Shane Gould Responds to Critism
Shane Gould responded to comments made last week about Australian coaches’ coaching philosophies. She hopes to clear up any misconceptions the public may have received from taking her comments out of context. She makes some valid points and raises some interesting questions, some of her points (not the questions) are excerpted below:
“I made some […]
Ian Thorpe Should Attempt to Win Third Gold
Dawn Fraser, first and still one of only two to have won the same event at three successive Olympic Games, has urged, according to The Age, fellow Australian Ian Thorpe to race the 400m freestyle at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 to give himself the chance of becoming the first man to achieve the […]
Thiago Pereira Training with the University of Florida
The exodus of swimmers to the United States continues as Thiago Pereira, one of Brazil’s top swimmers, is set to move to Gainesville, Florida and train with coach Greg Troy at the University of Florida.
Pereira stated that swimming “had an end” and sport was “temporary”. In Florida he feels he can continue to swim while […]
It Isn’t a Swimming Pool if You Can’t Swim
According to statistics, there are approximately 8 million residential pools in the United States alone. Unfortunately, a residential pool often is the largest, most underutilized investment in the house. Until now…
HomeSwimmer, Ltd. will be introducing a new portable stationary swimming system to allow owners of residential pools to utilize their smaller-than-Olympic size pools for fitness […]
Jodie Henry Attempts to Regain Her Motivation
Two months after being knocked off her “throne” at the Commonwealth Games, Jodie Henry began her journey back to the top of the swimming podium. The triple Olympic gold medallist has regained the spark that was missing for her in the pool. According to The Age, Henry has struggled with motivational problems after bursting to […]
Proposal To Race In a Previously Polluted River
A $4.5 billion clean up of the Charles River has one swimmer wondering if it is time to jump in and race. Frans Lawaetz founded the 20-member Charles River Swimming Club last year, and he has proposed the city host a 1-mile swim in September. Stephen Burrington, commissioner of the state Department of Conservation and […]
Knowing the Basics of Swimming
With Memorial Day around the corner the pools and lakes will be filled with people cooling off over the weekend, and experts point to a series of recent drownings as a reminder of a basic water safety: learn to swim.
Swimming proficiency does not mean being an Olympic competitor. But for parents, it requires being strong […]
Shane Gould Rips Age Group Coaches
Australian swimming coaches were incensed last night after Shane Gould attacked the culture and training methods of the sport, and in particular former Australian national coach Don Talbot, claiming he cost her two gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics according to The Age. Gould said Talbot and Bill Sweetenham had established “a bullying-type culture […]
Ian Thorpe To Miss More Competition
According to Fox Sports Australia, Ian Thorpe has withdrawn from the Australia swimming squad that will be competing in Europe at the Mare Nostrum series next month because he is “not quite ready”.
National team coach Alan Thompson confirmed today that Thorpe would not travel to Europe and instead concentrate on training domestically.
Ryan Lochte Signs 10 Year Endorsement Deal With Speedo
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte signed an endorsement contract with swimwear company Speedo that is reported to be the longest ever for a male swimmer. Financial terms of the contract, which runs through 2016, were not released, but Lochte’s agent, Peter Carlisle, said the deal is “extremely lucrative” and virtually unprecedented in its […]
Michigan Is The Mecca of Fast Swimming
The University of Michigan is quickly becoming the hotbed (or mecca) for elite swimmers in the build up and quest towards gold in Beijing in 2008. With such great athletes as Michael Phelps, Klete Keller, Kaitlin Sandeno, Erik Vendt, and Peter Vanderkaay headlining the training group, Bob Bowman (head coach for University of Michigan […]
Seven Year Old Youngest to Swim From Alcatraz
A second-grader from Arizona has become the youngest swimmer to swim the 1.4 miles from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco’s Aquatic Park.
Braxton Bilbrey, 7, made the record-setting swim in a little over one hour. He has been in training for two hours a day four times a week, and was accompanied by his coach, two […]
What are the Facts About Drowning?
Now that it is May and creeping ever so much closer to Memorial Day, I thought that since typically Memorial Day is opening day for many pools around the country that I would focus on drowning. Why? Because it is a serious issue that many take for granted. Not only that, but […]
Northwestern Admits to Hazing on the Men’s Swim Team
Northwestern Athletic Director Mark Murphy announced two more incidences of hazing among the school’s athletic programs Wednesday in addition to the women’s soccer team’s alleged hazing incident last August. Separate investigations by Student Affairs during the current academic year revealed the men’s swimming team and the mascot program had hazed its new members, according to […]
Gardner-Webb Adds Men’s Swimming to Their Program
In what could be called an anomoly in with men’s swimming programs (lately they all seem to be being cut), some promising news comes from Gardner-Webb University as its athletics department announced Wednesday that it would add men’s swimming as an NCAA Division I varsity sport beginning with the 2007-2008 academic year.
Recruiting for the sport […]
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