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July 2009
July 31st, 2009
Happy in old fashion suit
Now I know the secret! Now i know why they swim so fast “now a days”. Tried Michael Phelps swimsuit on today and wow, what a difference!!! I dove in, no warmup and cruised to a 1.02 100 freestyle. Nice. Then I tried some breaststroke and after doing a 32,5 push off from the wall 50 breaststroke I got really encouraged to swim a 50m breast all out from the blocks . Have been feeling tired lately from the last three weeks of anaerob training and just yesterday I was struggling with 36-38´s in a set of 8 x 50m. But the suit gave me inspiration and a feeling of gliding through the water like never before. So knowing that the world record in my age group is 31,06 I got up on the startblocks to see if I could knock that time of Mr. Oltner. The suit didn´t let me down! I swam the distance in 30,4 and just felt great. Haven´t swum that fast in a couple of years so that was real fun. And I can just imagine how the proffessionals feel when they swim today. And this suit of Mr. phelps isn´t supposed to be the fastest any more! There are new suits from several other brands that are faster. But this is good enough for me. It is good enough for Michael Phelps to brake the world record in the 200 butterfly, then it is good enough for me. But I think one must also do some training, otherwise it will most likely not work!
Check out the article in Fit for Fun online: http://www.fitforfun.de/fitness/fun-sport/speedo_lzr_razor_anzug_test/der-schwimmtest-was-bringt-der-high-tech-anzug-wirklich_aid_7849.html
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July 29th, 2009
Phelps-Killer
Paul Biedermann lived his dream yesterday and showed no respect for the world best swimmer ever Michael Phelps as he beat him with no pardon in the 200 freestyle at the World championships in Rome swimming a new world record, 1.42,00. Paul outswam Phelps and not even a strong last turn could save Phelps from his first loss in 5 years. This is great for swimming, for Paul but also for Michael Phelps. We are looking foward to new fights in the water in the future and I am sure that Phelps will now work hard to get his crown back. Less party and more training. It also shows that Phelps is human, which was almost difficult to believe in Bejing, and can be beaten. Now we like him even more. Helge Meuw came back from a 17th place in Bejing and won the silver in the 100 backstroke. So remember; every race is a new race, a new chance to live your dreams – and kill your heros.
Helge Meuw wins silver in 100 back
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July 28th, 2009
World Masters Championships 2010 Cap
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July 27th, 2009
This is one of my recovery/easy workouts:
4 x 200 warmup 1-4, from easy to medium (40″), First three freestyle, last 200m IM
100 backstroke, easy
200m kick accelerate + 4 x 50m kick 1-4 (20″)
100 butterfly kick
4 x 100m main stroke, no freestyle. 1-4, from medium to medium fast (2.00″)
200m Kick accelerate
400 Freestyle pull, negative split. Paddles and Pullbuoy
200m butterfly kick
100m swimdown + 15 minutes stretching
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July 27th, 2009
Dawydenko wins in Hamburg
Dawydenko wins the German Open.
Jarrod Schoemaker wins Hamburg triatlon in 1.44,06 Swedish Lisa Norden 2nd by the women.
Cantador wins Tour de France, Armstrong 3rd.
St. Pauli plays 2-2 against Herta Berlin.
The 10 Million Euro Man, Marcus Berg not in the not guaranteed a position in HSV.
The pool is hot
And……the pool is boiling in Rome with World Records! Sara Sjöström, Paul Biedermann, Britta Steffen swims fanatstic records and it is more to come, be sure. See results on www.roma09.it
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July 25th, 2009
- Goodbye Blue Seventy & Co.
Hello bellybuttons and "naked skin"!
“In swimming competitions the competitor must wear only one swimsuit in one or two pieces which for men shall not extend above the navel or below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor shall extend below knees. All swimsuits shall be made from textile materials.”
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July 24th, 2009
Training for Göteborg 2010.
Next year the World Masters Swimming Championships will take place in Göteborg and we are planning to make several masters camps and workshops following up to the Championships in August 2009. Some will take place in the main competition pool in Göteborg and some will take place in other cities like Hamburg (Germany), Stockholm and Malmö (Sweden) and on the spanish island Teneriffe. We have already had successful World Masters camps in Göteborg and Hamburg and here are the scheduled events coming up:
10-13 August 2009 World Masters Camp in Göteborg, Sweden
17-18 Oktober 2009 World Masters Camp in Malmö, Sweden
24 October 2009 World Masters Camp in Hamburg, Germany
16 – 22 November 2009 World Masters Camp in Teneriffe, Spain
13-14 February 2010 World Masters Camp in Göteborg, Sweden
13 – 16 May 2010 World Masters Camp in Göteborg, Sweden
Look out for more dates to come! If your club, team, city or country are interested in getting more information about the World Masters Championships and combine it with a workshop/camp do not hesitate to contact us. You can also get your own personalized trainingplan tailormade according to your level, demands and goals. We work with the SwimStars method to improve your technique to the optimal.
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July 23rd, 2009
German Open Autogramball
Ibland blir man helt överrumplad över sport utbudet och vet inte hur man skall hinna med att följa allt. Det här en sådan vecka. German Open i tennis pågår för fullt i Rothenbaum arenan, pratade igår lite med Robin Söderling som gick vidare, finalerna spelas på söndag. På söndag startar också bassängsimmarnas VM i Rom och det blir spännande så det förslår, egentligen vill jag sitta klistrad framför dumburken, men samma dag går också Hamburg Triatlon, en folkfest med tusentals deltagare från världselit till glada amatörer, och det vill jag ju se “live”. Får väl springa mellan tennisfinalen, triatlonloppet och TV soffan (det ligger ju allt inom ett stenkast så det får bli min träning den dagen, korta sprintlopp med lång vila imellan) men hur skall jag hinna se Tour de France?? Det är väl bara till att plocka fram en TV apparat till och ställa den brevid den andra. “Parallell viewing”. Och så har ju Marcus Berg skrivit på för Hamburger Sport Verein denna veckan, det blir extra viktigt att heja fram HSV denna säsongen, fast mitt hjärta ligger nog närmare St. Pauli. Detta härliga underdog lag som har mer personligthet än hela Bundesliga tillsammans. Men Marcus, född samma dag som min son, är rätt i HSV och kan bli den spelare som gör att de vinner Bundesliga. Vinner gör också Sara Sjöström tror jag, hon får nog sitt riktiga internationella genombrott (borträknat EM guldet) i Rom. Therese får nog inte något genombrott, det hade hon för 14-15 år sedan men hon kan nog göra något stort i Italien. Min tips är att Svenska laget kommer att simma riktigt bra och enligt den svenska landslagstränaren som jag snackade med igår så är stämningen på topp och harmonisk. Harmonisk har den inte varit på många år i stor sim nationen Tyskland, men med Dirk Lange vid rodret kanske det kan bli en ändring. Tyskland sitter inne med en enorm potential men har ofta misslyckats pga interna stridigheter och för mycket ego. Även Dirk hade jag på tråden igår och han var förståss väldigt glad över de första 2 guldmedaljerna genom Thomas Lurz, 5 och 10km men hans uppgift är nu att trimma sitt gäng så att det inte blir en repetition av Bejing där alla sam baklängels förutom Britta Steffen och Paul Biedermann. Ja, det är mycket att hålla reda på, tur att det inte är så här året runt. Hur skulle jag då hinna med att arbeta, familj och träning? Tur att man inte är fotbollsfanatiker som brorsan, han har ett helvete hela året med Allsvenskan, Premier League, Bundesligan, UEFA cupen, Champions league och allt vad det heter. Fast det kommer väl att ändra sig lite nu när även han sin “Max” att ta hand om.
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July 22nd, 2009
Paul Biedermann in "old" Arena suit
The World Swimming Championships in Rome has already started with diving, waterpolo and Thomas Lurz victory in the 5 km open water swim. But the poolswimmers will not dive into the water and race until the day after tomorrow and the big issues around poolside is not about how many titles Michael Phelps will win but about the ” swimsuits”! Are all suits allowed? Will the suits be for free? Will they be with or without logos? Will I fit in the suit? With which suit will I swim my races in? These issues shouldn´t be on the top of the swimmers mind a few days before they race but so it is. The German National team has given their swimmers “freedom of choice” to avoid big last minute discussions and trouble. Some other countries like the USA do the same, which is rather unusual. Will then Phelps be true to his sponsor or will he choose to swim in a suit that is faster? Will he risk his contract with Speedo? Will he risk to lose?
The Swedish team has contract with Arena and traditionally the swimmers in the swedish team follows the sponsor of the national team. Therese Alshammar swam some great times (personal best!) before the World Championships in a suit that not is Arena. will she be able to repeat these times, or better them in an Arena suit? Well, Paul Biedermann swam in an “old” Arena suit at the German Championships in Berlin and broke the European record! So, it is possible to swim fast, also in pre 2009 suits. But who takes the chance? Rumor says that Paul will swim in a different suit in Rome, despite his contract with Arena. Meanwhile the swedish swimmers are trying their Arena suits in training, some braking like ballons when the swimmers are trying to get them on (but this is not typical for Arena, many people remember Alshammars Speedo suit that broke before the final in the 50 free in Bejing, robbing her of a medalchance. It is more likely a problem by all the new super tight suits) and wondering how much energy and sweat it will cost them in 30+ degree Rome to dress for racing. We need an ice cold ” fridge-room” says one of the swedish coaches instead of the normal “psyche-room” before the races. Rome will be a very interesting World Championships, not only from the aspect of who will win the titles and break the records. No Rome will be more interesting because of the “swim-suit-situation”. Who will swim in what?, will the suits hold?, who brakes the contract with a sponsor or not?, who sacrifices a medal?, which suits are the “fastest” suits?, how much difference does the suits make on the performance?…. It all sounds like a afternoon soap opera but it is the reality in todays world swimming. If it is good for the sport swimming? We will see. But publicity is always good as long it isn´t about doping or cheating. But lets hope that the swimmers can focus on swimming in Rome and not on suits.
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July 22nd, 2009
Mark Vogel
The experienced coach and successful swimmer Mark Vogel takes over the Headcoach cap at USG after Glen Christiansen. Mark has won over 20 Danish championships and is also in master swimming a successful swimmer with titles at World and European Championships. As a coach he has successfully coached several topteams in Denmark and he will be in charge of the Copenhagen university team, USG.
” It makes me really happy to know that the work that I started one year ago with USG will continue with such an excellent coach, swimmer and personality as Mark Vogel. I am sure he will lead USG to many fantastic results and victories” says ex headcoach Glen Christiansen. ” USG is an interesting team with many talented swimmers and I had really fun coaching them, but I had to take the opportunity to go back to Germany when it came” explains Glen.
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