Scott Goldblatt’s Timed Finals New Years Resolution

Sitting here on this New Years Eve means three things:

I have just eaten a lot and spent time with the entire family
I am not going to be staying up until midnight… in our house, it is over-rated
It is resolution time

Obviously it is a fact that I have retired from the sport, but on this New […]

Cesar Cielo Elected Swimmer of Year by TV Globo

I was contacted this morning by Cesar Cielo’s age-group coach until he was 12 years old. According to this coach, Cielo has been elected swimmer of the year by TV Globo the most important television channel in Brazil and at the same time Michael Phelps was elected as International Swimmer of the year by […]

Kirsty Balfour Wins British Olympic Association Athlete of Year for Aquatics

Scottish swimmer Kirsty Balfour has won a top award from the British Olympic Association after a golden year in the pool.
Balfour, 22, has been named the BOA’s athlete of the year for aquatics.
The City of Edinburgh member was the choice of British Swimming officials after winning European titles in the 200m breaststroke and 4×100m medley […]

Two Open Water Swimming Events Make Austin American Statesman’s Top 10

The Austin American-Statesman recently listed two American Swimming Association events among the Top 10 Recreational Events in Austin in 2006. The Capital 2k Open Water Race and Pledge Swim and the Lake Travis Relay are both ASA events and the only swimming events named in the Top 10. Joining these events in the […]

Is Chinese Breastroker Luo Xuejuan Hospitalized Due to Steroid Use?

Luo Xuejuan will spend most of January in a hospital as she has been in Beijing for over a week, but doctors still are unsure of the cause of her illness (cough, cough, steroids, cough), reported The First on Tuesday.
Poor health has been plaguing the 2004 Athens champion in the 100m breastroke for months, casting […]

Sweentenham Goes on Offensive to Defend Coaching Style

When appearing on the Today Program in the UK, Bill Sweetenham suggested that the UK’s coaches need to be more demanding in the training of athletes. Sweetenham has been continuously defending himself against allegations of bullying tactics from a group not thrilled with his coaching approach.
“I don’t think the world would find my methods hard, […]

Simple Economics Plays Role in Rebeca Gusmao’s Decision to Opt Out of World Champs

Recently, Rebeca Gusmao elected to withdraw her name from consideration for the 2007 World Championships Team for Brazil. At first, to me, it sounded Craig Stevens-like… you know - he is the Australian swimmer that gave up his spot for Ian Thorpe in the 400 free for the Athens Olympics. But after looking […]

Membrane Completed on Beijing Water Cube

According to sources the membrane structure of the outside layer of the National Aquatics Center for use at the Beijing Olympics was completed yesterday. The National Aquatics Center, known as the “Water Cube”, is the world’s largest and most complicated membrane system in a single building project.
Construction of the landmark project started on December […]

In True Holiday Spirit, Timed Finals Stirs Stories of the Past

While just about the only news you will find on Christmas is about the Uganda swim team that is sending thirty swimmers to the Sub-Sahara Africa Swimming Championships, all is not lost on this Christmas Day in 2006. As Nathan said, we hope that all of our readers are taking the opportunity to spend […]

Merry Christmas to All

To all of our readers who celebrate the Christmas holiday, we wish you a Merry Christmas. To those who do not, we hope you are still taking advantage of the day and spending it with those you care about.
Best wishes to all from the staff at Timed Finals and Deck Pass!

Government Funding Criteria for New Zealand Swimmers Changed Without Notice

Far be it from me to keep you swimming fans hanging over the holiday season, as out in New Zealand there is a report from Stuff that some of the country’s top swimmers have been short-changed after a disagreement between Swimming New Zealand and government sport funding agency Sparc.
Administrators from both organisations are at odds […]

This Week on Deck Pass: Ed Moses

This week on Deck Pass, Scott and Nathan talk the latest swimming news, the future of swimming video games, what do swimmers do when they move on from the sport, and Nathan talks to special guest Ed Moses about what the Olympic medallist is doing now. Visit www.deckpass.com

Corns Not Hackett Could be the Demise of Park Tae-hwan

Grant Hackett keep reading, it seems that Super Boy Park Tae-hwan has a weakness. No, put away that kryptonite and pull out you foot file and your pumice stone.
Corns of different sizes continually grow on the soles of Tae-hwan’s foot. Ain’t that a pretty picture? He could have solved the issue with […]

Is Swimming Relevant? Does Anyone Care?

Let’s stir up the pot. I am feeling like I am in that kind of mood today. I sit here, as you do, a fan of the sport… a big one at that, and 2006 was a big year. A ton of records were broken, but if you really look at it, […]

Larsen Jensen Desires to be a Navy SEAL

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Larsen Jensen, the third-fastest man in the history of the 1500m behind only Grant Hackett and Kieren Perkins, will, regardless of his results, retire from the sport after the Beijing Olympics.
Jensen along with Korea’s Park Tae Hwan and Great Britain’s David Davies are expected to put pressure on Hackett […]

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