French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah to stage 2030 and 2034 Paralympic Winter Games respectively

 

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has congratulated French Alps and Salt Lake City-Utah following their election as the host cities of the 2030 and 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games respectively.

As an IOC Member, Parsons was part of the election process at the 142nd IOC Session in Paris on 24 July 2024 in which both cities were awarded future editions of the Games.

Andrew Parsons, IPC President, said: “On behalf of the Paralympic Movement, I would like to send my congratulations to French Alps 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah 2034. Both host cities present very different proposals and exciting opportunities for the Paralympic Movement in the years ahead.

“Coming 38 years after the Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Winter Games, French Alps 2030 plan financially and environmentally sustainable Games. Amongst other things, they propose a strong and attractive legacy plan to make winter sports accessible to everyone, especially persons with disabilities and young people.

“In the same way the French Alps 2030 Paralympic Winter Games will take place six years after the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, allowing us to capitalise on knowledge, experience and awareness, the Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 Paralympic Winter Games are set for six years after the LA28 Paralympic Games.

“Having two Games in quick succession in the US will help boost the Paralympic Movement’s profile in a market that offers a lot of potential for us.

“The 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will present a unique compact Games concept, while their project offers strong engagement with the Paralympic Games with an expansion of existing adaptive practices and Para competition facilities.”

In November 2023, the IOC Executive Board opened two Targeted Dialogues overseen by the Future Host Commission: one with the French Olympic and Paralympic Committees for the French Alps 2020, and the other with the United States Olympic and Committee (USOPC) for Salt Lake City-Utah 2024. The IOC analysed the strategic and technical aspects of both projects and consulted extensively with stakeholders, including the International Sports Federations (IFs), experts from across the IOC, and independent third-party sources.

Following recommendations by the Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games, a group that includes former IPC Governing Board member and Paralympic Order recipient Rita van Driel, in June 2024 the IOC Executive Board put forward French Alps 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah 2034 to the IOC session for election as hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

France has competed at every single edition of the Paralympic Winter Games dating back to Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, in 1976. In 13 editions of the Paralympic Winter Games, they have won 183 medals, 66 gold, placing them seventh in the historic medals table.

USA’s first Paralympic Winter Games were in Geilo, Norway, in 1980.  The country is the second most successful winter sport nation, winning 335 Paralympic Winter Games medals, including 117 gold.

CANOE EUROPE A day for demonstration events in Poznan

 

Before the senior, U23 and junior paddlers take the stage of the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships in Poznan, Poland, Wednesday brought the demonstration paracanoe races and demonstration intellectual impairment races.

Four paracanoe demonstration events and four intellectual impairment demonstration races were on the programme on Wednesday as a part of the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships in Poznan, Poland.

In men's VL3 event Austrian competitor Markus Swoboda produced the fastest time on a 11.80 kilometres long course on a Malta Lake, stopping the stopwatch at 1:06:31.96. He was more than half a minute faster than Robert Wydera from Poland, while Martin Dobrev from Austria finished third.

In men's VL2 event, which was also contested on a 11.80 kilometres long course, Patryk Dabrowski from Poland won ahead of British representative Shaun Cook. Moritz Berthold from Germany was the only one who took on a challenge of 8.20 kilometres long course in men's VL1 event. In women's KL3 event Katarzyna Kozikowska (POL) won ahead of Anne Bilobol (POL). They too competed on 8.20 kilometres long course.

The intellectual impairment demonstration races were 1.70 kilometres long. Kamil Wrzeszcz (POL), Tomasz Lepak (POL) and Kamil Licheniak (POL) took the top three positions in KT-1 men event, in women's KT-1 event Nona Gielis (BEL), Katarzyna Dalecka (POL) and Katarzyna Grzeca (POL) finished in the top three positions.

Tomasz Lepak - Dominik Pasinski (POL), Kamil Licheniak - Kajetan Pilarek (POL) and Thomas Dierckx - Jens Seyen (BEL) were the top three crews in men's KT-2 event, while Katarzyna Grzeca - Anastazja Kabus (POL), Katarzyna Dalecka - Alina Miszczuk (POL) and An Broos - Anabel Gielis (BEL) took the top positions in women's KT-2 event.

On Thursday, the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships will bring women's and men's C1 junior events and shorts race heats and finals.

LIVESTREAM:

https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

STARTLISTS/RESULTS: 

https://memosoft.spotfokus.com/timetable/eventdetail/112/ECA-CANOE-MARATHON-EUROPEAN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-2024

GPS TRACKING:

https://tractrac.com/event-page/event_20240716_ECACANOEMA/2975

WEBSITE:

https://ecamaraton.pl/

WOLD TRIATHLON Changes to the World Cup calendar in the second half of the season

 

World Triathlon’s Executive Board has approved three changes to the World Cup calendar for the second half of the 2024 season. The date of the World Triathlon Cup Brasilia has been moved and it will now take place on 9-10 November. The event in Vina del Mar, Chile, will no longer be a World Cup but instead become an Americas Triathlon Premium Cup, while the Tangier World Cup has been cancelled.

Brasilia is ready to welcome the World Cup circuit for the second consecutive year, but the local elections in the Brazilian capital have led to the change of schedule, with the race now taking place two weeks after the originally announced date. The race will be contested over the Sprint format.

Unfortunately, November’s World Cup scheduled in Vina del Mar, Chile, will no longer take place. The LOC has managed to keep it in the calendar as an Americas Triathlon Premium Cup on the same weekend, 2-3 November.

Another race that has been cancelled is the Tangier World Cup. Despite the successful debut of the event on the World Triathlon Cup calendar last year, the organisers have had to cancel what would have been the second edition, initially planned for 12-13 October.

World Triathlon wants to thank all the organisers and affected National Federations for their endless efforts to support the events, and will work with all of them to try to have them back in the calendar in 2025.

The remaining World Cup calendar for 2024 now looks like this:

8 September - Karlovy Vary (CZE) – Standard

14 September - Valencia (ESP) – Sprint

5-6 October - Rome (ITA) – Sprint

26 October - Tongyeong (KOR) - Standard

9-10 November - Brasilia (BRA) – Sprint

9-10 November - Miyazaki (JPN) – Sprint

World Aquatics Demonstrates Comprehensive and Rigorous Testing Programme Ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

 

#Paris2024 | The programme was designed and implemented by the independent International Testing Agency 

World Aquatics today announced the successful implementation of the most comprehensive and rigorous testing programme in its history in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 

This extensive initiative underscores World Aquatics’ commitment to ensuring clean sport and fair competition for all aquatics athletes. 

The testing programme, designed and implemented by the International Testing Agency (ITA), encompasses a wide range of tests conducted both in and out-of-competition. In total, 2,145 anti-doping tests have been conducted by World Aquatics on athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Paris since 1 January 2024.  

Including tests conducted by other anti-doping organisations, aquatics athletes competing in Paris have been tested an average of 3.4 times, with 4,774 taken in total. This is the most tests ever conducted by World Aquatics before an Olympic Games. 

 

Testing Statistics | Anti-Doping Testing Figures for Pre-Games Testing Period of the Paris 2024, Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016 Olympics

NOTE: The table above shows the number of tests conducted on all aquatics athletes, including those who didn’t participate in the Olympic Games. It was not possible to retrieve the tests done only on Olympic athletes for that edition of the Games.

Swimmers from China were the most tested athletes during this period. Since 1 January 2024, the 31 swimmers from China competing in Paris have each been tested at least 10 times by World Aquatics, with an average of 13 tests per swimmer. World Aquatics conducted a total of 418 tests through this programme. All Chinese swimmers have been tested out-of-competition at least eight times by World Aquatics, independently of any other anti-doping organisation and using a WADA-accredited laboratory based in Europe.  

Including tests conducted by other anti-doping organisations, Chinese swimmers have been tested on average 21 times since 1 January 2024. Australian swimmers have been tested an average of four times in the same period, and USA swimmers an average of six times. 

 

Testing Statistics | Eight largest National Olympic Committee (NOC) Swimming Delegations at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

"It is our top priority that our athletes compete in a clean and fair competition," said Husain Al-Musallam, President of World Aquatics. "Our rigorous testing programme reflects our dedication to upholding the highest standards of integrity in aquatic sports and we are grateful for the ITA’s partnership in conducting it.”

The ITA will continue to operate an extensive in-competition anti-doping programme during Paris 2024 on behalf of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

World Aquatics also continues to work tirelessly to ensure the highest standards of integrity in aquatics competitions.

CANOE EUROPE Masters are opening the competition week in Poznan

 

Poznan, Poland, is the capital of European Canoe Marathon this week. Between Monday and Sunday, the well-known Malta Lake will host the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships and the Masters Canoe Marathon European Championships.

Masters are the ones opening the exciting week of canoe marathon racing, and they will be in the spotlight on Monday and Tuesday. Representatives of 20 European countries will take part in the Masters Canoe Marathon European Championships.

On Wednesday, paracanoeing events are on the schedule, as well as the opening ceremony of the Championships. Between Thursday and Sunday, the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships will take place on the Malta Lake, a traditional venue for international canoe sprint competitions.

In the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships athletes from 24 European countries are expected to start. There are several well-known names on the start list, such as Mads Pedersen, Joakim Lindberg, Quentin Urban, Marcel Paufler, Jon Vold, Jose Ramalho, Ivan Alonso, Liudmyla Babak, Zsofia Kisban, Mateusz Borgiel, Mateusz Zuchora, Diego Romero, Eva Barrios, Vanda Kiszli, Zsofia Voros, Tania Alvarez, Manuel Campos, Denys Davydov, Jeremy Candy ...

Thursday will be dedicated to short races and the first junior events. On Friday, we will see some junior, U23 and paracanoeing events, while on Saturday, the first senior events are on the programme as well as two junior events. The championships will conclude on Sunday with senior doubles events, and men's K2 junior event.

LIVESTREAM:

https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

RESULTS SENIOR, U23, JUNIOR:

https://memosoft.spotfokus.com/timetable/eventdetail/112/ECA-CANOE-MARATHON-EUROPEAN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-2024

RESULTS MASTERS:

https://memosoft.spotfokus.com/timetable/index.php?page=eventdetail&folder=111&gmt=2&gmt2=-120

WEBSITE:

https://ecamaraton.pl/

CANOE EUROPE Eleven countries with medals at the 2024 ECA Masters Canoe Marathon European Championships

The 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships in Poznan, Poland, kicked off with masters competition on Monday and Tuesday. Participants competed both in individual and double events, athletes from eleven countries and three international pairs reached the podium.

Masters were the ones who opened the competition week in Poznan, Poland, where the 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships will be taking place until Sunday. Over two competition days masters competed in individual boats as well as in doubles. Monday’s programme had to be modified due to weather conditions, so part of the races scheduled for Monday has been postponed to Tuesday.

Denmark reached the top position in medals table in masters events, winning four gold, one silver and three bronze medals. France finished second in the overall standings with three gold and three silver medals, while Poland won three gold, two silver and a bronze medal. Germany won altogether nine medals (two gold, four silver and three bronze). Italy concluded the first two days with five medals, Spain won four, Ireland and Netherlands two, and Belgium, Great Britain and Luxembourg won a medal each. Three medals in doubles were awarded to mixed crews from different nations.

The 2024 ECA Canoe Marathon European Championships will be officially opened on Wednesday, and the senior, U23 and junior competitions will be held between Thursday and Sunday.

LIVESTREAM:

https://www.youtube.com/CanoeEurope

STARTLISTS/RESULTS: 

https://memosoft.spotfokus.com/timetable/eventdetail/112/ECA-CANOE-MARATHON-EUROPEAN-CHAMPIONSHIPS-2024

RESULTS MASTERS:

https://memosoft.spotfokus.com/timetable/index.php?page=eventdetail&folder=111&gmt=2&gmt2=-120

GPS TRACKING:

https://tractrac.com/event-page/event_20240716_ECACANOEMA/2975

WEBSITE:

https://ecamaraton.pl/

MASTERS PODIUMS

K1 Men 65-69

1. Jaime Llamedo ESP 01:19:24.47

2. Christian Lohs GER 01:19:25.88

3. Franz Laterza LUX 01:19:41.21

 

K1 Men 70-74

1. Wladyslaw Jedrzejczyk POL 01:21:20.54

2. Brian Greenham GBR 01:21:26.56

3. Hans Klapproth GER 01:26:56.64

 

K1 Men 35-39

1. Emil Irgens DEN 01:34:16.63

2. Alvise Polesello ITA 01:34:26.80

3. Peter Trebbien DEN 01:36:18.26

 

K1 Men 55-59

1. Klaus Gieres GER 01:34:29.69

2. Etienne Lavenant FRA 01:36:20.07

3. Michael Freund GER 01:37:11.50

 

K1 Men 45-49

1.  Jesper Mikkelsen DEN 01:35:23.37

2.  Erwin Smids BEL 01:35:45.82

3. Peter Egan IRL 01:35:55.44

 

K1 Men 60-64

1. Giuseppe Fuso ITA 01:35:51.42

2. Tonny Benschop NED 01:38:26.44

3. Claudio Bazzini ITA 01:39:30.92

 

K1 Men 40-44

1.  Nicolas Lambert FRA 00:38:19.09

2. Ronny Dehne GER 00:38:28.82

3. Maurizio Giuliani ITA 00:39:04.06

 

K1 Men 50-54

1. Dariusz Bukowski POL 00:39:38.32

2. Sebastien Roche FRA 00:39:39.65

3. Jairo Perez ESP 00:40:31.97

 

K1 Women 50-54

1. Jette Baelum DEN 00:45:41.38

2. Monika Duc-Tatarek POL 00:46:16.93

3. Jane Bisgaard DEN 00:46:41.47

 

K1 Women 55-59

1. Jeanette Knudsen DEN 00:46:00.74

2. Jolanta Rogala POL 00:46:04.57

3. Ines Wehrmann GER 00:55:05.11

 

K2 Men 65-69

1. Siegmund Kaminski / Christian Lohs GER 00:57:40.30

2. Angel Somoano / Jaime Llamedo ESP 00:57:42.15

3.  Norbert Pieperbeck / Franz Laterza 00:57:49.92

 

K2 Men 40-44

1. Nicolas Lambert / Sebastien Roche FRA 01:09:56.96

2. Klaus Gieres / Ronny Dehne GER 01:10:50.50

3. Maciej Rychlik / Marek Mruk POL 01:11:03.74

 

K2 Men 45-49

1. Peter Egan / Declan Halton IRL 01:10:51.37

2. Etienne Lavenant / Roger Benoit FRA 01:13:05.96

3. Javier Mena / Jose Bulnes ESP 01:13:55.02

 

K2 Men 60-64

1. Claudio Bazzini / Vadym Batenko ITA 01:11:42.57

2. Jeroen Haarler / Tomas Zastera 01:13:40.79

3. Tonny Benschop / Johan Dahl 01:14:36.92

 

K2 Mix 35-49

1. Viktoria Bobrazh / Nicolas Lambert FRA 00:55:45.81

2. Anke Trilling / Oliver Trilling GER 00:56:35.60

3. Tommy Hinsch / Susan Lutzner DEN 00:57:46.51

 

K2 Mix 50-64

1.  Jolanta Rogala / Dariusz Bukowski POL 00:55:58.40

2. Jeanette Knudsen / Kenneth Pedersen DEN 00:58:27.41

3.  Esther Van Lohuizen / Tonny Benschop NED 01:00:06.84

Photo: Przemyslaw Szyszka

WORLD TRIATHLON The Showdown Arrives Men's Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon Preview

by Doug Gray

If the Tokyo 2020 medal hunt looked wide open three years ago, then the Paris 2024 chase for glory surely goes even further in the unpredictability stakes.

All three medallists from that incredible finish in Odaiba Bay return; Kristian Blummenfelt, Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde. Two subsequent World Champions are present and correct; Leo Bergere and Dorian Coninx. Add to those huge favourites Australia’s current top two in the Series, Luke Willian and Matthew Hauser, May’s WTCS Yokohama winner Morgan Pearson (USA), plus no fewer than 12 past WTCS medallists, and this is a race that is far too close to call.

And it is not just past performances that may point the way to the medals. Whoever can shrug off - or feed off – the unique pressures of an Olympic Games will surely have the edge, too. Preparation is key, a healthy dose of good fortune can also go a long way. It’s a 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run that stands between the 55 men starting and a career-, if not lifetime-defining victory.

Men’s Paris 2024 individual triathlon: 8am, Tuesday 30 July.

TRIUMPHANT IN TOKYO

Any preview needs to begin with the defending champion, Kristian Blummenfelt. It was out of the fires of that final kilometre in Tokyo that the Norwegian was able to summon reserves of energy and power that nobody else could match. Plus a 10km run split of 29’34” that was 10 seconds faster than his nearest rival.

Out-pacing Yee and Wilde over 10km today appears a Herculean task. Nobody could say Blummenfelt made it look easy, but the gap he was able to open up with consecutive surges completely broke the challenges of his nearest rivals.

Both Yee and Wilde have subsequently hit the top of the WTCS podium 11 times between them, including Yee’s Test Event triumph. Kristian Blummenfelt has done so just once, albeit at the 2021 Championship Finals Edmonton to be crowned world champion one month after Tokyo.

Having been ecstatic with their Olympic medals, and Yee following his with a relay gold, there is an inescapable feeling that anything less than the top of the podium this time around would feel like mission incomplete, such has been their progress and ambition in the past few seasons.

FRENCH THREAT

Then there is the French challenge. Home court advantage. How valuable will that prove to be in combination with the sheer talent of this team? The crowds urging them onwards along every metre of this course and, potentially crucially, packed into the grandstands down the blue carpet, will be priceless.

Current World Champion Dorian Coninx has bounced back from a crash in Yokohama that threatened to derail his Olympic campaign. There are mental as well as physical scars from such incidents, though, and that race in Japan was his last before the Games.

Like Blummenfelt the year before, Leo Bergere has also not hit the top of the podium since winning the gold and world title at the 2022 Championship Finals in Abu Dhabi, a career-defining moment that wrestled the prize from the likes of Yee, Wilde and Vasco Vilaça in the most dramatic fashion. Bergere’s secret weapon has been his consistency and unerring ability across all three disciplines. Rarely right in the spotlight, the 28-year-old can never be written off.

And the same can be said of Pierre Le Corre, the third French man on the team and another podium regular at the top level. The U23 World Champion way back in 2023, his first Series medal followed with bronze at Auckland 2015 the first of his six to date, including the WTCS Sunderland gold won as he edged the tightest of sprint finishes against Bergere.

AUSSIES ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Three races into the 2024 Series and the top two places on the Series leaderboard belong to Luke Willian and Matt Hauser. After the pain of Tokyo 2020, Australian triathlon could be set for a renaissance in Paris, Hauser’s win in Hamburg and silver in Yokohama suggesting he could be peaking at the perfect time. Olympic medals are won on more than form, but Hauser has the kind of strength over all three disciplines that such triathlon triumphs are built on.

The top American male at Paris 2024 is Morgan Pearson. Winner of the de facto season opener at WTCS Yokohama in some style, he has since struggled to rediscover his best form. One of the athletes who could match or even stretch the likes of Yee on his day, the pace on the bike could be make or break time for Pearson’s podium potential. Third fastest on the run at WTCS Hamburg but tenth slowest on the bike, the early cards will need to fall his way to be a contender.

Belgian Jelle Geens once again showed his form in Hamburg. The 31-year-old was denied his Tokyo 2020 start with illness but is ready to make an impact this time, along with compatriot Marten Van Riel, for whom 6th at Rio 2016 and 4th in Tokyo will be all the fuel his fire needs for a big show in Paris.

YOUNG GUNS AND NEW FLAGS

It is easy to forget that Vasco Vilaca is just 24 years old given his presence on the Series over the last season. Denied his Olympic shot in Tokyo, this may well be his time to shine, with five WTCS medals to his name since the start of 2022, albeit still hunting that first taste of gold.

Netherlands’ Mitch Kolkman will be the youngest man on the start list, but arrives with the wind in his sails after securing late qualification via the Mixed Relay event and World Cup Huatulco. Add in a strong 14th place at WTCS Hamburg and the future is looking bright for the 21-year-old.

Italy’s Alessio Crociani took a brilliant 7th place in Hamburg to take plenty of confidence to Paris, while the likes of Miguel Hidalgo of Brazil and Jamie Riddle of South Africa have more racing under their belt and Hidalgo, in particular, should be a genuine medal threat across all three disciplines.

Members of the Team World Triathlon development squad who qualified for the Games include Chile’s Diego Moya and Jawad Abdelmoula of Morocco. One New Flag place was available for each continent, with Jean Gael Laurent L’entete of Mauritius, Matthew Wright of Barbados, Eloi Adjavon of Togo and Felix Duchampt of Romania earning their spots, while Tyler Smith of Bermuda received a tripartite invitation.

For the full start list, click here.

https://triathlon.org/events/start_list/paris_2024_olympic_games/655047

WORLD TRIATHLON Paris 2024 Olympics Media Guide

 

The Paris 2024 Olympics are just around the corner, and the World Triathlon Media Team is ready to showcase our sport and the athletes in the best possible way. Here you can find some info and tools that will help you to promote the sport, the races and the athetes.

- The Paris 2024 Olympics Media Guide for Triathlon. It is an extensive document that will help you to cover the events in Paris, with course info, athlete bios and facts and figures for these and past triathlon events at the Olympics. https://media.triathlon.org/media_guide

- World Triathlon Photo Library. World Triathlon will have three of our world-class photographers to cover all the events in Paris. We offer all media free access to all our images for news purposes. If you need images in high resolution for print, please do contact us and we will set you up! Usually we upload hero shots of the winners a few minutes after each race, and expect full galleries within 2 hours after the medal ceremonies. If you are in a hurry, again contact us and we will do our best to help you.  https://worldtriathlon.smugmug.com/PARIS-2024-OLYMPICS

- Dare to Dream. World Triathlon proudly presents the docu-series Dare to Dream, an 8-part series that follows the journeys of 14 of the world’s top triathletes - Flora Duffy, Kristian Blummenfelt, Alex Yee, Cassandre Beaugrand, Hayden Wilde, Taylor Knibb, Matthew Hauser, Beth Potter, Dorian Coninx, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Vincent Luis, Gwen Jorgensen, Miguel Hidalgo and Laura Lindemann - as they chase a shot at Olympic glory in the French capital. For the last six months, the team has been following the athletes at home, on training camps and at races around the world as they try to qualify for the Games. Some made it, some did not, but the race for Olympic gold was never going to be easy. For the first time, World Triathlon has followed their journeys to share the incredible stories like never before, hearing their hopes and dreams, worries and challenges, up close and personal. You can watch the first five Episodes on Youtube! Enjoy it, and spread the word! The last three will be aired on the lead up to the Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dvcwuT2T_8&list=PLhRwvsB2DpmnWDN4eP14avwBIhFPfHMxu

Ep 6 - Inside the Run | Sunday 21 July, 7pm UK / 8pm CET

Ep 7 - How to win Olympic Gold | Sunday 28 July, 7pm UK / 8pm CET

Ep 8 - Dream Team: the Mixed Relay | Sunday 4 August, 7pm UK / 8pm CET

- Social Media. On this folder on Smugmug you will find banners, headshots, graphics and assets that you can use on your social media platforms. Please, remember always to tag @worldtriathlon, and use as much as possible the hashtags #olympicTRI #Paris24triathlon #Triathlon #Paris2024 #DaretoDream  https://worldtriathlon.smugmug.com/PARIS-2024-OLYMPICS/Social-Media-Assets

SvømDanmark Senior Camp hitter i Herlev Svømning

 

Herlev Svømning holder i uge 29 en sommercamp for seniorer – og det er helt klart fællesskabet, der tiltrækker de ældre.

Af Maja Lorentzen, kommunikationskonsulent

Imens svømmeklubber landet over lige nu har fokus på at holde AquaCamps for børn, har Herlev Svømning kastet sig over en ganske anderledes målgruppe. Selvom de også holder en sommercamp for børn i svømmeskolealderen, er uge 29 viet til en SeniorCamp.

”Jeg synes, det er smadderrart, at der er et tilbud om sådan en aktivitet i Herlev. Jeg håber på at møde andre seniorer fra området, og jeg kan godt lide at være aktiv – derfor har jeg tilmeldt mig campen,” fortæller Birgitte Teih.

Hun og 21 andre seniorer mødes mandag-fredag i Hjortespringbadet i Herlev, hvor de starter dagen med AquaFitness, og derefter laver de forskellige aktiviteter hver dag.

”Jeg lærer en masse nye at kende, og jeg prøver nye ting – yoga har jeg fx aldrig prøvet før. Og vi laver vores egen creme, zumba, banko – det er lige noget for en pensionist, det er fedt,” forklarer Jeanette Frandsen, der deltager i campen.

”Vi har et rigtig godt svømme-venindeskab”

Et af formålene med SeniorCampen er at skabe rammerne for et fællesskab blandt seniorerne, der kan få nye relationer til andre i lokalområdet på deres egen alder.

”Sidste år var det sådan, at jo længere vi kom hen på ugen, desto mere begyndte de at snakke sammen og finde ud af, hvad hinanden laver til daglig. Vi fik at vide bagefter, at de syntes, det havde været virkelig hyggeligt,” fortæller Maj-Brit Mikkelberg, der er klubchef i Herlev Svømning.

Det er da også fællesskabet, som flere af deltagerne fremhæver som årsagen til, at de har valgt at bruge ugen på at være med i campen.

”Jeg synes, det er en god idé, at klubben holder den her camp, fordi man kommer til at møde andre seniorer. Og det med at få rørt sig i vandet, gå en tur og snakke med de andre – det, synes jeg, er rigtig godt,” forklarer Birgit Slej, der deltager i årets camp.

”Jeg deltager, fordi vi har et rigtig godt svømme-venindeskab, hvor vi griner og har det sjovt. Det er dejligt med motionen, vi spiser sammen, og jeg har mit strikketøj med – jeg glæder mig hver dag til at komme herover,” siger Jeanette Frandsen.

Alt for langt fra juni til august

Det hele startede egentlig med, at Herlev Svømning for tre år siden oprettede svømmehold, der er målrettet seniorer, der fx har været på et genoptræningsforløb, har brug for motion, har mistet en ægtefælle eller på anden måde er ensomme og gerne vil mødes med andre.

”Seniorerne på nogle af vores hold talte om, at de synes, der går alt for lang tid fra, at sæsonen stopper i slutningen af juni, til at den starter igen i midten af august. De efterspurgte med andre ord selv et tilbud i skolernes sommerferie,” forklarer Maj-Britt Mikkelberg.

Tæt på sæsonafslutningen i 2023 spurgte klubchefen derfor seniorerne, om de var friske på en SeniorCamp med kort varsel – og det var de. Syv seniorer havde mulighed for at deltage, og det blev en stor succes. Og allerede i februar 2024 åbnede de for tilmeldingen til dette års SeniorCamp.

”Da vi fortalte, at vi holder en camp igen, og at de allerede kunne tilmelde sig, eksploderede det. Vi nåede slet ikke at reklamere særlig meget for campen, før der var 15 tilmeldte – og nu har vi 22 deltagere,” fortæller Maj-Britt Mikkelberg.

Indsatsen for seniorerne er en investering

SeniorCampen er en del af en større indsats, som Herlev Svømning gør for de ældre i kommunen, og hun har nogle gode råd til andre klubber, der gerne vil i gang med aktiviteter for den målgruppe.

”Det er vigtigt, at der er en træner i klubben, som brænder for det og synes, at det er nogle gode timer at give ud – og så skal træneren tænke mere i fællesskab end svømning,” siger hun og uddyber:

”Hvis man har adgang til et klublokale, gør det en stor forskel, hvis en del af trænerens aflønning består i at lave en kande kaffe og stille nogle småkager frem enten før eller efter holdstarten. Så kan seniorerne lære hinanden at kende over en kop kaffe – det betyder rigtig meget for dem. Vi startede vores første seniorhold for tre år siden, og flere af dem taler om at mødes i deres kolonihaver og ses uden for undervisningen.”

Hun understreger, at en indsats for seniorer er en investering og vil i starten mest bestå af udgifter.

”Det løber ikke rundt i starten. Vi var så heldige at kunne søge en pulje i vores kommune, og man kan jo også søge puljer hos DIF og DGI. Men hvis man holder ved, kan det blive til stor gavn for klubben,” mener Maj-Britt Mikkelberg.

Udover sommercampen for seniorer har deres investering også udviklet sig til flere medlemmer – og Herlev Svømning er også begyndt rekruttere seniorer som hjælpetrænere i svømmeskolen.

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History awaits in French capital Paris 2024 Olympic Triathlon Women's Preview

 

by Doug Gray

At 8am on Wednesday 31 July, 55 women will line up in Paris for only the seventh women’s individual triathlon in the history of the Games, ready to put years of hard work and training into the chase for the biggest prize in sport: Olympic gold.

Among them, the defending champion and the only Bermudian ever to win an Olympic gold: Flora Duffy. Starting a record-equalling 5th Games, both she and Britain’s Tokyo silver medallist Georgia Taylor-Brown have had their preparations hampered by injuries but returned to something approaching their best. And with their abilities, that could be enough.

Standing in their way will be the two athletes who hoovered up the 2023 Series gold medals in their absence, defending World Champion Beth Potter (GBR) and France’s Cassandre Beaugrand. The hosts also have last year’s no.3 Emma Lombardi and WTCS Yokohama champion Leonie Periault to call upon, while Germany’s resurgence is in the hands of Laura Lindemann, Lisa Tertsch and Nina Eim. Along with the USA and GB, they are the only teams to qualify three women, Taylor Knibb spearheading American hopes.

Women’s Paris 2024 individual triathlon: 8am, Wednesday 31 July.

DUFFY RIDES AGAIN

Olympic Champion. Four-time World Champion. Two-time Commonwealth Champion. Flora Duffy is already in the realm of being the greatest triathlete of all time. Victory in Paris would surely bring with it GOAT status.

The knee injury that left her out of racing for 18 months now repaired and with no ill effects from an encouraging return to the top flight at WTCS Yokohama, Duffy has been able to focus on getting back to something like full firepower. The swim looks dialled, the bike is still one of the best on the circuit, the run likewise. As long as the body allows, this could be Duffytime once more.

The famous battle with Georgia Taylor-Brown both in Tokyo and across the 2022 season that lit up triathlon could return, possibly for the last time, on the streets of Paris. Whether Taylor-Brown could have challenged Duffy all the way to the Olympic gold had she not suffered a puncture on the final lap three years ago, we shall never know. Whether she can outfox her great rival this time around, only time will tell. Sixth place at WTCS Cagliari was enough to seal GB selection for good, and she will likely be right there with Duffy again on all three disciplines.

WORLD CHAMPION X HOME FAVOURITE

The title of favourite is rarely useful in triathlon, such are the numerous moments and multitude of factors that can influence a race. Taking form as the guide, it is hard to look beyond the French, and in particular Cassandre Beaugrand.

Already a Series winner this year over the Olympic and Sprint distances, when Beaugrand is in the zone, everyone pays the price. Among the last out of T2 in Hamburg, within 30 seconds she was on the front, after a minute, she had daylight over the field.

Jogging it in ten seconds ahead of her rivals, it was a huge statement of intent, not least for the woman who beat her in the Championship Finals Pontevedra to win the world title last year, Beth Potter.

But Potter has stated her satisfaction with preparations to Paris, and as a former 10,000m runner, would no doubt relish being in a similar position for the second 5km in Paris. That was what she also showed in the Test Event, where the control – and the gold - were entirely with the Brit.

GERMANS ON A ROLL

Wedged between the two on that Hamburg podium was Lisa Tertsch, the 25-year-old German who has proven herself every bit as much of a medal threat in Paris as her teammate and former Junior and U23 World Champion Laura Lindemann.

Coming out of the Hamburg water within 9 seconds of the front will have been almost as big a boost for Tertsch as out-sprinting Potter to the silver. Impeccable run form and a mighty sprint finish could sweep her to an Olympic medal, while Lindemann has flown under the radar so far in 2024, can never be written off as truly a big-day racer.

Expect Brazil’s Vittoria Lopes and Italian Bianca Seregni to be among the leaders out of the water, though the currents could throw the form guide out of the window as positioning in the water assumes more importance than ever.

TAYLOR-MADE FOR SUCCESS?

The USA’s Taylors will be on a mission in Paris too. Taylor Knibb was the first to qualify and will be fuelled by a Tokyo 2020 campaign she would rather forget. The prospect of an explosive bike leg to keep the likes of Potter and Beaugrand at bay for as long as possible is what the fans would love to see and is surely her best chance of success.

For Spivey, being on that wheel would be an equally appealing scenario towards the end of the 40km ride. The 33-year-old will be looking to deliver as she finally makes her long-awaited Games debut, and convert the incredible consistency she has displayed over close to a decade at the top, and on the biggest day of her career.

How the bike plays out will also have a huge impact on the likes of Tilda Mansson, the young Swedish breakout star of 2023 who has shown the incredible run speed she has in the locker and that could be dangerous if she can get out of T2 in touch with the front without cooking the legs completely.

FRESH FACES ON THE START

There will be first triathlon appearances for Iceland and Guam, after Edda Hannesdottir and Manami Iijima ensured their places thanks to earning vital late points in the qualification period. Also on the World Triathlon development squad is Bermuda’s Erica Hawley and Colombian Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto, while Romina Biagioli earns the Americas New Flag spot for the second successive Games.

For the full start list, click here. https://triathlon.org/events/start_list/paris_2024_olympic_games/655048

WATER POLO Pre-Olympic Games Press Conferences Set For Team USA Men & Women

 

Paris, France - July 18 - Members of the U.S. Olympic Men's & Women's Water Polo Teams will take part in a pre-games press conference next week at the Main Press Center in Paris. The U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team will hold their press conference on Wednesday, July 24 in the Le Rhone room at 10am local time followed by the U.S. Olympic Men's Water Polo Team on Thursday, July 25 at 10am local time also in Le Rhone. Seating is first come, first serve with no advance registration required.

Athletes and coaches scheduled to appear are listed below. The USA Women are three-time defending Olympic champions and open their tournament in Paris on July 27 when they meet Greece at 3:35pm local time. The USA Men, 2023 World Cup bronze medalists, begin play in Paris on July 28 against Greece at 3pm local time. Group play competition will be held at the Aquatics Centre.

U.S. Olympic Women's Water Polo Team - July 24 - 10am - Le Rhone

Adam Krikorian - Head Coach

Maggie Steffens - 3x Olympic Gold Medalist - 4th Olympic Games

Ashleigh Johnson - 2x Olympic Gold Medalist - 3rd Olympic Games

Maddie Musselman - 2x Olympic Gold Medalist - 3rd Olympic Games

Kaleigh Gilchrist - 2x Olympic Gold Medalist - 3rd Olympic Games

Rachel Fattal - 2x Olympic Gold Medalist - 3rd Olympic Games

U.S. Olympic Men's Water Polo Team - July 25 - 10am - Le Rhone

Dejan Udovicic - Head Coach

Ben Hallock - 3rd Olympic Games

Alex Bowen - 3rd Olympic Games

Luca Cupido - 3rd Olympic Games

Alex Obert - 3rd Olympic Games

For more information on USA Water Polo in Paris, visit USAWaterPolo.org/Paris

 

Fédération Sénégalaise Natation RESULTATS Journée de compétition au Camp Militaire de Bel air

 

RESULTATS Journée de compétition en piscine (25m) au Camp Militaire de Bel air, Dimanche 14 juillet 2024

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WORLD TRIATHLON Team Germany defends Mixed Relay world title to deliver Olympic warning shot to rivals

 

It was to be back-to-back world titles for Team Germany on Sunday afternoon in Hamburg, as Annika Koch brought home the gold once more after fine work from Henry Graf, Lisa Tertsch and Lasse Luhrs set up another grandstand finish in the home of German triathlon.

Once the GB challenge faded out of the final transition, it was once again between the hosts, Switzerland and New Zealand for the medals just as it had been in 2024. Koch proved untouchable once she had headed out on course for the first of two laps, and Cathia Schar this time out-sprinted Nicole Van Der Kaay to earn Switzerland the silver.

“The team did a great job and put me in the perfect position,” said Koch afterwards. “I had to give it all from the beginning. It was not easy, but I am very happy how everything turned out!”

 

LEG ONE

The men were out first, Canada’s Brock Hoel and GB’s Max Stapley quickest out of the blocks, Tayler Reid for New Zealand and Austria’s Martin Demuth giving chase, Belgium, Norway and Spain the final three onto their bikes.

Soon seven came together on the bike, Netherlands’ Mitch Kolkman leading them with 10s over the chasers after lap one lap, Denmark, Australia and Mexico 25s back. Jelle Geens and Max Studer were flying, but Reid muscled through to tag Ainsley Thorpe in front, USA’s Morgan Pearson handing off to Katie Zaferes 25 seconds back.

 

LEG TWO

An assured swim saw Maya Kingma and the Netherlands out of the water first followed by Olivia Mathias for GB and Tertsch for Germany, followed by Netherlands and Switzerland, while Hungary, USA and Canada were now trying to form an effective pack 40 seconds back.

A five-strong group of Netherlands, Great Britain, New Zealand, Switzerland and Germany were being chased by Italy’s Alice Betto and Belgium’s Claire Michel some 10 seconds off, it was now 90 seconds to Denmark and Australia after one lap of the bike.

It was a good T2 for Mathias, Derron out last but soon working back to just off the front as Tertsch handed over a useful lead to Lasse Luhrs, Kingma again gunning it just behind her to tag Niels Van Lanen, and it was Derron to Simon Westerman, Mathias to Sam Dickinson and Thorpe to Dylan McCullough as things heated up at the halfway mark.

 

LEG THREE

McCullough showed his Paris potential with a flying swim and led the bike just as the rain started to pour, Westermann and Luhrs for company, Dickinson suddenly 6 seconds back and chasing, now 39 seconds to the Dutch, 45 seconds to Crociani for Italy, Belgium with Arnaud Mengal now a minute off the front.

That was how it stayed as the Kiwi brought Nicole Van Der Kaay into play with a slender lead, Dickinson handing over to Vicky Holland 6 seconds back and needing a massive swim segment to keep the dream alive.

 

LEG FOUR

That she did, and soon Germany, GB, New Zealand and Switzerland were riding through another downpour and biding their time for a big finish. Cathia Schar had quick work to do to get back onto the pack, but her power was never in doubt and she set the pace into the final transition.

Koch was out first by a whisker as Holland’s helmet bounced free of the box costing her precious seconds to correct and suddenly British hopes were dashed.

By the end of the first lap, the German had carved out a massive 5 second advantage over Cathia Schar, Van der kaay into third as Holland worked 15 seconds back, but as the crowd roared on their fourth hero of the day the result was no longer in doubt, Koch taking the tape and the warm embrace of her teammates, Schar and the Swiss with silver, New Zealand the bronze.

 

TEAM GERMANY

Henry Graf: “I was a bit worried because I didn’t have my best swim yesterday, but today it was much better. I am really happy that I could hand over to Lisa up in the front".

Lisa Tertsch: “I am really happy how the whole weekend has played out and especially with today. The whole team had a great performance.”

Lasse Luhrs: “Today was my first time here in Hamburg doing a Relay. I was a bit worried after yesterday, about my run, but today I felt great. I am very happy with the whole team and with my run today.”

 

TEAM SWITZERLAND

Max Studer: “It was perfect for me, I could close the gap on the bike and on the run I managed to stay together with the lead group and hand over to my team mate in the right spot.”

Julie Derron: “The goal was to stay in the front for as long as possible, and I managed to do it. I am very pleased with the result today, one spot better than last year, so step by step!”

Simon Westermann: “I felt so good today, even in the swim. I am really grateful for this team.”

Cathia Schar: “It was really hard for me to manage to hold off Nicole Van Der Kaay. I just kept on pushiing and never looked back at the end. I am very happy with our second place today!”

 

TEAM NEW ZEALAND

Tayler Reid: “We always come to this event to hit hard. We are a small country but our sport is big for us and we are in progress. I am really happy with how we performed today, and also that I was able to outsprint Jelle (Geens), which I haven’t done in years.”

Ainsley Thorpe: “I managed to stay up in front since my teammate tagged me also in front, so I am very pleased with how we performed today.”

Dylan McCullough: “Really proud of the team for fighting the whole race and finally getting the bronze medal.”

Nicole Van Der Kaay: “Today was brutal. But the effort paid off, I am really happy and proud of this team.”

CANOE EUROPE Development training camp in Dallenwil was a success

 

Recently concluded 2024 ECA Junior and U23 Wildwater Canoeing European Championships in Dallenwil, Switzerland, saw young athletes from European countries that are not very common at the wildwater competitions. Selected athletes participated in the wildwater development training camp and then showed their newly acquired knowledge at the demanding rapids of Engelberger Aa.

Fifteen young paddlers from four European countries - Ukraine, Lithuania, Kosovo and Romania - gathered in Switzerland to get to know wildwater canoeing better and improve their canoeing skills. While some already had experience from wildwater rapids, there were some for whom this was the first experience in wildwater canoeing.

One of them was Tomas Simoliunas from Lithuania, who is actually a canoe sprint paddler, but took the opportunity that came his way. "It is completely different. I do not plan to switch, but I wanted to try a new thing, just for experience to see what I am capable of. During the first days, it was a new thing, the waves, the river, everything. But now I got used to it and I tried to compete with wildwater athletes who are training this," said Tomas, who competed in men's U23 kayak event.

This time, the result was not the main objective, "As an athlete I always want to be first, but here I understand I did not have many trainings on wildwater, so I am happy, I did my best. If there will be some chance in Lithuania to try wildwater, I will do it again, I like it and enjoy it."

On the other hand, Mariia Lisovska from Ukraine started her sporting career in canoe slalom. "I started at the age of 12 with canoe slalom, I really liked it. I started in Ukraine in Pavlohrad. Since 2022 I've been living in Czechia, and where I am training, they were also training wildwater canoeing, so I tried it myself," she explained her beginnings. She really enjoyed the development camp in Dallenwil, "I really enjoy everything - nature, especially the river. We had lots of training, both the classic course and sprint, and some flatwater training on the lake," said Mariia and added, "I also found new friends, we went to Lucerne and explored the nature. It was a first experience for me and I think I improved here in wildwater canoeing. I could do better at the race, but I am still satisfied."

There were two coaches, wildwater canoeing athletes themselves, in charge of the development camp - Alexandra Plachtova from Czechia and Robert Janiszewski from Australia. "We built up the schedule for these guys. We want to develop wildwater canoeing in new countries, we want to catch them, to get younger generations involved, but it is not just working with them here in the training camp but also during the rest of the year. We try to keep contact with their coaches, with the athletes and try to build up the infrastructure of the clubs and the relationships between the clubs and their federations, so the federations can actually support the wildwater clubs. It is a challenging job but we are working on it. To have them really here, practising, competing, is the cherry on the top," said Alexandra Plachtova.

She added, "It's like a roller-coaster ride, sometimes you have to support them mentally, sometimes you need to support them by teaching them how to survive when they are sometimes swimming, sometimes not feeling good on the water, it is a challenge also for us as the coaches.

This is why we started paddling on the lake, on flatwater, so they got the chance to get used to the wildwater boats. Then we took them to the easiest part of the river, not the part with the biggest rapids."

The days the young athletes spent in Switzerland were full of different activities. "During the first days, we were trying at the lake, not the river, because the kayaks are completely different, with the balance and everything. We were getting used to a new thing. In next days, we tried small sections of the river, so we got used to the waves and river. Day by day, the training got harder and we did more laps to get better," said Tomas Simoliunas and explained further, "We woke up, ate the breakfast, went to the river and did some laps, then the lunch followed, after that we went back to the bunker where we stayed, then we had some free time, we were exploring the town, the mountains, everything, at the end we went back to the course for a second training. It was a hard week." The attendees of the development camp were staying in the military bunker which was a special experience as well.

The rapids of Engelberger Aa were a real challenge for the young and not so experienced paddlers, but they showed a real determination. "It is funny. Here at the European Championships we have harder venue than it will be in Spain in Sabero for seniors. Because of this, I am admiring them even more, that they can actually do it, jump into the boats, and go and paddle," concluded Alexandra Plachtova.