Category: Competition
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Aussie champs rally around Leisel Jones after ‘unfair comments’
Former Olympians have leapt to the defence of champion swimmer Leisel Jones, who has come under fire today for her physical appearance just days before competition kicks off in London. Head coach Leigh Nugent says he has had a face-to-face meeting with Jones that convinced him that these attacks have not rattled her mental state.…
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“There’s a lot of Hackett in Sun,” says coach Cotterell
Reuters has had an interesting talk with Denis Cotterell, coach of 1500 favorite Sun Yang: “There’s a lot of Hackett in Sun,” a tired Cotterell told Reuters in a phone call from his flat in the Athletes’ Village. “He has a lot of passion for the sport and a passion for speed. “We’ll see whether…
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Omega man dismisses the fuss about too many ties at Debrecen 2012
Never mind ‘statistical anomalies‘ and what have you; there were many ties at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships, but according to Omega only because they are not allowed to time the athletes to the 1/10,100th of a second. Read Reuters: “We had in the European championships a lot of discussions about the ties,” he…
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Banksy’s view on the London Olympics
England-based graffiti artist (and political activist) Banksy‘s view on I guess the Starstreak missile system protection of Olympic athletes. There is an even harsher one here on his site, I guess on third-world outsourcing and stuff. Via Neatorama
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Stephanie Rice must swim through pain in London
Stephanie Rice’s famously troublesome shoulder has flared up after full-intensity speedwork in London to emphasise the stark reality that she will need to swim through pain from the start of her Olympic program on Saturday. Read the Herald Sun. (Video featuring Rice, D’Arcy and Magnussen, among others)
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CC photo #206: An emotional Petra Chocova at Debrecen 2012
Czech Republic’s Petra Chocova on top of the Debrecen 2012 medal podium as European Champion in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke. Her winning time 31.25, see result list here.
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Aussie head coach Nugent expects reduced medal tally in London
Head coach Leigh Nugent is upbeat about Australian swimming’s new wave and the James Magnussen factor, yet he has prepared Australia for a 25 per cent downturn in Olympic medals from the pool in London, down to “somewhere between 13 and 15 medals”. Read The Herald Sun VIDEO: Swimmers raid pool See also
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Ramadan a challenge for Muslims at London 2012
It so happens that these Olympic Games coincide with the Muslim month of Ramadan, which means that all able-bodied Muslims are expected to fast from sunrise to sunset, unless they have a valid reason no to, for example those that are traveling, sick or facing health risks. Apparently the biggest problem will not be fasting…