Adam Peaty already hit the Nomination Standard by nearly a second but will need to replicate the feat tonight in order to be able to defend his Olympic gold.
Kate Douglass, who left Worlds with 6 medals will look to keep her reign as the best swimmer in the 200 IM, while also looking to throw down in the 50 free.
Peace Ranch, the Traverse City-based nonprofit that supports people healing from trauma and addiction through experiential equine therapy, recently rece.
On July 9th
1922, in Alameda, California, Johnny Weissmuller ended the one hundred meter
race in less than one minute. Born in Freidorf, close to Timisoara, in western
Romania, Weissmuller was to become famous for both his Olympic wins and the
part he played in Tarzan, the Ape Man series. After more than 100 years, another
swimmer born in Romania broke the record in the one hundred meter race to officially
become the fastest swimmer in history.
At the European
Championships in Rome on August 13th the Romanian David Popovici
ended the one hundred meter race in 46 seconds and 86 hundredths beating a 13
year old record held by Cielo Filho of Brazil, who ended the race in 46 seconds
and 91 hundredths at the world championships in Rome in 2009, when tech suits
for increasing speed were still allowed.
Besides the
title in Rome, David Popovici has also reaped the world and European titles in
the 100 and 200 meter free-style races both in junior and senior competitions.
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fbusch@nujournal.com
COURTLAND An early morning March 10 traffic stop in Courtland by Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office deputies led to multiple drug and theft charges against two men and a woman.
Deja D. Padilla, 18, Montevideo, was charged with felony fifth-degree drug possession-not small amount of marijuana and felony possession of burglary or theft tools on March 11 in Brown County District Court. An initial court appearance was set for 8:30 a.m. March 23.
McKenzie M. Notch, 26, Granite Falls, was charged with felony second-degree drug sale 10 grams or more, a narcotic other than heroin within 90 days, third-degree drug possession 10 grams or more, fourth-degree drug sale and felony possession of burglary or theft tools. Bail was set at $40,000 without conditions, $15,000 with conditions in Nicollet County Court March 12.