Category: Competition
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2013 EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships Pre-Meet Media Conference
Featuring Jame Magnussen, Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell and Christian Sprenger.
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CC photo #482: Impressive mosaic at Roma 09
The Faroese swim team admiring the decorated walls of the Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto, during the FINA 2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy.
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Swimming Australia announces Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor as new National Team Coaches
See Swimming Australia Swimming Australia has this morning announced that Michael Bohl and Rohan Taylor will take on the role of National Team Coaches for the EnergyAustralia Swim Team through to the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona (July 28 to Aug 4). Working with new Director of High Performance, Michael Scott, Bohl will be…
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Meet the Australian swim stars, 18-21 years and 21+
Australian swimmers introducing themselves 18-21 years 21+
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Thomas Fraser-Holmes suffers a Thorpe moment at Australian Champs
Read Herald Sun Gold Coast rising star Thomas Fraser-Holmes suffered an Ian Thorpe moment of drama on the opening day of competition at the Australian swimming championships in Adelaide today. Fraser-Holmes flopped into the pool as he desperately tried to avoid a false start for the men’s 400m freestyle event. It was the identical event…
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Big business leaves SA swimmers to drown
Read Mail & Guardian When Chad le Clos edged out Michael Phelps to win the 200m butterfly gold at last year’s Olympic Games the future of swimming in South Africa looked bright – but the sport has, since then, seemingly limped from one fiasco to the next. Swimming South Africa (SSA) is currently without a…
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Hayden Stoeckel swimming ‘blind’ in championships
Read The Telegraph South Aussie backstroker Hayden Stoeckel says he is “going in blind” for this weekend’s national championships at the SA Aquatic Centre after only ending his post-Olympics slumber 10 weeks ago. Having “let his hair down” for six months after the London games, Stoeckel knows he faces an uphill battle to defend his…
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Sprenger calls on Hackett to mentor the Australian swim team
Read The Age London Olympic silver medallist Christian Sprenger has called for former champion Grant Hackett to return to the Australian swim team as a mentor, to help fill the leadership gap and develop a new team captain. […] ”I have a lot of respect for [Hackett] and so did the team members back then,”…
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The XOP Song – Mascot of Barcelona 2013
¡Baila con Xop!: Dancing with Xop, the mascot of the FINA 2013 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Spanish version Catalan version