Swimmer's Daily

Year: 2011

  • Agnel to miss 400 free at Shanghai 2011

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    French swimmer Yannick Agnel has been struck down by a lung infection, forcing him to change his event schedule at the World Championships this summer. “Antibiotics, a big week in bed and we’re back six weeks back, ” stated the coach Fabrice Pellerin according to L’Équipe. The plan now is to race in the 200…

  • Arena presents César Cielo

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    Great video here by ArenaNatation, where César Cielo amongst other things reveals that the most important medal in his collection is not the 50 freestyle Olympic gold medal from Beijing 2008, but rather the 100 freestyle bronze medal.

  • Brazil has no Omega OSB11 starting blocks ?

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    Alberto Pinto Silva, coach to Olympic 50m free champion Cesar Cielo in Brazil, has described as foolish the fact that his country has no Omega OSB11 ramp starting blocks of the kind that will be used this summer in Shanghai and next summer in London when his charge defends the World and Olympic titles respectively.…

  • Phelps blames himself for Bowman’s gray hair

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    While talking to the Associated Press today, Michael Phelps declared that he will retire from competitive swimming after his participation in the 2012 London Olympic Games. While expressing his concerns after retirement, the 25-year-old Phelps declared that he will put more effort into his foundation and will try to increase the level of sports countrywide…

  • Liam Tancock prepares for Shanghai with ballet lessons

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    Great column here on thisislondon.co.uk by Liam Tancock, where he reveals that he has been taking ballet lessons, and that British swimming training camps involve a FIFA tournament on PlayStation. This might come as a surprise but I’ve been taking ballet classes with my training group. I’ve had four – and it’s not like we’re…

  • Arena presents: Swimming Clinic with Francesca Halsall

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    European and Commonwealth champion Francesca Halsall putting a group of kids through their paces at the Manchester Aquatics Centre. And shock, horror, she reveals that she doesn’t keep a log book (!)

  • Are you up for the SEAL Fitness Challenge ?

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    The Navy SEALs and USA Swimming have joined efforts to bring a new program to USA Swimming clubs and LSCs: the SEAL Fitness Challenge. It will take place in the spring and fall in various LSCs around the country. USA Swimming members can participate individually or with their club, but must be 13 year of…

  • One in six British children cannot swim

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    A study of 1500 British children aged six to 15 reveals a generation turning its back on sport. One in six cannot swim, one in ten had not learned to ride a bicycle, and almost a quarter had never run 400 metros. British children are more than twice as likely to spend their free time…

  • Phelps talks to ESPN about the road ahead

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    Fourteen-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Michael Phelps is gearing up for the World Championships in Shanghai this summer, obviously an important meet and also a critical gauge of his form on the way to what would be his fourth Olympic Summer Games next year. He plans to race in four individual events and three relays…