London Olympics 2012
Wildeboer and Belmonte remained to the doors of the medals in 50 back and 400 styles, respectively. In the world-wide ones of 2009 the selection obtained 3 medals. 2 of those you are gained Rafa Muoz, that has not been summoned for Shanghai not to surpass the required minims. The next great appointment for Spanish swimming will be the Olympic Games of London in 2012. The Spanish equipment of swimming has closed World-wide of Shanghai with two quarters put, the one of Aschwin Wildeboer, in the 50 back, and the one of Mireia Belmonte, in the 400 styles, their better day of the eight that its dissapointing championship in the main swimming pool of Eastern Center of Deportes has had.
Belmonte and Wildeboer palliate, partly, the bad paper altogether of the Spanish swimmers, who of three medals in the World-wide ones of Rome 2009, two of bronze of Rafa Muoz, in 50 and 100 butterfly, and one of Wildeboer, in the 100 back, has happened to go away of emptiness of this Chinese city. Muoz, champion of Europe and in possession of the record of the world of the 50 back, was not including by the technical director, Luis Villanueva, by not to have done the minims required. Today, Wildeboer was quarter in a test that is not best hers, and the revenge was taken from to have been eliminated in the 100 and not to have been able to compete in the end that better was preparation. The one of the swimmer of Sabadell (Barcelona) this Sunday in China was an impossible mission, because she is not sprinter and their rivals are higher than he. He himself indicated ironically that if does not grow until both meters will not be able to do nothing in means hectometer. In any case, Wildeboer fulfilled fully and continues being the maximum option in the masculine tests. The Spanish did, with 24,82, his better personal mark in the 50 east back year, but he was surpassed by the Briton Liam Tancock, the Gaul Camille Lacourt and the surafricano Gerhard Zandberg with 24,50, 24,57 and 24,66, respectively. Belmonte fought in his first world-wide end, and is the best Spanish facing the Olympic Games of London 2012.
The one of Badalona (Barcelona) it lost seven positions in the second style that nothing in this demanding test after passing the second butterfly. In the fathom it recovered two and in free the one to be fourth and to make up for of the 200 butterfly and the 200 styles, in which it did not arrive at the end. In front of her they raised podio the American Elizabeth Beisel, gold with 4:31.78; the Briton Hannah Miley, with 4:34.22; and the Australian Olympic champion, Stephanie Rice, with 4.34.23 by the 4.34.94 of the Spanish. World-wide the 2011 is closed between the Spaniards with three national records: Melanie Coast in two occasions in the 200 frees and the relief 4×100 styles formed by Duane gives Rocha, Judit Ignacio, Navy Garci’a and Maria Fuster. In addition, there were Spanish swimmers in six end: Coast in 200 and 400 frees; Mercedes Peris, in the 50 back; Erika Villaecija, in the 1,500 frees; Wildeboer, in the 50 back and Belmonte, the 400 styles. Source of the news: Spain finalizes with two put quarters a discouraging action in the world-wide one of swimming