As the first doe he took two medals in one and the same world cup. Tuesday picked he the silver in the 400 metres free. It was Norway’s first world CHAMPIONSHIP medal in swimming at the age of six. the
Christiansen was a bit behind in the pool in the beginning. After the 300 metres he was number six, but had advanced to 3.-place then a third of the distance was done. Finally secured he biggest with the straightforward margin.
– This was delicious. To get from here with two medals is completely indescribable, and, not least, two persians. It is a very good feeling, ” said Christiansen in an SVT interview shown on national tv.
Tomoe Hvas with juniorverdensrekord Satisfactory
Before grain short-the world cup, he had a 14.21,53 as a personal record in the 1500-metre.
– It is difficult to describe the feelings I’m going through right now. It is so incredibly satisfying that the work we put in, actually giving dividends, ” said 22-year-old.
He was not carried away by competitors, very high åpningstempo. When it was held verdensrekordfart.
I tried not to get too hung up in what the other guys did and went my own race. It was probably technically better yesterday (qualification). Today there was a little sloppiness here and there, but in a world cup final, it’s about first turn in the wall. There is a lot of stress and a lot of pressure, so it is incredibly nice to come here with a bronze and pers (on the 1500 m).
Generational
Before this year’s world cup was Aleksander Hetland previous Norwegian medaljevinner at this level. In 2012 he took gold in the 50 metres breast.
– How is it to put the Norwegian swimming back on the map?
– It is delicious, and I also hope that those at home think it is fun. We’ve said it in a good number of years now that the Norwegian swimming has been through a generational change. We have needed a few years on the us to come back where we were, ” said Christiansen.
Mykhailo Romantsjuk from the Ukraine took the gold. He did 73/100 of a second in front of Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri. Christiansen was 10,25 seconds behind the winner.
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