Month: May 2016
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TSA admits mistake after Amy Van Dyken-Rouen said she was ‘humiliated’ by agent at Denver airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) admits agents “did not follow correct screening protocols” with Colorado’s six-time Olympic gold medal winning swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen.
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Jessica Lee: Big 8 Swimmer of the Year
Jessica Lee, a Santa Rosa Junior College freshman who competed at Windsor High School, was named Big 8 Swimmer of the Year after finishing first in the 200 free, 500 free and mile free. She and her fellow Bear Cubs head to East Los Angeles College Tuesday for the state meet.
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Minute Maid #doingood | See What U.S. Olympian Missy Franklin Has To Say
We gave U.S. Olympian Missy Franklin the stage to share her story – and she put the spotlight on her parents. Because every family is faced with unique challenges and triumphs, and the pressure is enough to make parents ask themselves, “Am I doing enough?†https://youtu.be/epTw_Q7lPpI
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Everyone A Swimmer
Born near the end of World War I to German immigrants who settled in Chicago’s Albany Park, Kiefer was the fifth of eight children. Consoling him after a swimming loss, his father Otto predicted swimming heroics. “Sonny Boy,†he said, “you’re going to be the greatest swimmer in the world.â€
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Brain-eating amoeba kills woman after a swim in Colorado River
Water skiing wakeboarding and fishing were things Kelsey McClain lived for. “Pretty much anything to do with the outdoors, she loved,” said McClain’s mother, Jennifer McClain. But she also died by the outdoors. In August 2015, McClain celebrated her 24th birthday at Fisher’s Landing, a resort along the Colorado River. She felt fine when she…
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Park Tae-hwan begs for Rio Olympics chance
Banned swimmer Park Tae-hwan got on his knees and begged the Korean Olympic Committee to let him compete at the Rio Games. A 400-metre freestyle gold medallist at the 2008 Games in Beijing, Park was given an 18-month ban back in 2014 by swimming’s governing body FINA after testing positive for testosterone. That suspension expired…
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Swimmer Josef Craig disqualified from event over tattoo
The teenager, from Jarrow, was due to compete in the final of the IPC European Championships S8 100m freestyle, tonight, after making it through the first heat. However, the 19-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, was disqualified from the event after failing to cover up a part of his tattoo, on the left side of his…
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Fev Weighs In On The Grant Hackett Drama | Fifi & Dave | FoxFM Melbourne
“At the end of the day it all comes down to drinkingâ€
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I should have ended swim comeback: Hackett
Hackett said his biggest regret was not listening to warning signs 12 months ago when he successfully launched a comeback after six years out of the pool. The triple Olympic gold medallist was the feel good story of Australian swimming when he remarkably made the 2015 world titles team at 35 after just months back…