PRSI Kirim Empat Atlet Renang Putra ke Australia

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. Pengurus Besar Persatuan Renang Seluruh Indonesia (PB PRSI) mengirim empat perenang putranya ke Gold Coast Australia.

Keempat atlet tersebut adalah Glen Viktor, Triaji, Akbar Nasution dan Idham Basuki. Keempat atlet ini dikirim ke Australia untuk mengikuti pelatihan dalam progam pelatihan nasional (pelatnas) SEA Games XXVI/2011 November mendatang.

"Mereka akan tinggal di sana selama tiga bulan. Pada bulan Juli mereka akan mengikuti kejuaraan dunia di Shanghai, China. Lalu kembali lagi ke Gold Coast," ujar Tim Manager Cabang Olahraga Renang, Bambang Udaya kepadaMedia Indonesia, Selasa (22/3).

Keempat atlet putra ini dipilih untuk mengikuti pelatihan di Australia karena PRSI menilai di nomor putra, kans Indonesia cukup besar untuk memperoleh medali emas di cabang olahraga renang yang dipertandingkan di Palembang ini.

"Lima medali emas ditargetkan di nomor-nomor putra dari 38 nomor yang dipertandingkan," ujar Bambang

China Keeps Rolling in FINA Diving World Series

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. SEVEN of the eight titles on offer ended in Chinese hands, whose dominance remained unchallenged at the first leg of the FINA/MIDEA Diving World Series, taking place in Moscow (RUS), from March 18-19, while Cuba's Jose A. Guerra/Jenkler Aguirre took advantage of China's absence in the men's 10m platform synchro to capture the only remaining gold.

China's diving stars Kai Qin and Qiu Bo were the obvious winners in the men's 3m springboard (and also in the synchro same event with partner Yutong Luo) and 10m platform respectively. Bo finished with an outstanding score of 607.60, 95.55 points ahead of silver-medallist Sascha Klein (GER), and receiving 18 perfect 10s and no mark below 9.0 from the judges for his overall performance.

In the women's field, the scenario was also spectacular, with Zi He and Ruolin Chen sweeping all four events; the first was untouchable in the 3m springboard individual and synchro (with Minxia Wu) while the second remains unbeaten in the 10m platform's both events (with Hao Wang). Svetlana Philippova/Nadezda Bazhina's silver in the 3m springboard synchro was the only medal for the host country among women while the 2009 revelation, Malaysia's Rinong Pandelela, finished with a silver medal in the 10m platform. 

Next stop of this year's World Series is Beijing (CHN, March 25-26), then Sheffield (GBR, April 15-16) and finally Guanajuato (MEX, April 22-23).

MEDALLISTS IN MOSCOW
Men's 3m springboard: 1. Kai Qin (CHN) 506.20; 2. Evgeniy Kuznetsov (RUS) 505.35; 3. He Chong (CHN) 486.00
Men's 10m platform: 1. Bo Qiu (CHN) 607.60; 2. Sascha Klein (GER) 512.05; 3. Victor Minibaev (RUS) 502.80
Men's 3m springboard synchro: 1. Kai Qin/Yutong Luo (CHN) 452.40; 2. Stephan Feck/Patrick Hausding (GER) 430.47; 3. Iliya Kvasha/Oleksey Prygorov Oleksey (UKR) 428.64
Men's 10m platform synchro: 1. Jose A. Guerra/Jenkler Aguirre (CUB) 463.02; 2. Patrick Hausding/Sascha Klein (GER) 439.11; Victor Minibaev/Ilia Zakharov (RUS) 432.60

Women's 3m springboard: 1. Zi He (CHN) 371.40; 2. Tania Cagnotto (ITA) 350.00 3. Jennifer Abel (CAN) 324.65
Women's 10m platform: 1. Ruolin Chen (CHN) 409.95; 2. Rinong Pandelela (MAS) 369.45; 3. Alexandra Croak (AUS) 358.95
Women's 3m springboard synchro: 1. Zi He/Minxia Wu (CHN) 346.50; 2. Svetlana Philippova/Nadezda Bazhina (RUS) 317.10 3. Tania Cagnotto/Francesca Dallape (ITA) 311.10
Women's 10m platform synchro: 1. Ruolin Chen/Hao Wang (CHN) 366.42; 2. Meaghan Benfeito/Roseline Filion (CAN) 327.87 3. Alexandra Croak/Melissa Wu (AUS) 307.92

BRITISH AQUATICS ATHLETES REVEAL ALL FOR DARING PHOTOSHOOT

A dozen of Great Britain’s bravest aquatics stars have bared all for an iconic naked photo shoot.

The 12 women - six swimmers, three divers, two water polo players and a synchronised swimmer – revealed all for award-winning sports photographer Andy Hooper with the image printed in the Daily Mail today (4th March).

Commonwealth medallist Georgia Davies admitted she had her doubts about baring all and that even the fittest swimmers have their insecurities.

"When I first heard I was shocked as I've never been asked to do anything like this before but it sounded fun so why not," said Davies.

"Everyone has their hang-ups but I am proud of my physique - we do much training so I do have a toned body.

"Our nutritionist sends us weekly recipes so we know what we can and can't eat but it's a balanced diet. We do eat cakes occasionally!

"I don't deprive myself of anything but knowing when to stop is important."

1. Monique Gladding, 2. Sophie Casson, 3. Stephanie Millward, 4. Brooke Graddon, 5. Stacey Tadd, 6. Lisa Gibson, 7. Robyn Nicholls, 8. Katie Dawkins, 9. Rachel Lefley, 10. Amy Smith, 11. Tonia Couch, 12. Georgia Davies.

Water polo player Lisa Gibson agreed that the photo shoot was a great chance to show the positive affects of her swimming training.

"It is a good message to get out there that we are all healthy and train hard," said Gibson.

"If I don't train I put weight on so swimming is important to keep me lean and toned.

"I'm confident with who I am but as always there are things I'd like to change." (swimming.com)

Florida Senior State Championships: Ryan Lochte Shows Off

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. RYAN Lochte lit up the pool at the Florida Senior State Championships in Orlando this weekend. The meet took place in short course yards format.

Lochte put on a show with wins in the 200 free (1:35.88), 100 fly (47.52) and 200 IM (1:44.88). He also took second in the 500 free (4:20.38), as Peter Vanderkaay checked in with a 4:20.38 for the win in the middle distance race. On the final day, he scratched finals but put up the top time of the day with prelim performances in the 200 back (1:43.24) and 200 fly (1:46.05).

Teammate Rex Tullius won the 200 back in 1:45.56, while Clearwater's Matthew Ellis captured the men's 200 fly in 1:46.85. Ellis also topped the men's 100 free in 44.98. 

Roman Sludnov swept the breaststroke events with wins in the 100 (54.11) and 200 (1:59.11), while Gator's Omar Pinzon hit the wall in 47.74 to win the men's 100 back. He also topped the men's 400 IM in 3:55.72.

T2's Erika Erndl pulled off a title trifecta with three wins. She captured the women's 200 free in 1:45.50. Erndl doubled up with a 1:03.40 to win the women's 100 breast, then tripled with a 1:58.97 to win the women's 200 IM.

Sarasota's Ashlee Linn claimed the women's 100 back in 55.08, before sweeping the backstroke events with a 1:57.22 in the 200 back. Meanwhile, T2's Anne-Marie Botek won the women's 50 free in 22.45. She picked up her second title in the women's 100 fly with a 52.84 for the win. Daytona Beach's Shaun Casey hit the wall in 1:59.36 to win the women's 200 fly. Casey also captured the women's 400 IM in 4:16.34, while Rebecca Mann, 13, topped the women's 1000 free with a 9:47.32, while also capturing the 1650 free title in 16:17.69.

Clearwater's Hayley Palmer snared the women's 100 free title in 48.61, while Gator's Andreina Pinto topped the women's 500 free in 4:46.72. Lysis Halkides earned the women's 200 breast title in 2:15.33.

Sarasota's Ryan Turner topped the men's 1000 free in 9:15.90, while Sarasota's Derek Pridemore won the men's 1650 free in 15:34.21. Swim Florida's Pavel Babaev snared the men's 50 free in 20.27. (swimming world)

Puslatda Jatim Renang akan Dilatih Jun Sen

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. Puslatda renang PON XVIII/2012 akan mendatangkan pelatih asal Cina. Program ini untuk meningkatkan kualitas teknik dan stamina para atlet puslatda, sehingga target medali PON yang dibebankan KONI Jatim dapat tercapai.

Demikian Ketua Bidang Komisi Teknik Pengrpov Persatuan Olahraga Renang Seluruh Indonesia (PRSI) Jatim, Kusaeni, Minggu (27/2).

“Puslatda renang akan dilatih I Jun Sen dari Cina. Selain memantapkan teknik, Jun Sen juga memoles stamina setiap atlet agar mendongkrak speed mereka dalam pencapaian waktu tercepat di setiap nomor yang diikuti para atlet,” katanya.

Menurut dia, rencananya Jun Sen akan dikontrak selama 1,5 tahun. Masa kontrak itu disesuaikan dengan masa pemantapan atlet dalam menghadapi PON 2012 yang rencananya digelar sekitar September hingga November 2012. Dengan masa kontrak tersebut, maka Jun Sen berpeluang mendampingi para perenang Jatim saat tampil di Riau.

Sebelum dikontrak resmi, diakui, I Jun Sen pernah datang ke Surabaya pada awal Januari lalu. Kunjungannya saat itu untuk survei kondisi atlet dan fasilitas renang Jatim. Tujuan Pengprov untuk mengetahui kemampuan Jun Sen dalam membaca kekurangan dan kelebihan para atlet, sehingga Jun Sen dapat langsung menerapkan program pelatihannya saat kontrak berjalan. 

“Saat itu sesudah melihat kondisi atlet dan fasilitas renang yang dimiliki Jatim, pelatih asal China ini langsung menyanggupi dan siap membantu meraih hasil terbaik di PON 2012 mendatang,” ujarnya.

Dengan kepastian dipilihnya Jun Sen sebagai pelatih puslatda rengan, dikatakan, pengprov berharap memantapkan peluang Jatim dalam mendulang medali emas PON Riau akan lebih baik dari PON 2008 di Kalimantan Timur. Dalam PON 2008, tim renang ditarget KONI untuk menyumbangkan 7 medali emas, ternyata medali yang berhasil diboyong sebanyak 16 keping emas. (surabayapost)

Japanese Short Course National Championships: Kosuke Kitajima Completes National Record Breaststroke Sweep -- February 27, 2011

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. A day after charting a Japanese record in the men's 100 breast, Kosuke Kitajima completed the national standard sweep in the breaststroke events at the Japanese Short Course National Championships held in Tokyo,

Kitajima nearly clocked a textile best in the 200 breast with a sterling time of 2:02.95. The top time in a textile suit in the event still remained Ed Moses' 2:02.92 from Berlin in 2004. Kitajima did, however, track down Naoya Tomita's national record of 2:03.12 set at the 2010 World Championships. Tomita clocked a 2:04.27 to finish second today, while Yuta Suenaga took third in 2:04.60.

Earlier in the night, Kitajima also took down the national record in the men's 50 breast with a strong time of 26.68. Kouichirou Okazaki took second in 27.11, while Akihide Kawakubo placed third in 27.23. 

Meanwhile, Tomoko Hagiwara won the women's 100 free in 54.20, while Misaki Yamaguchi finished second in 54.35. Natsuki Hasegawa checked in third with a 54.47. Takuro Fujii followed in the men's 100 free with a 47.87. Kenta Ito (48.50) and Makoto Itou (48.59) completed the podium.

Shiho Sakai topped the women's 100 back in 56.43, while Sayaka Akase took second in 57.55. Miyuki Takemura placed third in 58.70. Junya Koga cruised to victory in the men's 100 back with a 50.66. Masafumi Yamaguchi (52.04) and Kazuki Watanabe (52.08) finished second and third.

Tomoyo Fukuda snatched the women's 200 IM crown in 2:09.30. Izumi Katou earned second in 2:09.99, while Ayaka Komatsubara finished third in 2:10.59. Hidemasa Sano hit the wall in 1:54.41 for the men's 200 IM triumph. Kosuke Hagino (1:55.08) and Daiya Seto (1:55.45) snared second and third.

Rino Hosoda posted a 57.45 to win the women's 100 fly. Nao Kobayashi (58.70) and Sayaka Nakabou (59.03) placed second and third. Kohei Kawamoto touched out Kazuya Kaneda, 50.71 to 50.75, for the men's 100 fly title. Takashi Tomiyama took third in 51.40.

Aya Takano dominated the women's 400 free in 4:06.49, while Misato Yamazaki touched second in 4:08.53. Natsumi Iwashita wound up third in 4:08.57. Takeshi Matsuda cruised in the men's 400 free as well with a 3:40.34. Syogo Hihara took second in 3:43.69, while Syo Uchida placed third in 3:43.90.

Mina Matsushima captured the women's 50 breast title in 31.13, while Manami Fukuda touched second in 31.21. Hitomi Nose wound up third in 31.32. Naoko Fukudome snatched the women's 200 breast title in 2:19.80, while Satomi Suzuki took second in 2:20.95. Mio Motegi earned third in 2:20.99. (swimmingworld)

China Dominates FINA Diving Grand Prix Stop in Madrid, Spain

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA. CHINA blitzed to win six out of the eight titles on offer in Madrid (ESP), the first meet of the FINA Diving Grand Prix 2011 held from February 18-20. The non-Chinese victories went to Canada's Jennifer Abel and Illya Kvasha from Ukraine in the women's and men's 3m springboard, respectively. 

Preventing a total Chinese sweep in the men's field, Kvasha shared the podium with Shixin Li from China (second) and Brazil's Cesar Castro (third). In the platform competition, Yuan Cao (CHN) had an outstanding final, leaving the silver for compatriot Luxin Zhou while Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) claimed third spot. 

In the synchronised events, China prevailed, with Cao and Yanquan Zhang finishing first in the 10m platform. The Russian pair Victor Minibaev/Ilya Zakharov took silver and Cubans Jose G. Oliva and Jenklen A. Manso completed the podium. On the lower board, Zhiyi Sun and Longji Yu bested Zakharov, who paired this time with Eugeny Kuznetsov (second), and Kvasha, competing with partner Oleksiy Prygorov (third). 

Among women, Canada, which has a formidable reputation for grooming excellent divers, and therefore remains one of China's strongest rivals, confirms its status with the gold earned by Jennifer Abel in the 3m springboard. 2010 winner in the event Han Wang (CHN) had to settle for the silver while Sweden's "veteran" Anna Lindberg was happy with a bronze-medal finish. Wang (pairing with Quilin Zheng) also won the 3m synchro event. 

Meanwhile, teammate Sinou Ma registered a clear win in the platform event and scooping the silver medal behind her was another young Chinese diving prospect, Tingting Ke. Australia's Hannah Thek placed third. In the synchro same event, the pairing Huixia Liu/Jiaming Zhu claimed the gold, Canada's Meaghan Benfeito and Roseline Filion were second while Alina Chaplenko and Iuliia Prokopchuk (UKR) secured the minor medal. 

MEDALLISTS IN MADRID (ESP) 
Men 
3m springboard: 1. Illya Kvasha (UKR) 497.00; 2. Shixin Li (CHN) 483.35; 3. Cesar Castro (BRA) 469.45 
10m platform: 1. Yuan Cao (CHN) 576.30; 2. Luxin Zhou (CHN) 538.05; 3. Oleksandr Bondar (UKR) 500.60 
3m springboard synchro: 1. Zhiyi Sun/Longji Yu (CHN) 430.86; 2. Eugeny Kuznetsov/Ilya Zakharov (RUS) 425.70; 3. Illya Kvasha/Oleksiy Prygorov (UKR) 415.08 
10m platform synchro: 1. Yuan Cao/Yanquan Zhang (CHN) 460.95; 2. Victor Minibaev/Ilya Zakharov (RUS) 439.59; 3. Jose G. Oliva/Jenklen A. Manso (CUB) 381.66 

Women 
3m springboard: 1. Jennifer Abel (CAN) 357.45; 2. Han Wang (CHN) 344.35; 3. Anna Lindberg (SWE) 333.45 
10m platform: 1. Sinou Ma (CHN) 408.55; 2. Tingting Ke (CHN) 374.80; 3. Hannah Thek (AUS) 307.00 
3m springboard synchro: 1. Han Wang/Quilin Zheng (CHN) 320.10; 2. Nadezda Bazhina/Svetlana Phillppova (RUS) 297.36; 3. Olena Fedorova/Anna Pysmenska (UKR) 289.20 
10m platform synchro: 1. Huixia Liu/Jiaming Zhu (CHN) 346.92; 2. Meaghan Benfeito/Roseline Filion (CAN) 319.83; 3. Alina Chaplenko/Iuliia Prokopchuk (UKR) 296.52 

2011 FINA DIVING GRAND PRIX CALENDAR 
February 18-20 Madrid ESP 
February 24-26 Penza RUS 
April 28-May 1 Montreal CAN 
May 5-8 Fort-Lauderdale USA 
May 27-29 Rostock GER 
June 10-12 Bolzano ITA 

Sumber: SwimmingWorldMagazine