Category: Gossip
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Ian Thorpe won’t swim Australian Trials
Read for instance ctpost.com Swimming Australia confirmed Friday that the 30-year-old hadn’t entered any races and nominations have closed. The event doubles as the national championships and trials for the Barcelona worlds in July. Image courtesy of Doha Stadium Plus, CC BY 2.0
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Ryan Lochte interview makes anchor cry
Fox 29 via Philly.com The “Good Day Philadelphia” hosts sat down with Olympic swimmer/major bro-wad Ryan Lochte, who is promoting his new E! reality show “What Would Ryan Lochte Do?” Lochte is not known for his way with words, as evidenced by his short satellite sitdown with Jerrick and Jones, who cannot control themselves once…
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Sycerika McMahon named Swim Ireland’s High Performance Athlete of the Year 2012
Read SportsNews Ireland McMahon had an outstanding year in 2012, winning two European medals, silver in the 50m Breaststroke at the European Long Course Swimming Championships in May and Bronze in the same event at the European Short Course Swimming Championships in December. The 17 year old qualified and competed at the London Olympic Games…
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Stephanie Rice has street named after her in Wodonga
Read the Herald Sun With a new sign in Wodonga, developers have named Rice Street after Australian gold medal swimmer Stephanie Rice. […] “She is one of our greatest Olympians, so we were very keen to name a street after her,” development co-director Andrew Stern said. “We just thought the Olympic gold medal scene really…
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Top Danish swimming club Sigma hires Spanish elite coach Carles Subirana Rovira
After having won the Danish elite division Team Championships this weekend, Sigma, the home club of Lotte Friis announced yesterday that head coach Simon Winther was leaving the club as of that day, after discussions with the board about future plans. The club promised to announce a new head coach in a few days, before…
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Battle of the Michaels — Michael Jordan Vs. Michael Phelps!
Michael Jordan vs. Michael Phelps. Both have a claim to being the greatest athlete of all time. Now they will face off in a sport that will test them to the absolute limits…golf!?
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Tyler Clary plans to be a race car driver after Rio
Read Detroit Free Press Clary said, in fact, he will pursue a full-time motor sports career after Rio, either behind the wheel or as part of a pit crew. Even with a plate full of swimming and classes, Clary has participated in a number of racing schools around the country and will run in the…
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James Magnussen pens endorsement with luxury watch brand Maurice Lacroix
Read SportsPro Australian swimmer James Magnussen, who made his Olympic debut at the London 2012 Games, has agreed an endorsement deal with luxury watch brand Maurice Lacroix. Magnussen (centre of picture) will become a brand ambassador of the Swiss firm, having previously held ambassadorial roles with Commonwealth Bank and Samsung in the lead up to…