Category: Competition
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Daniel Tranter learns to pack a punch in pool
Read Sydney Morning Herald He has chalked up hundreds of kilometres in the water but it is the countless hours swimmer Daniel Tranter has spent throwing leather in a sweaty Campbelltown boxing gymnasium that has braced him to ”fight” every inch of the the 200-metre individual medley event at next month’s Commonwealth Games.
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Team GB swimmer Grant Turner confirms retirement
Read BBC The 25-year-old won relay silver at the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and represented Team GB at London 2012. But he revealed last month that he was considering quitting after failing to make the 39-strong team for this summer’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Turner announced his decision on his Twitter account on Friday, saying:…
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Katie Ledecky 15:34.23 and World Record in the 1500 free
Read SwimmingWorld The American distance star just keeps on dropping jaws as NCAP’s Katie Ledecky smashed her own world record in the women’s 1500-meter free with a sizzling time of 15:34.23. Ledecky’s effort crushed her previous mark of 15:36.53 set at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, and provides a potentially scary time to come…
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William Meynard (FRA) Arrested For Possession of Cannabis, Trying To Bribe Police in Rio
William Meynard, French 2013 world champion in the 4×100 freestyle, was arrested by Brazilian police on Sunday in downtown Rio de Janeiro, for possession of cannabis and then trying to bribe the police. A policeman himself, Meynard offered cash to be released by the police, thinking it was custom in Brazil. In his testimony, the…
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What Athletes Eat Before They Compete
Including Michael Phelps. And phew, we dodged the Bacon / Chicken McNugget / 2 Boiled Cabbages menus.
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Portrait de Yannick Agnel
Speak in English :-) Le squale des bassins à rejoint le Team Arena en avril dernier, découvrez son portrait en 1m30 ! :) (video gone, so here is the pure English version)
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Mare Nostrum Canet 2014 LIVE on Sport+
The Canet-en-Roussillon leg of the Mare Nostrum Tour is underway, here are a few vital links: Swim Meet Landing Page Start List / Psych List Live Timing Results TV Broadcaster Facebook Page Hosting Club Web Page Image courtesy of Jón Bjarnason
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Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or Explodes Off Block – Literally
See SwimmingWorld While taking off from lane 2 in the men’s 50-meter fly, Bar-Or demolished his starting block. Take a look at the footage below sent to Swimming World by Bar-Or.
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Eamon Sullivan out of Commonwealth Games with shoulder injury, Matt Abood replaces him
Read The Australian Ongoing shoulder problems have forced veteran swimmer Eamon Sullivan to pull out of next month’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Matt Abood will replace the former 50m and 100m freestyle world record holder in Australia’s 59-strong swimming team. “It is very disappointing that I am having to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games team,†said…