Category: Competition
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Stephanie Rice tips and videos on Instagram
See here on Instagram “Swimming followers!! Here’s another video for you… I will be doing tips and new videos all week. Timing of the pullout and breakouts are key in breaststroke… Make your dolphin kick powerful and recover your arms close to your body for minimum drag. Breaststroke is my weakest stroke, and I did…
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Deal secures elite swimming future in Swansea
Read BBC News Elite swimming in Swansea had only been guaranteed until this summer’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Budget cuts following a poor London 2012 by Britain’s swimmers meant that British Swimming removed Swansea’s status and funding as an Olympic and Paralympic training centre. But now elite swimming will continue and it is hoped top athletes…
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Rebecca Adlington on The Alan March Sport Show
Jumping straight into business here And later in the show
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Michael Phelps gets bust in swimming Hall of Fame
See NBC Sports For everybody opining on the MLB Hall of Fame, check this out from the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The ISHOF in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has a bust of Michael Phelps on display. The waiting period for induction into the ISHOF is four years, which means Phelps couldn’t be inducted until at…
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Joeri Verlinden postpones comeback due to cardiac arrhrythmia
Holland Swimming has the story Dutch swimmer Joeri Verlinden has been forced to postpone his return to competitive swimming, due to cardiac arrhythmia discovered during a regular medical examination. He stops immediately, will be taking the next few weeks off, and will therefore not participate in the national swim team training camp in Thailand, Januar…
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Tom Shields on The Morning Swim Show
In the first part of this two-part interview, Tom Shields talks about his new life as a postgrad swimmer and why he says he’s more nervous about swimming than when he was in high school or when representing Cal-Berkeley. In the second part of this two-part interview with Tom Shields, the American record holder relives…
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James Magnussen, YOUR TIME IS NOW
“Discover what drives our brand ambassador James Magnussen to reach the top as 100m freestyle world champion during an interview by the Swiss waters.”
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Park Tae-hwan heads to Australia for intensive training
See arirang ‘Marine Boy’ Park Tae-hwan is headed to Australia to get a start on training for the 2014 Asian Games. His management announced that he’ll head to Brisbane on the 11th for an eight-week, intensive training session with coach Michael Bohl. The goal will be to get back into top swimming shape, as he…
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Academic issue lands UGA swim coach Jack Bauerle (and swimmer Chase Kalisz) in hot water
Read The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In the record books, Georgia swimming and diving coach Jack Bauerle won his 500th and 501st career victories in a dual men’s and women’s meet against N.C. State at UGA’s Gabrielson Natatorium this past Saturday. But Bauerle actually was not in attendance. Neither was his top male swimmer. An academic eligibility issue has left…