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Alshammar misses out despite world record

Swedish swim queen Therese Alshammar missed out on World Cup success despite smashing her own world record in winning the 50 metres butterfly in Singapore on Sunday.

Published: 22 November 2009 13:22 CET
Alshammar misses out despite world record

Alshammar won the 50 metres butterfly at the Singapore World Cup meet in 24.28 seconds to beat the previous mark of 24.46 she set in Stockholm earlier this month.

But despite the win the in-form Swedish swimmer was unable to claim the World Cup crown which went to the American Jessica Hardy who was runner up in the event.

Hardy needed to finish among the first four in the race to claim sufficient points to secure the overall World Cup title.

Alshammar’s world record was the third of the day, the second day of competition in a humid Singapore. The unstoppable Swede followed world bests set by South African Kathryn Meaklin and the USA’s Peter Marshall, in the 400 metre medley and the 50 metres backstroke respectively.

Alshammar’s race was the last of the day and brought to a close a World Cup season that has seen the swimmers travel to Durban, Moscow, Stockholm and Berlin, with 37 world records broken in total.

Those sort of performances are unlikely to be seen again with the vast majority achieved by athletes wearing the high-tech swimsuits that will be banned from January 1st.

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WEATHER

Danish beaches hit ‘swimming temperature’ earliest in a decade

Denmark on Monday registered its earliest official 'swimming day' in a decade with water temperatures at 88 different beaches in the country averaging over 19C.

Published: 24 June 2020 07:28 CEST
Danish beaches hit 'swimming temperature' earliest in a decade
A lifeguard surveys swimmers at Blokhus beach in Jutland. Photo: Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix
“The water is record warm, or at least we haven't registered a swimming day so earlier in the last decade, and the water is only going to get hotter over the coming days,” said Peter Tanev, a meteorologist with the TV2 broadcaster. 
 
Denmark is set to see temperatures of as much as 30C in the south of Jutland on Saturday as the whole of Europe is hit by a heatwave. 
 
With water temperatures tending to rise by half a degree a day during sunny periods, water temperatures could rise beyond 22C over the weekend. 
 
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“It has been an extremely sunny spring,” Tanev explained. “The sun's rays are the most important factor when it comes to warming up the water.” 
 
He said that the generally mild winter had also helped push temperatures at the country's bathing stops towards the near record. 
 
 
In 2017, the water at Denmark's beaches never averaged above 19C, and in 2018, swimmers had to wait until the end of June. But 2019 was another record year, with the first swimming day registered on June 23rd. 
 
 
 
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