Felicia Lee – Swimming Team USA SHENZHEN – Due to jealousy and a piece of chocolate, Felicia Lee, 19, and one of the swimmers of the Team USA at the 26th Universiade told a little bit about her history in swimming and her relationship with China. “I started swimming when I was 3 years […]
Proud Dad Ron Mckeon at the Pool side where his son David Mckeon won the 400m men’s freestyle final SHENZHEN – Susie and Ron Mckeon met at the Bucharest Universiade 30 years ago. Yesterday night the circle closed. David Mckeon, who trains under his father, won gold in the 400-meter men’s freestyle final, timed […]
SHENZHEN – The wisdom of the Tao imparts many lessons. Here is one: ’You can conquer others with power but it takes trues strength to conquer yourself.’ And where, perhaps, is Lao Tzu’s 2,600-year-old learning more apt than here, in China? Two weeks ago, in Shanghai, at the 2011 swimming world championships, Hungary’s László Cseh […]
The Kiwi team supporting their teammates SHENZHEN – It was hard to overhear the loud cheering and yelling of theNew Zealand team, sitting in the grand stands, at the Shenzhen Aquatic centre last night. The team was supporting fellow team members in the Pool competing for a spot on the podium. Melissa Ingram, captain […]
The Universiade Sports Center Aquatic Complex, where swimming action takes place (Photo by Gergő Kodrucz) SHENZHEN – Tanzanian swimmer, Magdalena Ruth Moshi, has started her first swimming competition yesterday for the 26th Summer Universiade. Moshi, the only Tanzanian representative in the swimming competition finished third in her heat, clocking a 1:05:39 but unfortunately didn’t qualify […]
A proud Brazilian relay team posing with their silver medal SHENZHEN – On the second day of the swimming finals at the 26th Universiade, the Brazilian relay team secured the silver medal in the men’s 4x100m freestyle, achieving the first silver medal of Brazil in these games. Henrique Martins, member of the team that won the second place, was surprised and honored to know that the first silver of Brazil came with swimming, “Good results and we still have other events to race and maybe have a […]
SHENZHEN – It was less then two weeks ago that Hungarian swimmer László Cseh arrived home from Shanghai after a disappointing World Championship. Now he is back in China to show what he really can achive in the pool. The man who was beaten only by Michael Phelps in the 2008 Olimpic Games, winning 3 […]
The delegation of the Northern Marianas Islands at the Opening Ceremony (Photo: C. Pierre) SHENZHEN – Northern Marianas Islands, just recently became a FISU Member Association. The remote Islands with Saipan as the most known have send a small delegation. FISU Young Reporter Christian Cruz, also from NMI, had a chat with the Islands […]
