Month: April 2014
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Le Clos, Bosch highlight day one of SA Champs
Read SuperSport Chad le Clos won his big showdown with Dylan Bosch on the opening night of the South Africa Aquatic Championships with the pair among four swimmers to post Commonwealth Games qualifying times in Durban on Monday. Olympic gold medallist Le Clos recorded the fastest time in the world this year to win the…
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Body found in bottom of Mesa swimming pool
Read myFoxPhoenix.com Mesa firefighters say the body of a man has been found at the bottom of an apartment complex swimming pool near Dobson Road and the U.S. 60. Mesa Fire Department spokesman Dean Morales says crews responded to the complex at 3 a.m. Sunday after a resident walking by noticed a person in the…
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Eamon Sullivan, Emily Seebohm claim national titles
See news.com.au Veteran swimmers Eamon Sullivan and Emily Seebohm booked their tickets to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with victory at the national titles on the weekend, while youngster Mack Horton impressed in the men’s 1500m.
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Australian swimming’s best days are behind it, says Olympic legend Shane Gould
Read ABC The 59-person squad for the July Games, which includes world champions James Magnussen, Christian Sprenger and Cate Campbell, was announced on Monday night after a gruelling week of qualifying in Brisbane. There were some impressive performances in the Chandler pool, but Olympic legend Shane Gould says the glory days are gone. “I think the…
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Assaulted swimmer gets surprise visit from Team USA athlete
Read Chicago Tribune A world-class swimmer and 2016 Olympic hopeful showed up at a Crystal Lake banquet hall Sunday morning to surprise a 13-year-old boy who in February was the target of an alleged hate crime in his Crystal Lake middle school. BJ Johnson, 26, a USA National Swim Team member, flew in to Chicago…
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Eamon Sullivan caps pool comeback with Glasgow Commonwealth Games berth
Read ABC The closest Eamon Sullivan had come to the Australian swimming team in the last two years was as their host at his Perth restaurant in January. No wonder he was surprised he had booked a Glasgow Commonwealth Games berth at the national titles in Brisbane on Sunday night. And it seems “Stilnox Six”…
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Glasgow 2014: Hannah Miley eyes five Commonwealth Games events
Read BBC Hannah Miley will attempt to record the times she needs to qualify for a further two Commonwealth Games events at next week’s British Championships. Miley has won five titles at the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships at Tollcross in Glasgow. But she did not post the 400m freestyle and 200m breaststroke marks needed…
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Cate Campbell wins 100 freestyle, but sister Bronte’s swim
Read The Age Cate Campbell won the 100-metre freestyle at the Commonwealth Games selection trials at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre on Saturday night in a blistering time of 52.68 seconds, but the world champion’s night was made special by the performance of her sister Bronte, who pushed her to the limit in a race that…