Topic: Therese Alshammar

Bernard retains European 100m freestyle title

AFP Global Edition - 553 days ago
French swimmer Alain Bernard defended his European 100m freestyle crown on Friday while team-mate Sebastien Rouault powered to victory in the 800m free for a double gold showing for France.Bernard, the reigning Olympic champion in the event, clocked 48.49 seconds ...

Records fall at shortcourse World Cup in Singapore

AFP Global Edition - 817 days ago
South Africa's Kathryn Meaklim, American Peter Marshall and Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar stormed to new world records on Sunday as the shortcourse World Cup season concluded in style.In the high humidity of Singapore and at a partially-enclosed aquatic complex ...

Australia's Guehrer wins 50 butterfly title

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 930 days ago
ROME (Reuters) - Australia's Marieke Guehrer sprang a surprise by winning the women's 50 meters butterfly final at the world championships on Saturday.She glided through the water in 25.48 seconds with China's Zhou Yafei second and Norwegian Ingvild ...

Sweden's Alshammar questions rules over swimsuits

AP News - 1066 days ago
Sweden's Alshammar claims confusion over rules after her record butterfly time is scratchedSwedish swimmer Therese Alshammar claims the regulations that resulted in her being stripped of a world record time at the Australian championships were bordering on sexist.Alshammar, the reigning ...

Swedish swimmer has butterfly world record erased

AP News - 1067 days ago
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar disqualified for wearing 2 swimsuits, world record erasedSweden's Therese Alshammar broke her own 50-meter butterfly world record at the Australian swimming titles Tuesday but was later disqualified by Swimming Australia for wearing two swimsuits.World champion Alshammar ...

Sweden's Alshammar stripped of new world record

AFP Global Edition - 1067 days ago
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar was on Tuesday stripped of her world record in the 50 metres butterfly for wearing two swimsuits, just hours after setting the new mark. "Therese Alshammar has been disqualified from this morning's heat and the world record ...

Sweden's Alshammar stripped of new swim record

AFP Global Edition - 1067 days ago
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar has been stripped of her world record in the 50 metres butterfly for wearing two swimsuits, just hours after setting the new mark. "Therese Alshammar has been disqualified from this morning's heat and the world record will ...

Controversy hits new 50m butterfly world record

AFP Global Edition - 1067 days ago
Swimming authorities are considering whether to erase a new world record in the 50m butterfly set by Sweden's Therese Alshammar because she was wearing two swimsuits, according to officials.Alshammar swam a time of 25.44 seconds in her heat at ...

Sweden's Alshammar sets new 50m butterfly WR

AFP Global Edition - 1067 days ago
Swedish swimmer Therese Alshammar has set a new world record in the 50m butterfly, breaking her own record by 0.02 of a second.Alshammar swam a time of 25.44 seconds in her heat at the world championship trials here, shaving ...

Alshammar breaks world record in 50 butterfly

AP News - 1068 days ago
Swedish swimmer Alshammar breaks world record in women's 50-meter butterflySweden's Therese Alshammar broke her own 50-meter butterfly world record at the Australian swimming titles Tuesday, but the mark may be in doubt due to a possible breach of rules governing ...