Author: rokur
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Phelps’ training regimen: Snoop, Bunk, ‘The Wire’
Michael Phelps’ is a couple of pool lengths from Olympic history. If the lanky natator takes three medals of any ore in London, he will be the most decorated Olympian in any sport. So how is he preparing for his swim with destiny? As he explained to Ryan Seacrest in an interview on Today, mostly…
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Speedo’s new 2012 collection
A behind the scenes look at Speedo’s photo shoot for the new season’s 2012 collection. See the new range at www.speedo.co.uk
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GB swimmers to miss the Olympic opening ceremony
Great Britain’s swimmers have decided to skip the Olympic opening ceremony, to no surprise really given that the competition in the pool starts the next day. The swimming team made the decision themselves. “One of the things about this team is the swimmers get a lot of input into our preparation,” medley swimmer James Goddard…
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Irish ex-Olympic coach jailed for child abuse
Former Olympic swim coach Ger Doyle has been handed a six-and-a-half year jail term for 34 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual assault against 5 children during the years from 1981 to 1993. Doyle showed no remorse and pleaded his innocence throughout accusing the victims of telling “a pack of lies.” Read…
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CC photo #207: A focused Sara Nordenstam at Debrecen 2012
Norway’s Sara Nordenstam before the women’s 200 breaststroke semifinal at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She went on to win the event in 2:26.91.
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Curl-Burke founder Rick Curl under investigation for sex abuse in the 80s
USA Swimming has requested an emergency disciplinary hearing against prominent Washington area swimming coach Rick Curl for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a teen swimmer and then paying her and her parents to keep quiet as part of a settlement. Kelley Currin, whose maiden name was Kelley Davies, said Curl had sexual relations…
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Aussie champs rally around Leisel Jones after ‘unfair comments’
Former Olympians have leapt to the defence of champion swimmer Leisel Jones, who has come under fire today for her physical appearance just days before competition kicks off in London. Head coach Leigh Nugent says he has had a face-to-face meeting with Jones that convinced him that these attacks have not rattled her mental state.…
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“There’s a lot of Hackett in Sun,” says coach Cotterell
Reuters has had an interesting talk with Denis Cotterell, coach of 1500 favorite Sun Yang: “There’s a lot of Hackett in Sun,” a tired Cotterell told Reuters in a phone call from his flat in the Athletes’ Village. “He has a lot of passion for the sport and a passion for speed. “We’ll see whether…
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Omega man dismisses the fuss about too many ties at Debrecen 2012
Never mind ‘statistical anomalies‘ and what have you; there were many ties at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, but according to Omega only because they are not allowed to time the athletes to the 1/10,100th of a second. Read Reuters: “We had in the European championships a lot of discussions about the ties,” he…