Mel Stewart Returns to Swimming
Relax Michael Phelps, former 200 fly world record holder Melvin Stewart is not planning on making a push to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games. After retiring in 1996 from a career that brought Olympic gold, excitement and (sometimes) controversy to a sport known for athletes fitting neatly into a cookie cutter mold, Melvin […]
Zubkov Back On Deck
FINA had banned him for life, but now the Ukranian swimming coach who made international headlines after being videotaped having an extremely heated argument with his daughter/swimmer can coach again - beginning today.
The Swimmers’ Ear: Between Your Toes
On the other side of the Earth, while American boys and girls were finalizing their Christmas lists for Santa, a small Taiwanese woman made her own Christmas list; she checked it twice. No, she wasn’t asking for an iPod, a Blackberry, or a Nintendo Wii. No plastic “Christmas Spirit In-A-Box” for her this year. While […]
(Top) 5 Days of Christmas
The Holiday Season is the one time where all swimmers unite: the lazy college athlete, the eager to impress high schooler and the fountain of wisdom masters swimmer. Forced into one pool by circumstances outside of their control (or in the case of the masters swimmer, by a late night that forced the collegian into […]
Exclusive: Rowdy Gaines Talks New Project, Auburn…Everything Else You’re Interested in Too
Rowdy Gaines. The name is so engrained in USA Swimming that many people actually forget who the man behind the mic actually is. As a current swimmer and student of this sport Rowdy means more to me than an announcer. Rather, he is someone that helped move swimming further into the limelight and made what I […]
Beijing ‘08: Toughest Ticket In Town
From the looks of things, scoring a ticket to the Beijing Games could be a tougher challenge than securing a seat at Celine Dion’s Vegas finale this past week. Two reports out this week illustrate how tough it’s going to be for just about any would be attendee to get a seat at an Olympic […]
Thompson Defends Aussie Men
With Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe retired and Grant Hackett troubled with injury, there was undoubtedly a state of panic concerning the Aussie men’s team. However, in a recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Coach Alan Thompson defended his men stating the team is actually deeper than ever.
French Sports Minister Defends Manaudou
France’s Sports Minister, Bernard Laporte, says that he hopes Laura Manaudou files a complaint in connection with the posting of the now infamous photos of her posing nude. Laporte vigorously defended Manaudou Thursday on Europe-1 Radio.
Wildman-Tobriner Makes NCAA Top VIII
Ben Wildman-Tobriner will soon join the ranks of notable Stanford swimming alumns Tara Kirk and Misty Hyman, not to mention football stars Eli Manning and Drew Brees, when he is recognized January 13 as one of the NCAA’s Top VIII. Currently ranked 2nd in the world in the 50 meter freestyle, Wildman-Tobriner is already one […]
The Swimmers’ Ear: The Slackers’ Guide To Training Trip Survival
Before we get to the meat and bones of this Slackers’ Guide To Training Trip Survival, there are three important rules to being a Successful Swimming Slacker:
1) Never appear to be a Slacker. Never whine, never cry, and never complain. It’s so simple, yet so overlooked. This is the most important rule.
2) If appearing to be […]
Trials In Omaha: 92,000 Tickets Sold And Counting
The goal is to make it the largest attended swim meet ever held on American soil. Bigger than Atlanta in ‘96. Bigger than L.A. in ‘84. Can Omaha ‘08 really pull it off? It just may happen. And if it does, I say it’s a bigger coup than many may realize.
Rowdy Gaines Becomes Executive Director of Rowdy’s Kidz
As mentioned earlier, Rowdy Gaines is stepping down from the USA Swimming Foundation (although it is noted that he will continue to support the foundation) and returning to his home state of Florida as the newly appointed Executive Director of Rowdy’s Kidz. Under this program, Gaines will oversee a series of educational and motivational […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines and The Limu Company Announce Youth Swim Clinics
ORLANDO, FL, December 19, 2007 – World Class Athlete Rowdy Gaines, a 3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist with 11 world records, is returning to his home state of Florida as the newly appointed Executive Director of Rowdy’s Kidz, overseeing a series of educational and motivational children’s swim clinics conducted by Rowdy in cities throughout the United […]
Rebeca Gusmao Ordered to Return Pan Am Games Medals
It is being reported that Brazilian swimmer Rebeca Gusmao headlines a list of four athletes who have been told that they must return their Pan American Games medals because of positive doping tests.
Manaudou Saga Further Exposed
A sad day it is in the ongoing Laure Manaudou romance story. Joining the unfortunate company of Paris Hilton and others, in the last 24 hours 20 photos of Manaudou (and there is no doubt it is her) posing explicitly have circled around the internet. The photos, apparently taken from a tape, have set off the […]
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