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The contents of the 2009 September edition




The European Empire
Champions we are proud of

From optimism to realism
LEN Magazine predicted the European breakthrough


SWIMMING

Veni, vidi, vici, vanquished
Craig Lord?s overview on the strangest championships ever

Europe
The Old World with new energy

America
The adventures of the Speedo-camp

Asia
China: the perfect 10 (not diving)

Australia
Dolphins have work to do in London

Africa
The results based on three top class swimmers


MEN?S EVENTS

Analysis and comments from the champions and from those who didn?t make it to the podium ? event by event

WOMEN?S EVENTS

Stroke by stroke, distance by distance, just as with the men


DIVING


China again, now 7-3
Three-time Olympic champion Klaus Dibiasi?s in-depth analysis

Reaching high
Another fairy tale with Thomas Daley. But why did his father take the gold medal?


SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING


Others lifting, but Russia still rules
The rest of the world tries to match the Russians but they are still in front





OPEN WATER


Lurz storms through the Mediterranean
Ostia saw the German Ironman?s double and the very first loss of Larissa Ilchenko





WATER POLO


Open events on the tennis courts
After the era of the trusty few, upsets galore. And even more turnover fouls...





LEN


The best ones in the family
50 of the 51 LEN member federations sent their athletes to Rome: let?s see who took the highest rank in each country

Against the wind...
Plenty of discussions before the FINA elections and plenty of lessons to be learnt after the voting

European officers in the leading bodies of FINA
All our representatives in the Bureau, Panels, Committees and Commissions

From the headquarters
Activities and the usual LEN-calendar

And the Award goes to...
Nominees for this year?s LEN Award

Capture the moment!
LEN launches its usual photo competition: apart from a little appetizer from the best pictures on these pages, there are some other great shots appearing on other pages of this edition. These marked only with numbers as the authors have to remain anonymous. Find all photos on our website (lenmagazine.com) and vote for the best one!

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