Category: Competition
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Last Olympics on the cards for swimmer Belinda Hocking
She is recovering from shoulder surgery but Olympic swimmer Belinda Hocking says she will be back in the pool to vie for a spot at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio – which if she qualifies, will be her last. Read ABC
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James Magnussen seeks second opinion after advise to rest injured shoulder
James Magnussen is to seek a second opinion after being advised to rest his injured shoulder less than three months before he defends his 100 metre freestyle title at the world swimming championships, the Australian reported on Wednesday. The 24-year-old, who will be gunning for a third successive gold in the blue riband event in…
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Karin Prinsloo Back in the Gym After Back Injury and Surgery
Sometimes a step backwards can be beneficial in moving moving forward again… well, this is hopefully applicable to 2012 London Olympics swimmer, Karin Prinsloo. That’s why Pretoria based Prinsloo is not too worried about missing the World Swimming Championships in Russia later this year. ‘It would have been nice to compete at World Championships, but…
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Uganda wins 6 medals at African Swimming championships in Angola
Team Uganda won 6 medals in total most being bronze while one was a silver in the just concluded Cana Zone 4 swimming championship that were held in Angola. Nine countries participated in the championship South Africa emerged eventual winners, but Ugandans are happy by the performance they put up during the tournament. Team Uganda…
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Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones trains for 2016 Games
Cullen Jones, a two-time gold medalist who trains in Charlotte, talks about training for a third bid to make the U.S. Olympic team, his motivation and the lure of competing in front of the home crowd. https://youtu.be/g4fLdXGRYog
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Michael Phelps Interview at the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte
Craig Hummer and Rowdy Gaines interview Michael Phelps at the conclusion of the Arena Pro Swim Series at Charlotte.
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Hard yards begin paying off for Myles Brown
Myles Brown trained really hard last year. He was eyeing individual medals in the swimming pool at both the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Fina short-course world championships (a 25m event) that took place in Doha, Qatar, in December. When neither materialised, he was really disappointed – so much so that he decided to…
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Adam Peaty: Double world record holder can get better
The 20-year-old became the first man to swim the 100m breaststroke inside 58 seconds when he set a time of 57.92 seconds at the British Swimming Championships in April, That came eight months after breaking the 50m breaststroke record. “There are lots of areas I can improve to get every millimetre out of myself,” Peaty…
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Katinka Hosszu: You Have To Enjoy The Pain
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu talks about her stacked schedule at the Arena Pro Swim Series Charlotte. Hosszu explains how you have to enjoy the pain by swimming as hard as you can, even in prelims. Every race is an opportunity to get better as a swimmer. See Swimming World