Kathleen Baker Destroys World Record In 100-Meter Backstroke, First American To Break It In A Decade Print BY KAREN ROSEN | JULY 29, 2018, 5:34 A.M. (ET) Kathleen Baker celebrates a win and a new world record time of 58.00 in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the 2018 Phillips 66 National Championships on July 28, 2018 in Irvine, Calif. …
What a great event this turned out to be for the swimmers, great exposure and loads of successful swims. In all Team Zimbabwe netted one silver (Denilson for the 200m Backstroke today, 3 National records – 2 for Denilson (100 and 200 Back) and one for Liam (50m Breast) and the cherry on the cake…
Yet another breaststroke record tumbles with yesterdays effort from Liam in the 50m breaststroke sprint at the Irish Summer Championships in Dublin. The old record of 29.85 held by James Lawson was reduced to 29.66 by Liam.
Good day at the office in Dublin, some good pb’s from the swimmers and 2 more bronze medals along with a new National record. Congratulations to Denlison Cyprianos on his new record for the 16 year old boys 100 Backstroke, his time 1.01.02 taking another of Peter Wetzlar’s records! Liam O Hara reduced his 50…
Zimbabwe has a modern history of producing good breaststrokers, and the competition is hotting up once more. Tim Ferris had a stranglehold on the breaststroke records for many years until James Lawson came through breaking the majority of them. In the last couple of years Liam Davis and Liam O’Hara have kept the fires burning…
Two of Zimbabwe’s favourite swimming personalities are putting together a clinic to be held in Harare from the 20th to the 22nd August 2018. Kirsty is no stranger to swimmers and coaches around the country and clearly has plenty to give any swimmer who wants to know what it takes to be successful, however not…
Zimbabwean swimmer Makanaka Chikowero wins a 100m heat at a dual meet last week in Middleton, Wisconsin. Stating this Thursday, Maka will compete in the 14 – club All-City Championships in Madison, Wisconsin, where she will compete in the 13/14 year old girls 100m freestyle, 100 IM and in two relay events. Good luck Maka.
Its all going on this week, Liam Davis is currently attending the British Summer Champs being held at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, and today swam a great 100m breast this morning gaining him a Youth Olympic B qualifying time!! Time this morning 1.05.38 and is sitting in 8th place earning him a place in the…
Our Zimbabweans swimmers are off to Ireland to attempt some Youth Olympic Games times, whilst there they will meet up with another Zimbabwean Olympian Brendan Ashby who lives there! Brendan, an ex Falcon scholar will have much in common with young O Hara and with Denilson Cyprianos who shares backstroke in common with the olympian. …
7 Swimmers are hoping to make qualifying times for the Youth Olympics to be held in South America in October in Ireland in a couple of weeks time. Fina choose only 140 boys and 140 girls who have the required qualifying times to compete in this event that takes place every 4 years, and that…
