It's swimming time. And, for the occasion, French Alain Bernard shattered (with a time of 47.50 seconds) the 100m Freestyle world record for the second time in two days at the European Swimming championships on Saturday. He had in fact already beaten the world record the previous day, finishing in 47.60 seconds in the semi-finals. Furthermore, during the very same competition, Bernard lowered the 50 m freestyle world record to a time of 21.50...
Many people were suspicious about these performances. How could this newcomer swim so fast? Was human his last four years progression? Or was it the result of doping?
On the podium, Nystrand (2nd) and Magnini (3rd) shuffled uncomfortably when Bernard received his medal. Neither smiled. Nystrand could even be said to have scowled. They shook the champion's hands more out of a sense of sporting duty, it seemed, than in genuine honour of the man who had thrashed them. Did they know already the truth? Were they thinking what the Italian Champion, Magnini, let courageously slip afterwards: that the big over-pompous French "had found the right vitamins"?
Many criticised Filippo for his declarations, but, happily enough, the French journal Le Monde was doubtful about the correctness of their swimmer's world record and talked of "performances surprenantes"...
I hope we will soon get to know the truth. And, in the meantime, I say: Go Magnini go! While whole depressed and repressed France is celebrating their hero without even asking how he managed to swim that way, we Italians know you are the faster one.
And in any case our Federica Pellegrini is giving that Laure Manaudou the lesson she was in search of, beating her 400m Freestyle World Record. And she is now the current European Champion of the 400m.
Italy vs France, a match again!
Many people were suspicious about these performances. How could this newcomer swim so fast? Was human his last four years progression? Or was it the result of doping?
On the podium, Nystrand (2nd) and Magnini (3rd) shuffled uncomfortably when Bernard received his medal. Neither smiled. Nystrand could even be said to have scowled. They shook the champion's hands more out of a sense of sporting duty, it seemed, than in genuine honour of the man who had thrashed them. Did they know already the truth? Were they thinking what the Italian Champion, Magnini, let courageously slip afterwards: that the big over-pompous French "had found the right vitamins"?
Many criticised Filippo for his declarations, but, happily enough, the French journal Le Monde was doubtful about the correctness of their swimmer's world record and talked of "performances surprenantes"...
I hope we will soon get to know the truth. And, in the meantime, I say: Go Magnini go! While whole depressed and repressed France is celebrating their hero without even asking how he managed to swim that way, we Italians know you are the faster one.
And in any case our Federica Pellegrini is giving that Laure Manaudou the lesson she was in search of, beating her 400m Freestyle World Record. And she is now the current European Champion of the 400m.
Italy vs France, a match again!
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Alain Bernard's just confessed:
"Alain Bernard, qui a battu trois records du monde, a joué la transparence en révélant qu'il bénéficiait d'une autorisation d'usage thérapeutique pour de l'asthme d'effort, à l'issue des Championnats d'Europe à Eindhoven."
He is saying that he is using an illicit product.... this is a shame!
Funny blog of yours! I prefer Italy too. And Pizza!!!
Miriam
The product used by Bernqrd is Salbutamol, that became available in the United Kingdom in 1969 and in the United States in 1980 under the trade name Ventolin.
This is a doping product! If he has asthma it's because he is swimming too fast compared to his natural capabilities! Don't fool with us!
That Jean-Claude Cervetti is unwillingly just confirming this thesis...
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