Two weeks after Allianz Sports, the European Championships will hold there. I have to test the pool for Paul Biedermann and Co!!!
By the way, you may asking, who is Alfréd Hajós. Alfréd Hajós is the well dressed gentlemen in the picture below:
Source: Wikipedia Commons
From Wikipedia:
"At the 1896 Games, the swimming events were held in the Mediterranean Sea battling the elements. The 18-year old Hajós won his two gold medals in extremely cold weather (the water temperature was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit, or 10 degrees Celsius) with 12-foot (4 m) waves crashing down on him. He won the 100 metre freestyle with a time of 1:22.2, and the 1,200 metre freestyle in 18:22.2. Hajós wanted to win all three distances, but the 500 metre freestyle was immediately after the 100 and immediately before the 1,200. Before the 1,200 metre race, he smeared his body with a half-inch (one centimetre) thick layer of grease, but it proved to be of little protection against the cold. He confessed after winning the race that, "my will to live completely overcame my desire to win." While at a dinner honoring Olympic winners, the Crown Prince of Greece asked Hajós where he had learned to swim so well. Hajós replied, "In the water." The next morning, the Athenian journal Acropolis depicted Alfréd with the subtitle: "Hungarian Dolphin". He was the youngest winner in Athens."
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That's incredible: 1:22 for 100m, ice cold water, high waves!!! Very impressive
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