More on Brendan in Italy...

He's swimming in Mondovi on Sunday and Jenny Thompson will be there as well. Still haven't found anything about the meet they are swimming in but I've got an autographed Texas Swimming shirt for the first person who tells me.

ETA: tshirt goes to Sick Dudette who found the meet! Here are some links, in Italian of course. Google will translate them for you, sort of. I know we get a fair amount of traffic from Italy so if anyone makes it to the meet we'd love to hear from you!

8° Meeting Internazionale di Mondovi
Il campione del mondo della rana Brendan Hansen a Mondovi

(translation: 8th International Meeting of Mondovi - The champion of the world of the Brendan frog Hansen to Mondovi) hahahaha.

You magnify the image The champion of the world will defy the European champion Paul Bossini
The ' VIII International Meeting City of Mondovì - Memorial Dario Cerrone ', organized from the Polisportiva Libertas Mondovì, is finally in order to raise the sipario.
To a single week from the event, the Organizing Committee announces the presence of the Brendan American Hansen. Draft of one of the more important big of world-wide the natatorio panorama, with all'.attivo two iridati records (in the 100 and the 200 frog, established to Longh Beach in 2004) and two conquered world-wide gold to Montreal in summer 2005 (always in the 100 and the 200 frog). Thanks to the epiche challenges with the Kitajima Japanese, Hansen has known to entusiasmare international the natatoria platea: one elegant and powerful swim at the same time, mix an explosive... The ventiquattrenne of the Pennsylvania it will come down in bathtub in the day of Sunday in order to defy the Italians Paul Bossini and Michele Vancini in the the 200 specialty of frog.

One rich contest of medals: the American, beyond to the titles them already cited, the Olympic Games di Atene 2004 has made the medal of gold in the courier 4x100 mixed, that one of silver in the 100 frog and that one of bronze in the 200 own frog; the bresciano Paul Bossini has obtained two tito them in the 200 frog to samples European 2004 (Madrid in long bathtub and Vienna to you in short bathtub), without to count the quarter place of Atene in the 200 frog, just to the shoulders of the American.

The challenge will be completed from the presence of Michele Vancini, other athlete of absolute relief in the Italian natatorio panorama. After the edition 2005 interamante dedicated to the free style, the Organizing Committee proposes a Meeting to the standard of the pluralità of the styles, even if great prominence will come given just to the frog. Pack-saddles to think that to the staffettone final it will take part also Domenico Fioravanti , olympic bichampion to Sidney, for before the time in water, although a.tito it merely demonstrative, after the withdrawal.

Saturday 22 You open them the Official Press conference

Saturday 22 you open them, to hours 12,30, near Knows it Conferences to it of the Hotel You carry to us, situated in loc. Sanctuary of Vicoforte (Public square Carl Emanuele 47) - to five minuteren of machine from the monregalese Swimming pool - will carry out the official Press conference of the ' VIII International Meeting City of Mondovì - Memorial Dario Cerrone '. All the champions, Italians and aliens will be present, that they will take part to the manifestation. E' possible to directly credit in native place the day of the conference (from hours 11,30), or sending a fax to n° the 0174/43952 or one mail to the following address: meeting@libertasmondovi.it advisable E' the anticipated credit.

Here in the details the program of the manifestation:

SATURDAY 22

MATTINO
8.15 - 8,45 Heating females
8.45 - 9,15 Heating males
9,30 Beginning contests

Eliminatorie 50 butterfly Es B females - males

Eliminatorie 50 Butterfly ES To females - males

Competition swim disabili

Resumption contests
Eliminatorie 50 Back Es B females - males

Eliminatorie 50 Back ES To females - males

AFTERNOON

14.45 - 15,15 Heating finalists
15,25 Beginning contests

End 50 Butterfly Es B females - males

End 100 Es Butterfly To femminie - males

Challenge big
50 Butterfly males

End 50 Back Es B females - males

End 100 Es Back To females - males

Feminine Australian

Challenge big
100 Free Style males

Staffettone Big vs Libertas

SUNDAY 23

MATTINO
8.15 - 8,45 Heating females
8.45 - 9,15 Heating males
9,31 Beginning contests

Eliminatorie 50 Frog Es B females - males

Eliminatorie 50 Es Frog To females - males

Competition swim disabili

Resumption contests

Eliminatorie 50 Free Style Es B females - males

Eliminatorie 50 Free Style Es To females - males

AFTERNOON

14.45 - 15,15 Heating finalists
15,26 Beginning contests

End 50 Frog Es B females - males

End 100 Es Frog To females - males

Challenge big
200 Frog males

End 50 Free Style Es B females - males

End 100 Free Style Es To females - males

Challenge big
50 Butterfly females

Male Australian

Staffettone between Finalisti and Libertas

INCOME - COST TICKETS
The organizing Committee communicates moreover that both the mornings preview the free income.
To the afternoon the cost of tickets of 6 € - entire and 4 € - will be reduced, while the subscription to the two days will be of 10 €.
The next week will come made official the starting list definitive.

The Office Prints VIII International Meeting City of Mondovi

Great looking pool

A downloadable PDF about it