Plivanje

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A Brazil? A Novi Zeland? Venecuela? Ne igra plasman, nego vreme
Negde sam procitao da je Kanada odustala, to onda otvara i peto mesto, ako je tacno.

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Čaviću, šampione, svaka čast!!!

Pridruzujem se cestitkama, sva cast

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MilooooooraD!

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Sampion nastavlja dominaciju Evropom

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Srpski plivač Milorad Čavić osvojio je zlatnu medalju na Evropskom prvenstvu u Debrecinu, ali je u intervjuu za B92 rekao da mu je važnije vreme koje je ostvario nego sama medalja.

Čavić je do zlata u trici na 100 metara leptir stilom stigao u vremenu 51,45 sekundi, što je najbolji rezultat u svetu ove godine, ali i rekord evropskih šampionata.

Naš najbolji plivač se nada da će do Olimpijskih igara u Londonu popraviti vreme za još pola sekunde, za šta veruje da će biti dovoljno da osvoji neku od medalja.

Čavić je u subotu u Debrecinu u finalnoj trci drugoplasiranog Mađara Lasla Čeha ostavio za 32 stotinke, a sam ističe da je osetio koje će vreme ostvariti.

“Sinoć sam nekako zamlišljao da ću plivati ispod rekorda prvenstva što je 51.7s, ali nekako sam sat vremena pre trke video vreme 51,4. Ne znam zaista otkud mi taj rezultat i otkud sve to, ali sam to zamišljao. Prezadovoljan sam rezultatom, i ne samo rezultatom kao takvim, već zato što je prvo vreme sveta ove godine“, rekao je Čavić za B92.

27-godišnji srpski plivač se skoro vratio na nivo od pre četiri godine kada je u Pekingu osvojio srebrnu medalju, a za dve sekunde je brži nego na prošlogodišnjem Svetskom prvenstvu u Šangaju (53,67s).

“Mnogo mi više znači ovo vreme nego zlatna medalja jer svi su mi već dve godine govorili da je nemoguće i nerealno da se vratim u svetski vrh. Ima sigurno dosta prostora za napredovanje. Odmarao sam se samo dve nedelje za ovo takmičenje umesto klasičnih pet što ću definitivno uraditi za London“.

Čavić je srebro u Pekingu 2008. osvojio u vremenu 50.59, a sada očekuje da će do medalje u Londonu da stigne ako bude pola sekunde brži nego u Debrecinu.

“Moraću kako god zanam da se snađem i skinem još pola sekunde jer će mi to biti potrebno da bih osvojio medalju u Londonu. Još uvek imaju dva meseca do Igara, mislim da ću da se snađem, ali ovo ne mora da znači da će tamo nešto da bude, nikada se ne zna. Za sada zamišljam da ću plivati 50.9, mislim da će biti dovoljo za medalju“.

Srpski plivač je poslednjih godina dosta problema imao sa povredama, a ni u Mađarskoj nije bio potpuno spreman.

“Nadam se da ću biti zdrav u u Londonu pošto nisam bio u baš najboljem stanju na ovom takmičenju, što mi govori da sam možda mogao čak brže da plivam da sam samo u poslednja dva dana bio bolje. Ali, Olimpijske igre su Olimpijske igre i nikada se ne zna šta možemo da očekujemo od drugih ljudi. Mogu samo da kontrolišem ono što ću ja da uradim, a sve ostalo je potpuno van mojih ruku“.

Konkurencija za medalju je poznata...

“Pa zna se da je Majkl Felps glavni favorit, tu je onda prošlogodišnji vicešampion Poljak (Konrad) Černijak, Amerikanac Tajler Mekgil. Ima još nekoliko imena, ali verujem da će 50,9s biti dovoljno za medalju. Ali olimpijska godina je uvek puna iznenađenja i nikada se ne zna“, zaključio je za B92 Milorad Čavić koji se u nedelju vraća u Beograd na nekoliko dana.

Čavić je osvojio jubilarnu 10. medalju na šampionatima Evrope, a sedmu zlatnu, uz tri srebra. U kolekciji ima i dve medalje sa šampionata sveta (zlato i srebro) i srebro sa Olimpijskih igara u Pekingu iz istorijske trke protiv Majkla Felpsa.

http://www.b92.net/sport/intervjui/inte ... _id=613061

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Sutra (ponedeljak) u Omahi (Nebraska) pocinju americke kvalifikacije za OI. Prva dva mesta u svakoj disciplini vode u London. Program je isti kao i na OI (samo nema stafetnih trka). Dve glavne zvezde, Felps i Lohti su zajedno prijavljeni u 7 disciplina (100 i 200 slobodno, 100 i 200 delfin, 200 i 400 mesovito i 200 ledjno), a Lohti jos u 4 (50 i 400 slobodno, 100 ledjno i 100 prsno).

Prvog dana su finala na 400 metara slobodno i mesovito za muskarce i 400 metara mesovito za zene. Naravno najvecu paznju privlaci trka na 400 metara mesovito za muskrace. Iako je bilo price da ce Felps otkazati ovu trku, zasada je ostao na startnoj listi. U trci ce nastupati i dvojica prvih sa proslog SP, Felpsov najveci rival Rajan Lohti i Tajler Kleri. Evo sta kazu uoci trke:

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Tyler Clary
He’ll be competing against two of the best swimmers in the world in each of his events, but Tyler Clary doesn’t see himself as an underdog coming into these Trials.

Do you ever feel like you came along at the wrong time, talking about going against these two guys?
I feel like I came along at the perfect time. I mean, the interesting thing about swimming, especially over the past four or five years, is that because of who Ryan is and because of who Michael is and because of what they have accomplished, there has never been this much exposure for swimming. Swimming worldwide, especially in the United States, is so well-covered, especially in an Olympic year, and especially with those two. Would I be sitting here without what those two have done in the past? I don't know.

You just missed making the team in 2008. What was it like going through that experience? Does it help coming into this?
It was very disappointing, obviously, looking up and seeing that you got third when the top two go. It hurts. At the same time, though, I got the chance to sit down after the Olympic Trials were over and kind of saying to myself, "I wish I was there. What I would give to be there" but I look at my races, and nothing I could have done would have been any better. I swam the best race I had at that point, and it wasn't good enough. It's bittersweet. I want the U.S. to do as well as possible, and if that means I'm not on the team then that's better for the U.S. That being said, that was that much more fire for me over the last four years coming into this meet. I don't want that to be the case again.

Would you prefer to have both Michael and Ryan in the final with you Monday night in the 400 IM, or does it matter?
Right now it doesn't matter. This is one of the only meets in the world where first place is as good as second. It's not going to change what I do in the pool on Monday night whether or not he's in it or not. I'm going to throw down and swim the best race I've got. That being said, I think I've been training to beat the World Champion for the last year in that event, and I think I can do it. So I think if both of them are in it, great, if not, I think I'm still going to make the team.

Ryan Lochte
Coming off a year in which he won six world championship titles and set a world record in the 200 IM, Ryan Lochte says now is his time.

You've entered a whole bunch of events. Can you clarify exactly which ones you're planning to swim?
How many events am I entered in? Eleven? That's a lot. I don't know exactly what events I'm still going to do. I know there's four, for certain. Those are the events that I've done pretty much my whole entire life – the 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 free and 200 backstroke. I know I'm doing those four, and the other seven we will decide later.

I would swim every event possible. That's what I love to do. I love just getting up on the blocks and racing the people next to you, trying to put your hand on the wall first. It doesn't matter what event, what stroke, I just love to race. I honestly don't know. If I could swim 'em, I would swim all 11, but I don't think my coach would allow that.

What would you say are the odds that Michael Phelps will be in the 400 IM with you on Monday?
I sure hope he is. I mean, he is the world's best swimmer ever. I love racing against him. It's fun. He is one of the hardest racers I feel like, in the world. He will go toe-to-toe with you until the end, and that's excitement for me. I really hope he does swim that.

With all the talk of the rivalry between you and Michael, have you felt any pressure?
I don't mind all the hoopla people talk about me and Michael, because honestly it goes through one ear and out the other. I don't pay attention. I'm lost in my own world, and I just stay there. I just do what I love to do. I love to race.

Some people might say you're crazy for going back-to-back events but you know what? It's fun for me. If I win, I win; if I don't, I don't. It's not the end of the world. As long as I'm having fun doing what I love to do I'm going to keep doing this.

There is no doubt in my mind that, especially after last year, Michael definitely was like, “You know what? I gotta get ready.” So he definitely put in the work this year, I know that for sure. You can see it from the in-season meets. He's been on the numbers, so he's definitely going to be ready, and it's Michael Phelps. He will always be there no matter what. He just knows how to race.

Michael Phelps
He is the best swimmer in the history of the sport, and by all indications this will be his last Olympic Trials. But before he swims off into the sunset, Michael Phelps has a few more goals to accomplish.

Are you chasing Ryan Lochte at all? Where do you feel the rivalry is now, and is it more intense than ever at these Trials?
Obviously he has kind of destroyed me over the last several years at major meets. He won Worlds last year in the 200 free and out-touched me in the 200 IM, so we have had closer races than we have in the years before. And he is the world record holder and the world champion in a couple of events, so he has been lighting up the swimming world in the last couple of years, and I guess you could say people are trying to catch him.

But it all goes back to what I am here to do, and I have goals and things that I want to achieve, and if I achieve those and still get beat, it happens. I can control myself and that's the only person that I can control.

Not everyone seems to be convinced that you're swimming the 400 IM, so with mere hours now before you would have to scratch, are you or aren't you?
We got a couple of hours to decide, don't we? We got a couple of hours. (Laughter) We have 24 hours, you guys.

When we were here four years ago, our topic was the "eight-for-eight" thing, whether or not that was your goal. Is it a relief to know having done that, that won't be the topic this time? And also if you do something that we will talk about for the first time, will it be easier to do this time than the last time? I'm sure there will be some topic that you guys will start talking about throughout the week. (Laughter) It is wild. Bob (Bowman) and I came in yesterday and we were thinking on the ride in how crazy it was that four years ago we were here and how fast it's gone by.

But I said this before, and I'll say it again, these last four years have been more relaxed than the previous four, and I think it's made it more -- I don't want to say more fun – but we have been able to joke around more and relax. I think that's something that has been enjoyable, after having the stressful week we had here four years ago of trying to make sure everything was perfect.

I think it's crazy. I've been getting text messages from a bunch of friends saying, "It's crazy, four years ago, we're back again, this is your last one!"

It's what I've been saying throughout the last couple of meets, all of the memories have been building up, and I've had a lot of memories out of Trials – ones that I competed in, ones that my sister competed in –
so it's a mixture of everything that's going to sort of come with this week that we're about to do.

Finalne discipline svakog dana pocinju u 19h po lokalnom, odnosno 20h po vremnu na istocnoj obali (2h ujutru u Beogradu). Direktni prenosi ce ici na NBC-u, bice sigurno i strimova za zainteresovane.



I jos par zanimljivosti

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•Since the 2008 Olympic Trials, the venue has undergone a name change from the Qwest Center Omaha to CenturyLink Center. CenturyLink, a telecommunications conglomerate based in Louisiana, bought Qwest Communications in 2010 and the marquee changed last fall.
•While the CenturyLink Center remains largely unchanged since 2008 Trials, the area surrounding the building has changed considerably. TD Ameritrade Ball Park now sits on one of the parking lots, and the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge that links Nebraska with Iowa is complete (it was under construction in 2008). The connecting Hilton Omaha hotel has added a block of new guestrooms and suites, and new restaurants and shopping have popped up within walking distance of the arena.
•In 2008, the arena seated slightly over 13,000. Construction of the pool required losing the first 10 permanent rows of seating. In 2012, the first nine rows will be removed, so seating will be slightly more, roughly 13,200.
•Attendance was more than 160,000 for the 15 total sessions in 2008, breaking the previous Trials record in Long Beach by more than 40,000.
•As was the case last time, the warm-up pool will again be in the convention center, adjacent to the competition pool. The overall layout of the arena and convention center will essentially be the same, including areas for the media, athlete lounge and AquaZone.
•The competition pool is a 50-meter, 10-lane pool, but only eight will be used for competition. The warm-up pool has eight, 50-meter lanes and five 25-meter lanes.
•Assembly of the warm-up pool started on May 22 and the competition pool on May 24. Both are now completed.
•The two pools will be built in 12 days by 38 people working 16- to 18-hour shifts. There will be two million gallons of water (one million each in the competition and warm-up pools) sitting on the floor of the Century Link Center for 2012 Trials. These two million gallons of water are equivalent to 13 million glasses of water. The combined weight of both pools is 7 million pounds.
•The competition pool temperature will be 80 degrees, the warm-up pool 81 degrees. Three gas heaters, each with a capacity of two million BTUs, will be installed to heat the pools. It will take four days following Trials to break down and pack the pools. The competition pool has already been purchased by Charles River Aquatics in Boston.
•The construction will include more than two miles of piping and hoses, and there are more than 50,000 mechanical parts required for the assembly process. Over 34,000 nuts, 34,000 bolts and 34,000 washers are included in the construction of each pool.
•Pool components have traveled over 5,000 miles from Castiglione, Italy.
•At then end of the 2008 Olympic Trials, 38 world records had been set in Myrtha Pools – nine in Omaha. U.S. swimmers also set 21 American and 17 U.S. Open records in the pool at 2008 Trials.
•More than 1,500 athletes will compete at the 2012 Trials in Omaha.
•For the first time at Olympic Trials, Myrtha is introducing Track-Start, the newest starting block model to facilitate the swimmer’s take-off and optimize competition performance. The block is composed of a special patented Omega platform that is compatible with the Omega Timing System and licensed to Myrtha Pools.

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I ovo se prati

Lohti brži od Felpsa u kvalifikacijama,Kleri četvrti,ali dobro to ništa ne znači,videćemo večeras,tj noćas..

Inače kad nbc prenosi nije problem za streamove,ali za nbcsn tu njihovu sportsku mrežu,to je već nemoguće. Sreća pa nbc daje najzanimljivije i sa atletike i sa plivanja.

Edit. Koliki nesrećnik u životu treba da budeš pa da budeš Tajler Kleri u eri Felpsa i Lohtija,da ne možeš na OI da odeš,a da znaš da bi tamo bio bronzani verovatno,a da nema ove dvojice,zlatni..

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Lohti 1
Felps 2

Kleri 3 jbg

Deonica na prsno odlučila pobedu Lohtija.

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Bas uzbudljiv pocetak americkih kvalifikacija. Na 400 metara mesovito obracun Lohti, Felps, Kleri. Komntatori su bili uvereni da Lohti sigurno ide dalje, kazu da nikada nije delovao spremnije, za Felpsa je bilo pitanje da ne izgori u zelji da pobedi svog velikog rivala. Trka u prvih 200 metara izjednacena, posle delfina mala prednost Felpsa, posle ledjnog za Klerija. U prsnom stilu Lohti dodaje gas i pravi razliku od citave duzine tela, dok se Kleri drzao uz Felpsa. Posle prvih 50 metara slobodnim stilom bilo je jasno da Lohti dobija, Kleri je bio blizu Felpsa. Ali Felps ubrzava posle okreta i 30-ak metara pre cilja se znao poredak.

Rezultati

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U ostalim trkama na 400 metara slobodno, u uzbudljivoj trci. ali ne i brzoj, vizu su izborili Piter Vanderkaj i Konor Dvajer. Na 400 metara mesovito za zene trijumfovala je Elizabet Bizel sa najboljim ovogodisnjim rezultatom u svetu, a drugu vizu je izborila Ketlin Leverenc.

U polufinalnoj trci na 100 metara delfin stilom, Dana Volmer je isplivala novi americki rekord, na 50 metara je bila dosta brza od svetskog, ali nije uspela u finisu da izdrzi taj tempo. U polufinalu na 100 metara prsno Hansen jedini ispod minute.

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Lohti ispred Felpsa u polufinalu na 200m slobodno za 2 stotinke. Sutra veče finale.

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Bice frke sutra uvece, Felps u seriji poraza, ne verujem da mu to lako pada.

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U ostalim disciplinama veceras, na 100 metara prsno za muskarce trijumf Brendana Hansena 59.68, kao drugi je prosao Erik Santo (americki rekorder), Mark Ganglof tek peti. U publici trku je pratio Kitadzima.

Na 400 metra slobodno za zene, pobedila je Alison Smit (trenira zajedno sa Felpsom), druga je bila Kloe Saton, potencijalno iznenadjenje Ketlin Ledecki je zavrsila kao treca, Kejt Zigler tek sedma, a Kejti Hof nije ni usla u finale (izgleda da je bolesna).

Na 100 metara delfin za zene ocekivan trijumf Dane Volmer, opet je imala preko pola sekunde brze vreme na okretu od svetskog rekorda, ali je popustila u poslednjih dvadesetak metara, plivala je par stotinki sporije nego juce. Druga Kler Donhju, Natali Kohlin tek sedma, Kristin Magnuson sesta.

U polufinalu na 100 metara prsno za zene najbrza Rebeka Soni, iza nje Dzesika Hardi. U polufinalu zena na 100 metara ledjno najbrza nova americka zvezda Misi Frenklin, Kohlin izborila finale. Kod muskaraca u istoj disciplini najbrzi Met Grevers. Rendol Bol nije usao u finale. Lohti nije plivao.

Na 200 slobodno Vanderkaj nije usao u finale.

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Uh kakva trka u finalu na 200 metara, Felps dobio za 5 stotinki, Lohti je isao sa ispruzenom rukom, Felps na zaveslaj i zamalo brzi. Nisu mnogo ni pobegli ostalima.

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Jos jedno fenomenalno vece puno uzbudjenja i neocekivanih ishoda. Natali Kohlin, olimpijska sampionka iz Atine i Pekinga na 100 metara ledjno je tek kao treca zavrsila trku i nece ici u London. Trijumfovala je nova zvezda americkog plivanja Misi Frenklin, postavivsi novi americki rekord 58.85. Kao druga je prosla Rejcel Butsma. Obe su tinejdzerke i Kohlin je njihov idol. Kohlin je bila najbrza na okretu, ali se vec na polovini zavrsne deonice videlo da nece biti u prve dve, na kraju je bila nesto sporija od jedne minute. Frenklin je odlicno otplivala drugi deo.

Na 100 metara prsno za zene sokatna pobeda Brije Larson ispred Rebeke soni, Dzesika Hardi tek treca i bez vize za OI. Hardi je vodila na okretu ispred Larson, Soni je ubrzala u drugom delu, ali je napravila kiks sa produzenim ulaskom u cilj (kao Cavic u Pekingu), sto je iskoristila Larson koja je zavrsila tacno sa zamahom. Hardi vidno razocarana, pobednica previse uzbudjena, Soni zadovoljna.

Kod muskaraca na 100 metara ledjno se ocekivala interesatna trka jer su glavni favoritu u godinama kada im je ovo mozda i poslednja sansa za OI. Trijumfovao je ubedljivo Met Grevers sa fantasticnim rezultatom 52.08, samo 14 stotinki slabijim rezultatom od svetskog rekorda Arona Pirsola i iznenadio sve (pa cak i sebe). Kao drugi je prosao Nik Toman. Dejvid Plamer, finalista sa SP je ostao bez vize.

Naravno specijalitet veceri novi obracun Felps - Lohti. Felps je bolje povukao, ali Lohti mu je sve vreme bio oko ramena. Interesatno da sve vreme nisu uspeli da se odlepe od ostalih, pa je u zadnjih 50 metara 5 plivaca bilo u 30 stotinki. Ipak najbolji su najvise povukli i na kraju Felps za 5 stotinki dobija Lohtija, ali rezultati im nisu bili bas najbolji (rekose da su to 3. i 4. vreme ove godine). Felps je bio brzi u prvih 50 metra, Lohti na drugom i trecem okretu, a u poslednjoj deonici su imali isti rezultat. Na tribinama su Felpsova majka i sestra slavile kao da je uzeo zlato na OI. Felps rece posle trke da ima problema sa okretima i da moze jos da dobije na vremenu ako to popravi.

Hansen bio gost u studiju, pitali ga sta misli i kako se osecao znajuci da ga Kitadzima gleda, odgovorio pola u sali pola u zbilji " Sta ce ovaj ovde"

Felps je plivao i polufinale na 200 metara delfinom i stigao tek kako treci, ali dovoljno za finale. Najbolji rezultat je malo blji od Stjepanovicevog iz Londona od pre par meseci.



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