Six or More World Records Predicted at Nationals
Dave Salo told the Orange County Register that some are predicting that the number of world records set at this week’s U.S. swimming nationals in Irvine will match the production of the Olympic Trials two summers ago. “Some people are projecting as many as six,” said Salo, the USC coach and the former coach of […]
Manadou Bonks - Europeans Swim Fast
Disregard any ideas of Laure Manaudou dominating the European Championships. On the very first morning a swimming form of rigor mortis set in for the Frenchwoman when she bonked in the 400 meter individual medley, finishing 18th in the preliminaries in 4:54.61, more than 14 seconds off her best.
According to reports, a hush descended over […]
Manadou Attempts Elusive Eight
Olympic and world champion Laure Manaudou will embark on an eight-event marathon when the European swimming championships begin on Monday. The 19 year old Frenchwoman begins her medal quest in the 400 meter individual medley, her hopes raised by the decision of title holder Yana Klochkova to drop the event from her program.
Grant Hackett Proposes to Candice Alley
Forget about competing for gold in the 1500 - it was popping the question to girlfriend Candice Alley that brought butterflies to Olympic distance hero Grant Hackett’s stomach.
After an 18-month courtship, the Olympic champion and his singing sweetheart have announced they will race to the altar after the world swimming championships next March in Melbourne.
Hackett, […]
Dana Kirk Could Need Back Surgery
Dana Kirk will sit out this week’s United States Nationals in Irvine, California. A 2002 Bremerton High graduate who starred at Stanford, Kirk, will be in Seattle to visit doctors about her back. Kirk has endured flare-ups from a herniated disc she suffered during her freshman year at Bremerton. The injury bothered Kirk […]
British Olympians Renew Rivalry in Triathlon
Former Olympic swimmers James Hickman and Stephen Parry of Great Britain will renew old rivalries at the Salford BG World Cup triathlon at the Quays on tomorrow. Neither was persuaded to do a full triathlon but they will go head-to-head in a celebrity relay race.
“We should be quite evenly matched especially with us both […]
The US Sending Small Team To Youth Worlds
Contrary to what Timed Finals had previously reported, the United States has recently decided that it will take a team to the Youth World Championships in Brazil. The Brazilian Federation’s president tried hard to convince the United States to bring swimmers and they finally gave in and decided that they will bring four men […]
Swimmers Uniting to Form a Union
SwimNews is reporting perhaps the greatest potential coup in the history of swimming. According to Craig Lord, Pieter van den Hoogenband, double Olympic champion over 100 meters freestyle, and Markus Rogan, the Austrian defending the 200 meters backstroke crown at the European Championships, are leading a campaign to form a swimmers union to lobby […]
Pieter Van den Hoogenband on Morning Finals
When asked about NBC’s request to the IOC to move the swimming finals to the morning at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Van den Hoogenband said: “Do you see the big athletes of the 100 metre sprint, the Powells and Gatlins, running their final in the morning? Come on. Be serious. For […]
Get a Ticket and a $10,000 Fine For Swimming
So would police actually issue a ticket if they caught you swimming in the South Saskatchewan River? A Saskatoon Police spokesperson Alyson Edwards says, yes, they can certainly issue the ticket however it is a complicated process.
A Saskatoon bylaw decrees that there can be no swimming in the river within city limits. Edwards […]
New Plans For the London 2012 Aquatics Center
The Guardian is reporting that a new design for the “controversial” aquatics center for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games will be finalized Thursday. The original design was sent back to the drawing board by Olympics minister Tessa Jowell last December after it was reportedly two times over budget.
Under the original plans there was […]
Gary Hall’s Marketing Plan For Swimming
Why is it that I find myself agreeing more and more with Gary Hall Jr.? Early on in my swimming career I would have scoffed at most any idea that Gary threw out there, but that was before I knew Gary, knew how much he loved the sport, and before I really understood where […]
18 and Unders Get Time to Shine For Canada
There will be extra motivation for everyone in the pool at the Canadian swimming championships this week at the top two from each event (more on this later) will earn berths on Canada’s team for the Pan-Pacific (Pan-Pacs) championships Aug. 16-21 in Victoria. The combined nationals and Pan-Pacific trials run Thursday to Sunday.
The Pan-Pacs, […]
As Confidence Grows - Schedule Could Bring Phelps Nine Gold
If morning finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will raise swimming’s profile in the United States, Michael Phelps is all for it. According to him morning finals might help him win more gold medals, so his coach is all for it too. Heck, I am all for it for that matter - maybe […]
Grant Hackett Says Thorpe is Mind Over Matter
Grant Hackett emphatically stated that he is confident five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe can recapture his peak form - if he still has the motivation to do so. Thorpe has not swum at a major international swimming meet since the 2004 Olympics in Athens, having taken time away from competitive swimming last year.
Hackett […]
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