Category: Competition
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Aussie swim team better off without me, says Leigh Nugent
Read The Australian As Swimming Australia prepares to announce a new head coach for the national team, former team leader Leigh Nugent has emerged from a three-month exile declaring the team could not have gone forward with him.
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2013-2014 Florida Swimming and Diving Intro Video
“Check out the 2013-2014 intro video for the Florida swimming and diving teams!”
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CC photo #637: Uruguay at the Istanbul 2012 World Champs
Just a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Olympic swim champion Ye Shiwen leads Chinese delegation for EAG
Read People Daily Two-time Olympic champion and world record holder Ye Shiwen will compete in the 6th East Asian Games (EAG) for Oct. 6 to 15 in China’s Tianjin as the country’s sport governing body named a star-studded squad here on Friday. The 6th EAG features 24 sports with 254 gold medals at stake. China…
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Australian Olympic Committee to provide more mental health support ahead of Rio 2016
Read PerthNow The Australian Olympic Committee is set to send more psychologists to the Rio Olympics to meet athletes’ increasing demand for mental support. It comes after sporting stars, including champion swimmers Leisel Jones and Ian Thorpe, spoke out about the mental anguish they endured in pursuit of winning a gold medal. Aware of the…
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Speedo Advisors | How to mentally get into the right mindset to achieve swim fitness goal
“How to mentally get into the right mindset to achieve swim fitness goal by Julie Johnston”
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Swimming New Zealand’s bad boy Daniel Bell diving back in deep end
Read stuff.co.nz Rightly or wrongly, Daniel Bell has been tagged as Swimming New Zealand’s bad boy. The 23-year-old admits he did a few things wrong when he was younger, but he has matured and is keen to resurrect his career in the pool. He talks to Murray Hills about his goals. […] “People have a…
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CC photo #635: Brazil at the Istanbul 2012 World Champs
Just a photo from the FINA 2012 World Swimming Championships (25m) in Istanbul Turkey.
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Britta Steffen retires
Read Deutsche Welle (in English) Germany’s Olympic double gold swimmer Britta Steffen has decided to end her competitive career. Her retirement follows disappointments for Germany at the London Olympics and the world championships in Barcelona. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and adifansnet