Category: Competition
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Katinka Hosszu emerges from depression to become swimming’s Iron Lady
It’s July 28, 2012. What turns out to be the night of the most scrutinized 100 meters of swimming at the London Olympics. China’s Ye Shiwen, 16, covers the final two lengths of the eight-length 400m individual medley in 58.68 seconds, a time that didn’t seem possible for a woman. Ye destroyed those closing 100…
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Michael Phelps confirms he’s aiming to swim at 2016 Olympics
An emotional and rejuvenated Michael Phelps confirmed Wednesday what the swimming world had long assumed — he’ll try to add to his record total of 22 Olympic medals at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. Phelps made his Olympic intentions plain the day before his return to competition after a six-month suspension for drunk driving. He’ll swim…
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India Need to Bid for Olympics to Inspire People: Mark Spitz
Nine-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz feels India need to bid for the Summer Games to inspire their people to take up sport and become a sporting nation. Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, said there is lack of competition in India and also socio-economic factors have stopped…
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SA swimmers may have to pay their own way to Kazan
The country’s top swimmers are competing at the SA championships in Durban this week in a bid to qualify for the world gala in Kazan in August. Cash-strapped Swimming SA (SSA) has imposed a tough two-tier qualifying system‚ with the faster time in each event guaranteeing a free ticket and the lesser time a partially…
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Adam Peaty begins road to world championships after stellar 2014
When the European and Commonwealth 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty strides to the blocks at the British Championships on Tuesday at London Aquatics Centre he will do so with very different ambitions than those he held a year ago. Peaty’s sole aim then was simply to qualify for the team to swim at the Commonwealth…
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Glenn Snyders peaking as world times needed at NZ swimming championships
Snyders, Lauren Boyle, and Matthew Stanley and expected to lead the charge over the next four days at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Henderson. Snyders, chasing a third Olympics in Rio, has returned from his base in Los Angeles where he trains under famed American coach Dave Salo in a star-studded programme. The breaststroker,…
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Karin Prinsloo out of the frying pan, into the pool
Recently hit by injury and illness, swimmer Karin Prinsloo heads into the national championships in Durban today undercooked but determined to get the times she needs for the world championships. The gala at the Kings Park pool, from today until Saturday, also serves as the trials for the world championships in Kazan, Russia, in August.…
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Jazz Carlin wants more after 2014 success
The 24-year-old hit top form last year as she romped to Commonwealth, European and British titles in the 800m freestyle, as well as European and British gold and Commonwealth silver in the 400m – lowering her Welsh records over 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle over the course of the season as well. But there is…
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#AgeChamps15 – Tips for Race Nerves
Some of the best swimmers in Australia give their number one tips to beat pre-race nerves ahead of the 2015 Georgina Hope Foundation Age National Championships in Sydney, Australia.