Mark Foster Announces Retirement and Speaks Harshly

British swimmer Mark Foster has announced that his sixth Commonwealth Games appearance - a new event record - will be his last. Foster plans to retire from the sport of swimming after next month’s World Short Course championships in Shanghai at 35 years of age.
He said the decision was due to his age, rather […]

Swimming is a Minimum Wage Profession

Swimming is an intense year-round sport. The competition is exciting and the rewards can be great, but that does not mean it is financially rewarding to all that participate at the sport’s highest level. The sport of swimming can be a financial drain and 95% slip through the sponsorship and funding cracks, but many of […]

A Mental Challenge For Australian Swimmers

Growing up, I always had a saying: “if you can’t beat ‘em in the pool, beat ‘em in the parking lot.” Luckily, I was good in the pool, or I would have gotten plenty of beatings trying to take down my competitors after the race. Australian Brett Hawke feels that he will attempt […]

If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It - Roland Schoeman

South African swimming sensation Roland Schoeman believes that the gold medal-winning quartet that smashed the 4×100m freestyle world record at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece should remain intact for duty at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, on March 16.
Schoeman recently expressed the view of “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it” in […]

Thorpe Will Join Coach Menzies on the Sideline

Ian Thorpe, Australia’s most successful Olympic athlete, withdrew from this month’s Commonwealth Games in Melbourne because of illness, joining his coach Tracey Menzies on the sidelines The Australian reports.
Thorpe had bronchitis last month and has since suffered from an “energy-sapping virus,” Swimming Australia said. He was scheduled to swim the 100- and 200-meters freestyle and […]

Ryk Neethling’s Coach Wary of Thorpe

Dean Price, Ryk Neethling’s coach, has warned that swimming sensation Ian Thorpe’s mystery illness could be a smokescreen ahead of the Commonwealth Games. He had harsh words to say towards the tactics used in the past by Australian swimming officials.
“They’ve done it with Grant Hackett [Australia’s long-distance star] too many times for me to […]

Former World Swimming Champion Looks to Rebound

In a story by the Amateur Swimming Association, former World Champion James Gibson aims to banish the past two years of his swimming career when he steps into the Commonwealth arena in less than two week’s time with a reinvigorated passion for success.
Gold at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games kick-started a year of unparalleled success […]

Ian Thorpe is Doubtful to Swim At Games

It seems that the Thorpe saga continues, as the Australian swimmer may be forced to miss the Commonwealth Games in his home country. Thorpe’s manager David Flaskas said on Thursday the swimmer is doubtful for the event later this month in Melbourne because of illness.
Thorpe has been tested for whooping cough, glandular fever, and […]

The Thorpedo, Ian Thorpe, Beached Because of Bronchitis

Australian olympic champion swimmer Ian Thorpe is battling to overcome bronchitis just 22 days out from the Commonwealth Games, according to newspaper reports from Sydney. The Olympic champion’s coach Tracey Menzies has confirmed the swimmer had spent more time resting than training during the past week.
“Any time out of the water is not good […]