Month: July 2015
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Teen swim star Kyle Chalmers almost ruins Olympic dream after AFL mishap
AUSTRALIA’S teen superfish Kyle Chalmers almost ruined his Dolphins swim team debut this year after his desire to play just one First XVIII AFL game for his South Australian school left him with a broken wrist and torn ankle ligaments. Chalmers, 17, revealed from Australia’s staging camp in Doha before the world titles starting August…
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China’s Sun Yang set for four events in Kazan world championships
China’s controversial Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will probably compete in four events at the world championships starting in Russia this week, a report said Monday, a year after a secret three-month doping ban. Sun, a triple gold medalist at the 2013 Barcelona worlds, is expected to line up in the 200-meter, 400-meter, 800-meter and…
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SA swimming team named for Kazan
Swimming South Africa (SSA) announced a five-member squad on Tuesday, revealing a significant cut from the 17-member team that competed at the 2013 showpiece in Barcelona. The South African contingent would be spearheaded by defending 100m and 200m champion Chad le Clos and fellow Olympic gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh, who earned gold and…
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21-year-old man found dead in Demi Moore’s swimming pool
The body of a 21-year-old man was found in the swimming pool at the Los Angeles home of actress Demi Moore, a spokeswoman for the film star and police said on Sunday. “I am in absolute shock,” Moore said in a statement through a representative. “I was out of the country traveling to meet my…
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Swimming among best sports for ADHD Children
Learning proper swim technique can have long-term benefits for a child with ADHD, since each motion requires focus and attention. Swimming also encourages rhythmic breathing and oxygen exchange, which increases blood flow to the brain. Read ADDitude Photo by North Charleston
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DHB Wetsuit Test under the Turning Torso
First test of the new dbh wetsuit completed here by the beach near the Turning Torso in Malmö. The wetsuit is fine, especially compared to its price point. I had no problems with chafing, which is the main issue that I have experienced with other (and back then more expensive) brands. The suit I got…
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Markus Rogan to help Austrian swim federation amid crisis
Three-time Olympian Markus Rogan has stepped forward to help rebuild the Austrian swim federation following a financial scandal. The OSV is facing claims for compensation totaling nearly 580,000 euros ($628,000) after long-term misappropriation of funds by former officials. According to the federation general secretary, Thomas Unger, an investigation into the misused subsidies is ongoing. Rogan…
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Don’t rush greatness
In their first Olympics, in Barcelona in 1992, Penny Heyns came 33rd and 34th in her events. In his Olympic debut in Beijing in 2008, Cameron van der Burgh did not make it out of the semi-finals. Ryk Neethling took fifth in the 1500m freestyle in Atlanta and Sydney, and eighth in the 400m freestyle…
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Ryan Lochte faces his smallest Worlds schedule ever after throwaway 2014
Ryan Lochte is swimming his fewest individual events at major international meet in 11 years at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia, in a little more than two weeks. He’s coming off what he called probably the worst year of his career, which followed the worst injury of his career in November 2013 and retirement…