Month: November 2014
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James Magnussen at loggerheads with Swimming Australia over his choice of coaches
James Magnussen’s war with Swimming Australia has gone public after the sport’s bosses rubbished the world champion’s decision to ignore their advice and choose little known swim coaches Mitch and Lach Falvey to guide his pursuit of 2016 Rio Olympic gold. As revealed by The Courier-Mail last month, Magnussen was at loggerheads with head coach…
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Wausau 9-year-old swimmer stars in documentary promo
A 9-year-old competitive swimmer from Wausau born with hand and feet deformities is helping promote a documentary that highlights the power of the mind in athletic performance. Sydney Wagman was born with polysyndactyly, a congenital condition in which some of the fingers in her hands were fused, and the bones in her toes are malformed…
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Paul Biedermann contemplates waiving Dubai 2014 World Champs
With the German Short Course Championships and Doha 2014 World Short Course Championships Trials starting in Wuppertal tomorrow, reigning 400 freestyle world champion Paul Biedermann has announced that he will probably not go to Doha, even if he qualifies. “He has trained 200 kilometers less than he would have liked”, says national coach Henning Lambertz,…
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Doha doubts over Chad le Clos
Le Clos was admitted to hospital in Durban on Monday to have four wisdom teeth removed, just two weeks before the biennial spectacle. While he was not undergoing a major operation, his management team remained cautious about his recovery. “We haven’t even booked yet for Doha because we’re not sure what to expect,†said his…
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Tom Daley – “It’s all about confronting fear” | Words of Olympians
Great Britain’s Tom Daley won bronze at the London 2012 summer games in the 10-metre men’s platform diving individual event. Since then his life has undergone massive changes both in and out of the pool. He explains the benefit of sports psychology as well as the sacrifices that come with training and being a famous…
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Swimisodes – Freestyle – Head Position
Many freestylers swim with their heads too high. In a crowded swimming pool, swimmers often look forward, hoping to avoid a collision with one of their teammates. These defensive swimming techniques create a bad habit that slows them down. In this Swimisodes, world record holder and Olympic champ Roland Schoeman and Open Water Swimmer Lexie…
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Lotte Friis withdraws from Doha 2014 World Champs
Lotte Friis has together with the Danish Swimming Federation and her American coaches decided to cancel her participation at the Doha 2014 World Short Course Championships next month, because of not so successful start of this season, a minor shoulder injury and sickness. She will be participating at the Danish Short Course Championships this weekend,…
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Chad le Clos Surf Collection by arena – Behind the Scenes Photoshoot!
Watch fun behind the scenes footage of Olympic 200m Butterfly Champion, Chad le Clos, as he promotes his ‘unbelievable’ new surf collection designed by arena. This beautiful photoshoot took place at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai!
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Heather Jackson – An Ironman
An Ironman is designed to push the human body to it’s breaking point. Triathlete, Heather Jackson gives some insight as to what it takes to be an Ironman.