Month: February 2014
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Jeanette Ottesen clocks 24.54 and Danish national record tying time in the 50 free
Jeanette Ottesen rattled her own Danish record in the 50 meter freestyle, when she at the East-Regional Danish Long Course Championships in Ballerup clocked 24.54 seconds, equalling her national record from the Barcelona 2013 World Championships. The Danish Regional Long Course Championships are held in Odense (West) and Ballerup (East) this weekend, as lead-up to…
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Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe go from hero to zero while golden girls thrive
Read Herald Sun Life after swimming has left the likes of Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett floundering, but Australia’s golden girls have taken a shine to new careers post-pool. Athens Olympic gold medallist Giaan Rooney has carved out a successful, scandal-free career as a swimming commentator and advertising spruiker, while three-time Olympian Nicole Livingstone…
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Swimming NZ takes Commonwealth Games trials live
Read Voxy and Swimming New Zealand Swimming New Zealand will up their profile with April’s State New Zealand Open Championships to be broadcast live. SKY Television will screen the four days of the championships live from the Westwave Aquatic Centre in Henderson, Auckland from 8 to 11 April, which doubles as the official trial for the…
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Texas Game Wardens dive into extreme swimming lessons
See KVUE Imagine trying to stay afloat wearing 20 pounds of gear. If you’re a Texas Game Warden drowning while patrolling the water is a very real danger. That’s why some Texas Game Wardens took an extreme swimming lesson recently.
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Swimming coach loses appeal to clear her name
Read Dorset Echo A swimming coach has lost her appeal against a conviction for assaulting a child. Janet Hewitt, the former head coach of the West Dorset Warriors, wept as she was told by Judge Peter Johnson today that the appeal had been dismissed following a hearing at Bournemouth Crown Court. Judge Johnson said: “I’m…
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Grant Hackett’s ex-wife Candice Alley tells of her safety concerns for the couple’s twins
Read Herald Sun Olympic champion Grant Hackett’s ex-wife Candice Alley is “filled with horror†after the swimmer lost their son and ended up wandering semi-naked through a Âcasino. Breaking a two-year public silence on the split, Alley said she now feared for the safety of the couple’s four-year-old twins, Charlize and Jagger. “I am devastated…
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2014 New South Wales State Open Championships
Great to be at Sydney Olympic Park for the first morning of the 2014 NSW State Championships See start list, timelines
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Deaf Child Raises Money Through Swimming
See 5News Grayson Vaughn is a 9-year-old boy who lives in Fort Smith. And he’s defying odds by raising thousands of dollars through the sport of swimming, after he lost his hearing as a toddler. “I like to help people be able to see if they’re deaf or not,†Grayson said. Stroke by stroke, Grayson…
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In at the deep end – Carlile and Curry comment on the pressures faced by elite athletes
See 7 News Consider the falls from grace of swimming stars Ian Thorpe, Scott Miller, Geoff Huegill and now Grant Hackett. Thorpe is in rehab for depression, after reportedly taking antidepressants and painkillers. Atlanta silver and bronze medallist Scott Mille has outlined his addictions to ecstacy, cocaine and crystal meth. While Geoff Huegill contemplated suicide…