Category: Gossip
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Under Tyler Clary’s Hood
U.S. swimmer Tyler Clary tells about his passion for trucks and racing, and shows us what he has under his hood. OMG. Via NBC Olympics on Twitter.
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Der Spiegel visits Sander in Vági to talk about Alex
German news giant Der Spiegel recently contacted Sander E. Smørdal of simma.nu/no, long-time friend and training partner of Alexander Dale Oen, requesting an interview in Bergen. Problem only that Sander left for the Faroe Islands the Monday following Alex’s burial Friday, to train Jón Bjarnason’s squad in Vági until mid June, while Jón is on…
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Federica Pellegrini and Luca Marin
From days gone by, a Wikimedia Commons photo courtesy of br1dotcom, CC BY 2.0
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Grant Hackett’s father: “He is a dickhead, but I love him”
Australian media is again filled with details about the breakdown of Grant Hackett’s and Candice Alley’s marriage, the incidents at home last fall and at the Logies this spring apparently decisive for their separation. His retired policeman dad calls him a ‘dickhead’ but dismisses reports that he had thrown his wife against a window, “he…
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Swimmers shy away from Speedo Fastskin3, choose LZR or other brands instead
According to CBS News (and hearsay in Debrecen), the Dutch squad has given up on new Speedo’s Fastskin3 racing system, opting for the 2010 LZR Racer Elite or other brands instead, national coach Titus Mennen going as far as calling the new suit “horrible”. USA’s Jessica Hardy also opts for LZR, saying that with the…
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Kieren Perkins and wife Symantha separated
A month after Grant Hackett and Candice Alley confirmed their separation, the manager of Kieren and Symantha Perkins confirmed that they have also separated. A mutual friend, who asked not to be named, maintained the split was “amicable” and was simply the result of growing apart after 15 years together. Read The Telegraph
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CC photo #151: Federica Pellegrini at Debrecen 2012
Italy’s Federica Pellegrini ready for the women’s 200 freestyle prelims at the Debrecen 2012 European Swimming Championships. She won that event but suffered a few days later in the 400 freestyle, not advancing to finals, resulting in a series of medical test to make sure that everything is all right. In other news, she says…
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Hackett dumped by children’s anti-violence charity
Swimming great Grant Hackett has been sacked from his role as ambassador for the children’s anti-violence charity the Alannah and Madeline Foundation after more damaging allegations about his marriage break-up emerged. Read The Sydney Morning Herald, official statement on amf.org.au and see The Telegraph. VIDEO: Grant Hackett’s destructive outburst
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Photos published from Grant Hackett’s ‘Night of Carnage’
Police photographs obtained by The Sunday Mail show the extent of the Olympic gold medalist’s fury, with an upended baby grand piano, smashed furniture and holes punched in the wall. Officers who attended the scene were told that Hackett – who weighs nearly  100 kg and is almost 2m tall – grabbed his diminutive wife and…