Month: August 2013
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Scott Miller to deny drug charge
Read The Australian Olympic swimmer Scott Miller will fight a drug dealing charge, his lawyer has told a Sydney court. The Olympic silver and bronze medallist was charged last month with supplying a prohibited drug of an indictable quality. Police allegedly discovered 7.75 grams of the drug ice when they searched the former sports star…
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Fanny Lecluyse on SpartaNova
Fanny Lecluyse (GOLD Swimming Team), her physiotherapist Manu Wemel (Callewaert-Wemel) and coach Wauter Derycke on SpartaNova. Fanny Lecluyse on SpartaNova (subtitles) from SpartaNova on Vimeo.
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Raising An Olympian: Eamon Sullivan
Eamon Sullivan and mom Pam on how he started swimming because of asthma, on his swimming and on his many injuries. Raising An Olympian: Eamon Sullivan (Australia, Swimming) from Karoliina Tuovinen, Editor on Vimeo.
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Gary Hall Jr on “Pre Race Ritual Routine”
Courtesy of The Race Club “During our Summer Swim Camps 2013 Gary Hall Jr. spoke to Campers about the importance of Pre Race Ritual Routine. “Gary is well known for his “pro-wrestling like” antics before a competition; frequently strutting onto the pool deck in boxing shorts and robe, shadow boxing and flexing for the audience.”…
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AOC decides no futher sanctions for ‘Stilnox six’
Read ABC Swimming Australia’s ‘Stilnox six’ have escaped any further punishment from the AOC for their behaviour at London 2012, but have been warned that any further breach of conduct could render them ineligible for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James Roberts, Tommaso D’Orsogna and Cameron McEvoy were involved in…
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Steve Redmond quits historic bid to swim from Ireland to Wales
Read Herald.ie An Irish distance swimmer had to abandon a historic attempt to swim from Ireland to Wales after he began to show signs of hypothermia. Steve Redmond (47) was advised by his support team to quit the 80km swim five hours after he left Wexford in an attempt to make the crossing to St…
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Aussie ‘Stilnox six’ face AOC punishment
Read ninemsn Australia’s controversial men’s freestyle relay team will be punished by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) on Friday. The six Australian men’s freestyle swimmers face sanctions including loss of AOC funding as a result of their ill-fated bonding session before last year’s London Olympics. The swimmers – Eamon Sullivan, Matt Targett, James Magnussen, James…
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Drowning confirmed as Vejle Fjord Svøm swimmer’s cause of death
See the Danish Swimming Federation (in Danish) ‘Based on the autopsy, the police announced Wednesday afternoon that the woman who died during the Vejle Fjordsvøm on Sunday, died because of drowning. The Danish Swimming Federation is now awaiting the police’s overall report, including witness interviews.’ Image courtesy of Madis Veskimeister, CC BY-SA 3.0