Month: April 2008
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Manchester 2008 Start Lists Ready
The 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships start lists are now available here on omegatiming.com.
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Manchester 2008 Team Entry Lists Available
The team entry lists of the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships are now available here on manchester2008.org.
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Trickett Breathes Not In The 50, But A Lot In The 100
Quite interesting that Libby Trickett took only one breath when breaking world record in the long course 50 meters freestyle at the Australian Trials, when she a few days earlier took what seems like more than 30 breaths in the also world record breaking 100. 50 freestyle: 100 freestyle:
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"Expect World Records", says Adam Pine
The Australian gold medallist from Athens 2004 expects a lot from the upcoming Swimming World Championships in Manchester. “It’s an Olympic year, world records have been tumbling and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a few more set in Manchester”. Source: manchester2008.org
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World Championships Live On WCSN.com And FINA.org
WORLD Championship Sports Network (WCSN) will provide live coverage of the 2008 FINA World Short Course Championships from April 9 -13 in Manchester, England. As the official global webcast partner for FINA, WCSN will be providing fans access to the event via WCSN TV and free webcast on www.WCSN.com (for US Viewers) or www.fina.org (for…
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South African Tests Positive In Doping Test
As stated in this press release, Swimming South Africa has been informed that during the FINA Swimming World Cup in Belo Horizonte (BRA), swimmer Keri-Leigh Shaw tested positive for the substances Clenbuterol and Ephedrine.