Category: Competition
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Australia’s new national head coach Jacco Verhaeren ‘ready to steal US crown’
Aargh, it is ‘premium content’ on The Australian, but still … New national head coach Jacco Verhaeren believes being the No 1 team in the world is the “only ambition Australia can have”. The decorated Dutch coach arrived in Australia this week as part of the push to revive the Australian team’s fortunes after the…
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Yuliya Efimova tests positive for doping
According to sovsport.ru (and originally Vedomosti), Russian breaststroker Yuliya Efimova tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone in an unannounced test in October, while preparing for a FINA meet. Dehydroepiandrosterone is a natural steroid found in dietary supplements, that apparently is used to normalize body weight and balance hormones. According to sovsport.ru, the B-sample has not yet been…
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A swimmer, a coach and two crushed Olympic dreams
Read The Stanford Daily Chad La Tourette is five laps away from making the Olympics. It’s the 1,500-meter freestyle finals on the last day of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb., where the nation’s top 2,000 swimmers have gathered to compete for just a handful of spots on the U.S. Olympic team. […]…
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Olympic swimmer Krayzelburg visits Skokie
See Skokie Review It’s the same sun over California as it is over Skokie. And a tanned Lenny Krayzelburg, four-time Olympic U.S. gold medalist from Los Angeles, was in his element Jan. 12 bringing summer gold to the wintry North Shore. […] “I’m very excited about opening our Learn to Swim Academy here in Chicago,…
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Florida Swimming: “Gators Out of the Water” #1
“Learn a little bit more about your Florida Gators Swim Teams with this “Gators Out of the Water” series!”
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Swim Wales welcomes national pool deal
“A deal to secure the future of elite-level swimming at the Wales National Pool in Swansea has been welcomed by the governing body of swimming in Wales.” http://youtu.be/38D-BiqURYc
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2014 GMHBA Lorne Pier to Pub Highlights
“Well it was a smashing effort by Sam Sheppard in taking out this years GMHBA Lorne SLSC Pier to Pub. As great day as the town had 20,000 visitors and over 5000 competitors, making it the world’s largest swim race!”
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FINA and Midea extend partnership
See fina.org The FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione was today in Guangzhou (CHN) to sign the agreement that renews the partnership between FINA and Chinese company Midea for the period 2014-2017. Under this agreement, Midea continues as an Official FINA Partner for the following events: “This association between our International Federation and Midea is…
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British butterfly champ Michael Rock announces retirement
See British Swimming Current British Butterfly record holder Michael Rock has retired from competitive international swimming. Over the last six years the Liverpool-born swimmer has been one of Great Britain’s most consistent Butterfly swimmers, winning the 100m title at every British Championships since 2008. “I’ve had a fantastic time and am proud to have represented…