NEWS DOWNLOADED from: Club De Natación JOYFE (Madrid, Spain) Official Site.
December 5, 1999
Bloomington, Ind.--The IU women's swim team continued its winning ways today in the pool. In the second day of the Indiana Invitational, several team bests fell today, as the Hoosiers maintained their second-place position. The University of Missouri, last year's champ, holds first place for the second straight day.
Several IU swimmers posted individual best times today. The Hoosiers had some notable standout performances. Nearly every Indiana swimmer scored points for the team.
IU junior Jenn Cristy represented the Hoosiers in four events in the prelims, and four in the finals. Cristy narrowly missed the record for the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.12) with her time this morning (1:51.77). Jenn set season team bests in the 100-yard breast (1:06.93), the 100-yard back (59.45), 100-meter back (1:05.13), and was on the 200-meter medley relay team (1:59.18 with Colleen McCracken, Megan Geers, and Tina Gretlund) and the season best 800-meter free relay team (8:34.06 with Megan Ryther, Erin Rice and Gretlund). Cristy had the fastest time in the 200-yard free in the morning. Cristy made the finals in every event she competed in today. Fatigue eventually played a factor for the All-American swimmer. Cristy finished tonight in 7th in the 200-meter free, 3rd in the 100-meter back, and scratched the 100-meter breast.
Tina Gretlund also turned in many outstanding performances. Tonight, she set team season bests in the 100-meter fly (1:03.66) and the 400-meter IM (4:54.77). This morning Gretlund knocked nearly two seconds off IU's season best in the 100-yard fly. Her time of 57.60 was good enough for second place in the morning. In the finals, Gretlund claimed the 100-meter fly (1:03.66) and took second in the 400-meter IM.
The Indiana men's swimming and diving team remains on top today. IU finished with 834 points while Missouri finished second with 760 points and Southern Illinois University placed third with 506 points.
Indiana mens swimmers won four out of seven events held today. Henrik Wahlberg took first place in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.29) while Ken Ackermann placed first in the 100 backstroke (:55.03). The 200 Medley relay finished first (1:42.18) as did the 800 Free Relay (7:33.66).
Indiana mens diving swept first, second, third and fourth places in the Open one-meter and three-meter competition again today. Tom Davidson took first in the one meter (513.30) and Ryan Kosanic took first place in the three meter (520.15).
December 3, 1999
Megan Quann set an American record in the 100 breaststroke with a 1:07.94. The old mark of 1:08.09 was held by Amanda Beard. Her time also established new U.S. Open and National Age Group record in the 15-16 year-old category.
The women's 50 free event was a star studded affair for US swimming fans watching the likes of Amy Van Dyken, and Jenny Thompson going head to head with Dara Torres and Angel Martino. Torres won the event in a meet record time of 25.29. Thompson was second in 25.65, with Martino in third in 25.75.
Kelly Stefanyshyn of Canada won the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:13.32.
Martina Moracova won the women's 200 IM in a time of 2:15.22 narrowly beating Cristina Teuscher who finished second in 2:15.69.
The women's 400 free was won by Brooke Bennett with a time of 4:11.10. In second was Janelle Atkinson in 4:11.82, followed by Costa Rican Claudia Poll in a time of 4:12.67. 4th and 5th spots were closely contested in the race with Camelia Potec of Romania 4:14.29 just narrowly touching ahead of Sachiko Yamada of Japan 4:14.30.
The Australian women's 4x200 free relay team set a new US Open meet record with a time of 8:09.42. In second place with a time of 8:15.70 was the Pacific Dolphins Swim team from Canada.
Only 3/100's of a second separated the first and second places in the men's 50 free. Sabir Muhammad of the US 22.32 just touched out Pieter Van Den Hoogenband of the Netherlands who finished second in 22.35.
In the men's 400 free Grant Hackett surprised no one by winning the event. His time of 3:49.50 was good enough to establish a new meet record. Masato Hirano of Japan was second with a time of 3:54.43 followed closely by Bela Szabados in third with a time of 3:54.54.
Lenny Krayzelburg won the 200 back event in a meet record time of 1:57.74. Aaron Peirsol finished second in 1:59.75 while Gordon Kozulj finished third in 1:59.96.
Morgan Knabe of Canada won the mens 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:02.60.
Marcel Wouda was the winner in the mens 200 IM with a meet record time of 2:01.31. Matthew Dunn of Australia was second in 2:02.27, while Canadian Curtis Myden was third in 2:03.34. Brian Johns of Canada was 6th in the event with a time of 2:06.91.
December 1, 1999
The recent Sears Swimming Skins Meet which took place last week in Calgary will be broadcast on CTV Sportnet on the following days:
Sportsnet East December 11 2:00 PM Saturday December 13 4:00 PM Monday December 24 5:30 PM Friday Sportsnet Ontario December 11 4:30 PM Saturday December 13 1:00 AM Monday December 15 5:30 PM Wednesday Sportsnet Pacific December 11 4:00 PM Saturday December 14 1:00 PM Tuesday December 15 5:30 PM Wednesday Sportsnet West December 11 3:30 PM Saturday December 14 4:00 PM Tuesday December 17 1:00 PM Friday December 21 3:00 PM Tuesday
November 30, 1999
PRESS RELEASE
The FINA Doping Panel after a hearing on 22nd November 1999
decided:
The Hungarian Water Polo Player Tibor BENEDEK at a doping control on 26th June 1999 tested positive for Chlortestosterone (Clostebol) which is an anabolic steroid. He shall be suspended for a period of 15 (months), commencing on 27th August 1999.
Mr. Tibor Benedek is a member of the Hungarian National Water Polo Team since 10 years. He is also a member of the Club A.S. Roma Pallanuoto in Italy since three years. At the occasion of an Italian National League Water Polo match on 26th June 1999 he had to undergo a doping control conducted by the Italian Olympic Committee (C.O.N.I). The athlete tested positive for Chlortestosterone (Clostebol), which is an anabolic steroid. On 7th September 1999 he was sanctioned by the Commissione Disciplinare of the Federazione Italiana de Nuoto (F.I.N) with a suspension of eight (8) months, commencing on 27th August 1999. On his appeal on 27th September 1999 the Commissione d'Apello Federale of F.I.N. judged the suspension to be for a period of only three (3) months.
The FINA Executive called for a hearing before the FINA Doping Panel, which was held on 22nd November 1999 in Lausanne (SUI).
FINA Rule C 17.7:
Where a Member federation has held a hearing and the FINA
executive believes that in the conduct or conclusion of such
hearing the Member federation has misinterpreted FINA Rules or
otherwise reached an erroneous conclusion, the Executive may call
for a hearing before the FINA Doping Panel.
The motions and contentions of the athlete were:
Since 1997 he is suffering from a disease which is needing
medical care. In September 1998 he underwent an operation which
was followed by a post-operative treatment with Trofodermin. And
since then from time to time he must repeat the use of
Trofodermin due to medical reasons. Also in the week before the
match on 26th June 1999 he was using that medicament. The result
of the doping test is caused by this medical treatment.
The use of this medicament was prescribed by his doctor who
knows that he is an active athlete. He trusted the doctor
prescription.
The athlete claims to be acquitted as in his opinion he is
without any fault.
The main reasons of the judgement by the FINA Doping Panel
were:
The athlete committed a doping offence. He neglected his duties
and did not meet his responsibilities.
The FINA Doping Panel considered that:
a) FINA Rule DC 9.10:
Where the Rules impose a minimum term suspension, the minimum may
be lessened if the competitor can clearly establish how the
prohibited substance got into the competitor÷s body or fluids
and that the prohibited substance did not get there as a direct
or indirect result of any negligence of the competitor.
b) the prohibited substance detected in the competitor's body
fluids
must be seen in relation to his personal disease; the use of
Trofodermin has a medical reason and is not the result of any
"cheating";
c) Applying the FINA Rule DC 9.10 it is appropriate to lessen this suspension to be for a period of fifteen (15) months;
d) the suspension of fifteen (15) months commencing on 27th August 1999 will include the time of the Olympic Games 2000. This is a very strong sanction for the athlete and certainly sufficient in his case.
The athlete has the right to submit an appeal against the judgement of the FINA Doping Panel to the Court for Arbitration in Sport (CAS) in Lausanne (SUI) within a period of one month after having been notified officially.
November 29, 1999
Baar, Switzerland - At the first day of the Swiss Team
Nationals Remo Lutolf (80) bettered his own national record in
the mens 100 m breaststroke with a time of 1:00.47.
Chantal Strasser (78) improved her own record in the womens 400 m
free to 4:07.89.
European short course 800 m free women's champion Flavia Rigamonti bettered her own national record in the 800 m free with a time of 8:24.78. Her old record of 8:26.38 won Rigamonti the bronze medal at the World Short Course Championships in Hong Kong.
November 26, 1999
SH Club Team Champions fifth year running! Hafnarfjordar Swim Club (SH) of Iceland won the Club Team Championships and retained the Club Team Trophy for a 5th consecutive year while competing at the Club Team SC Championships which were held in Reykjavik this past weekend.
Hafnarfjordar Swim Club (SH) also broke their own points record, despite the absence of breastroker, Hjalti Gudmundsson who was illness. SH team member, Orn Arnarson, the 1998 European Shourt Course Champion, swam an untapered 54.49 in the 100m backstroke, and so did a few others.
Three National records were set over the weekend. Lara Hrund Bjargardottir of SH swam 2.03.33 for the 200m freestyle, and was also a member of the SH 4x100 medley relay team that went 4.26.77. European Junior Finalist, Jakob Johann Sveinnsson of the Aegir Team set a new National Record in the 200m breastroke in a winning time of 2.14.52.
The final results of the meet are as follows :
Points, which are calculated from the Len tables and are higher than ever this year. We keep you informed on anymore news from the frozen north!
Javier Elipe Elipe, 1999-2000 (c). Todos los derechos reservados.
DO YOU WANT MORE... entertaiment, downloads, news, photos???
You want to see more??? CONTINUE AT WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/CNJOYFE