Category: Competition
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Eamon Sullivan not ready to be written off yet
Read The Age Eamon Sullivan cringes a bit when he sees stories published about him nowadays. It is not so much because of the many injuries that have marred his career or out-of-pool controversies in which he was involved but more because of a simple word that often precedes his name. ”I keep seeing ‘veteran’…
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Vegetarian Athlete Tips: Olympic Swimmer Kate Ziegler
Read Stack Endurance athletes are known to be voracious eaters—especially during their peak training months (look no further than Michael Phelps’ 12,000-calorie-per-day diet ahead of the London Games). So you might be surprised to learn that Kate Ziegler, a two-time Olympian and four-time World Champion swimmer, powers her performance with fruits, veggies, whole grains and legumes. The 25-year-old…
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Gareth Kean to take break from pool
Read The New Zealand Herald Olympic swimmer Gareth Kean has decided to take a break away from the sport but few reasons have been given for his sudden departure. The 22-year-old will miss next week’s national championships in Auckland, which double as the Commonwealth Games trial. Kean, who won a silver medal at the Delhi…
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Ingvild Snildal retires
See nrk.no, there is a nice video interview with her also, in Norwegian. Ingvild Snildal can’t find the motivation again. Therefore, one of Norway’s best swimmers ever retires at the age of 25. ‘The last half year I have felt that I am comfortable as a normal person who isn’t an elite athlete, Ingvild Snildal…
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Star or moon, 13-year-old Japanese swimmer aims to shine in pool
Read The Japan News There are high hopes that a new swimming star will emerge at this month’s Japan national swimming championships, although “star†might not be the appropriate word for 13-year-old Runa Imai. Imai, whose first name is based on the word Luna, the Roman goddess embodying the moon, finished third in the women’s…
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Norwegian Teens Rewrite Record Books On Day 1 Of SC Champs
See tv2.no The Norwegian Short Course Champs started with a bang Thursday, with youngsters clocking a total of six Norwegian records, nine Norwegian junior records and two world records for disabled people. 17-year-old Henrik Christiansen demolished Gard Kvale’s 7:50.45 Norwegian record in the 800 freestyle from back in 2005, with a time of 7:43.26 now.…
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2014 Australian Swimming Championships – McEvoy & Coutts
Highlights from the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships, here Cameron McEvoy talking about the men’s 200 meter freestyle and Alicia Coutts talking about the women’s 100 butterfly.
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Melanie Schlanger in the swim despite doctor’s orders
Read Sydney Morning Herald Some sporting careers do not travel the easiest path, and so it is with Melanie Schlanger, for whom it would not seem normal if she was not battling an illness or injury in preparation for a major competition. Schlanger has defied doctor’s orders to compete in Brisbane this week at the selection trials…
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Ryan Cochrane’s career is coming down to a “lot of lasts”
Read Brandon Sun Ryan Cochrane’s illustrious swimming career, he says, has come down to a “lot of lasts.” He’ll compete at the Canadian swimming trials this weekend in Victoria to make the team for what will be his last Commonwealth Games. Next summer will mark his last world championships. The 2016 Rio Games will be…