Category: Competition
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The Inspiring Determination of Eric Moussambani | Throwback Thursday
Wildcard entry Eric “the Eel” Moussambani from Equitorial Guinea becomes an international celebrity after a inspiring and valiant swim in the 100m freestyle at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
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Swimming Coach Matt Brown on Chinese Star Swimmer Ning Zetao 2017
Sep 7, 2017, the next day of Ning Zetao’s 2nd win at the National Games of China, Coach Matt Brown was interviewed and shared his thoughts on Ning Zetao’s performances at the national games and Rio last year. He also discussed Ning’s potential to win medals again at the international competitions, and also his issues…
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Backstroke queen Emily Seebohm nominated for prestigious Don Award
World Championship gold medallist and Australia’s backstroke queen Emily Seebohm has today been nominated for one of the most prestigious sporting awards, ‘The Don Award’, presented by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame. The Award is widely regarded as Australia’s leading contemporary sporting award and named in honour of Australian sporting Legend and our inaugural Sport Australia…
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Man fleeing police died trying to swim across the American River
A car-theft suspect fleeing Rancho Cordova police officers died Saturday morning after attempting to swim across the American River, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department reported. The incident started at about 7 a.m., when officers spotted a stolen car near the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Coloma Road. Two men were inside. Officers tried to stop…
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Irish Swimming club ‘in turmoil’ over claims head coach breached suspension
The national representative body’s complaints and disciplinary committee directed that head coach Pearse McGuigan be suspended from “all activities as a coach or otherwise with Galway Swimming Club†over his treatment of a 14-year-old swimmer at a gala last January. The complaint which led to his suspension related to his public reprimand of the teenager…
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Mark Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals with Seven World Records | Throwback Thursday
On Mark Spitz earns superstar status by winning seven gold medals and setting seven world records in the pool at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
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Fisu Athlete stories: Anna Hopkin part 2 – Swimming – 29th Summer Universiade 2017, Taipei
Taipei – Anna Hopkin on her aspirations, Keira Knightley and Olaf from Frozen…
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Commonwealth Games swimmer ‘raped a woman who had just had sex with his friend’
A Commonwealth Games swimmer raped a woman who had just had sex with his friend after she told him she wouldn’t be “passed aroundâ€, a court has heard. Otto Putland, 23, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is accused of raping the complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, twice…