improved his PB (48.00, swam in the European Final) and clocked the new Italian Record over the distance in 47.92... new National Record also for Ilaria Bianchi ("only" 4th in Glasgow earlier this week) over the women's 100m Fly with 57.22, which would have given her a medal if clocked in Scotland... as usual, many Italian swimmers improve their best times when it's too late and when it doesn't really count that much... Edited August 12, 2018 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted August 19, 2018 #62 Share Posted August 19, 2018 2008 Olympic open water champion Maarten van der Weijden is swimming a bit over 200 kilometer these days to get money for cancer research (the illness he had before his gold medal). He started yesterday morning around 4am and is expected to finish somewhere late tomorrow Live stream: Spoiler He's following the 'Eleven Cities Tour' course, which is this wonderful, legendary speed skating race (which sadly hasn't been held in over 20 years already because of a lack of real winters): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfstedentocht If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianlu33 3,546 Posted August 19, 2018 #63 Share Posted August 19, 2018 3 minuti fa, heywoodu ha scritto: He's following the 'Eleven Cities Tour' course, which is this wonderful, legendary speed skating race (which sadly hasn't been held in over 20 years already because of a lack of real winters): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfstedentocht Eleven Cities Tour It's epic... since i follow sport i really want see, damn global warming Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted August 19, 2018 #64 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Just now, Gianlu33 said: Eleven Cities Tour It's epic... since i follow sport i really want see, damn global warming It was so close a few years ago. Oh well, I'm convinced one day it'll happen again, global warming doesn't mean literally every winter will be too warm Meanwhile Van der Weijden had breakfast today with a cold pizza He was planning to sleep 1,5 hour earlier tonight (on one of those floating 'beds'), but kept waking up so he decided to get back to swimming If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,535 Posted September 6, 2018 #65 Share Posted September 6, 2018 2018 Open Water Junior World Championships (Eilat, ISR) Day 1 Results Women's 5km (14-15 years old Girls) Gold: Iris Menchini Silver: Mira Szimcsak Bronze: Mariah Denigan Men's 5km (14-15 years old Boys) Gold: Aleksandr Stepanov Silver: Ivan Morgun Bronze: David Betlehem Women's 7.5km (16-17 years old Girls) Gold: Chase Travis Silver: Giulia Berton Bronze: Giulia Salin Men's 7.5km (16-17 years old Boys) Gold: Jean-Baptiste Clusman Silver: Danil Nemolochnov Bronze: Zoltan Tabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted September 6, 2018 #66 Share Posted September 6, 2018 On 8/19/2018 at 15:05, heywoodu said: 2008 Olympic open water champion Maarten van der Weijden is swimming a bit over 200 kilometer these days to get money for cancer research (the illness he had before his gold medal). He started yesterday morning around 4am and is expected to finish somewhere late tomorrow Live stream: Reveal hidden contents He's following the 'Eleven Cities Tour' course, which is this wonderful, legendary speed skating race (which sadly hasn't been held in over 20 years already because of a lack of real winters): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfstedentocht I’ve been waiting to watch my first Eleven Cities Tour for years now. Stupid Climate Change “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted September 6, 2018 #67 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said: I’ve been waiting to watch my first Eleven Cities Tour for years now. Stupid Climate Change Unlike some other people, I'm still confident it'll happen again one day Sure, the chances are lower in individual years, but climate change doesn't mean there will never be a harsh winter anymore. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted September 6, 2018 #68 Share Posted September 6, 2018 34 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Unlike some other people, I'm still confident it'll happen again one day Sure, the chances are lower in individual years, but climate change doesn't mean there will never be a harsh winter anymore. It is generally accepted to be the opposite “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,499 Posted September 6, 2018 #69 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said: It is generally accepted to be the opposite If climate change should make for more harsh winters, climate change is only hitting us in the summer... If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,535 Posted September 7, 2018 #70 Share Posted September 7, 2018 2018 Open Water Junior World Championships (Eilat, ISR) Day 2 Results Women's 10km (18-19 years old Girls) Gold: Paula Ruiz Bravo Silver: Maria A. Bramont-Arias Bronze: Reka Rohacs Men's 10km (18-19 years old Boys) Gold: Micheal Brinegar Silver: Enzo Roldan Munoz Bronze: Kirill Dolgov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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