Category: Competition
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Yuliya Efimova thrown 16-month ban and lifelife to Kazan 2015 World Champs home defence
Read SwimVortex Yuliya Efimova, of Russia, has been thrown a lifeline to a home World Championships and the defence of two world titles in Kazan next year by a 16-month suspension in the wake of a positive doping test for a steroid. The ruling, which coincides with the start of the Russian Championships in Moscow,…
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Magnus Wins 2014 War Of The Great Danes
Read SwimmingWorld Birkerød, Denmark. Tonight, Sigma Swim arranged a fun and spectator friendly “War Of The Great Danes,” in connection with their annual sponsor event. Six of the best Danish male swimmers competed in an elimination challenge, consisting of five rounds of 50 meter sprints, starting every 3 minutes. The swim stroke was decided by…
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IOC says ‘totally unfeasible’ for London to step in for Rio as 2016 Olympics host
Read The Guardian Much to the disappointment of those hoping for an action replay of the heady summer of 2012, the International Olympic Committee has rejected as “totally unfeasible” claims that London could step in for troubled Rio to host the 2016 Olympics. A report in the London Evening Standard has claimed that the capital had been secretly sounded…
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Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel holds lessons for Grand Strand swim team
See WBTW A group of young swimmers on the Grand Strand got a chance to learn from an Olympic athlete Friday. 2012 Olympic silver medalist Elizabeth Beisel is in town for a clinic with the Myrtle Beach Riptides. WBTW-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Florence, SC
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Scotland’s Dan Wallace suspended by Florida, faces Games axe after peeing on a police car
You might have read this story for instance on SwimVortex May 8th was suspended indefinetely due to a violation of team rules. “We are disappointed in some of the choices Dan Wallace made,” head coach Gregg Troy said in a statement released by Florida Athletics, without any nearer explanation of what caused the suspension. Now…
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SwimMAC coach David Marsh’s methods are challenging traditions
Read Charlotte Observer SwimMAC Carolina head coach David Marsh follows an unconventional training path that could help change the sport of swimming. A half-century of tradition has had swimmers in the pool by 5 a.m. to swim hundreds of laps daily. But Marsh doesn’t think it’s important to spend hours in the pool each day, amassing…
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Aussie Olympic swimmers needed a history lesson
Read SBS Disappointing performances by Australia’s swimmers at the 2012 London Olympics might have been partly due to a poor understanding of the history and strong traditions of their predecessors. Olympic historian Harry Gordon believes a better knowledge of the spirit of Australian teams at past Games might have helped prevent the internal ruptures in…
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Kyle Chalmers tackling the next Ian Thorpe burden
Read The Age A couple of days before Kyle Chalmers was due to flew to Sydney for the national age swimming championships this year, the 15-year-old decided to go to a high school football training and “have a kick with the lads”. Chalmers, the son of former Crows and Power ruckman, Brett Chalmers, returned from…