Wednesday, November 04, 2009

"FINA World Cup' Berlin: Watch for these swimmers who love walls!


In Durbin, South Africa, Therese Alshammar, Stefen Nystrand and TYR's, Peter Marshall, all become "A-list actors" when it is a short-course-meters race. Their turns should be studied:

"The Usual Suspects" From Lane 9 News:
Women's 100 IM
Sweden's Therese Alshammar lowered the world record in the women's 100 IM with a time of 58.51. Her performance wiped out the record of 58.54 set by Emily Seebohm in August.
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Women's 50 fly
Sweden's Therese Alshammar followed the world record performance in the 100 IM with a top-seeded time of 25.68 in the sprint fly. The Netherlands' Hinkelien Schreuder grabbed second in 25.74. [...]

Men's 50 free
It took a 21 to make the finale of the men's splash-and-dash. Sweden's Stefan Nystrand captured the top seed with a time of 21.45, while Russia's Sergey Fesikov took second in 21.47. Sabir Muhammad of the U.S. placed third in 21.56, while South Africa's Roland Schoeman touched fourth in 21.70. [...]

Men's 50 back
Peter Marshall of the United States earned the top seed in the sprint back with a time of 23.92, while Brazil's Daniel Orzechowski placed second in 24.03. Russia's Stanislav Donets finished third in 24.18. [...]

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I am really looking forward to Berlin!

The photo above was taken by Mark Savage at the Mission Viejo Pool during the TYR Swim Meet of Champions last summer. His celebrity stuff can be seen at Corbis but here are some links to a couple of his sites:

Mark Savage Photography [Link]

$95 headshots [Link]

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