Category: Gossip
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Kenrick Monk won’t face charges over invented hit-and-run incident
Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk has escaped a possible three-year jail term after lying about being victim of a hit and run incident, but has frontline police officers furious, as for instance Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers: “Swimming Australia now being caught red-handed being complicit in orchestrating Mr Monk out of being charged by police…
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Michael Klim postpones comeback after suffering neck strain
34-year-old Michael Klim was due to swim his first race in more than 4 1/2 years at a low-key Nunawading club meet at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre today, but decided to withdraw after advice from his physiotherapist a coach, because of a neck strain that he got from doing weights on a three-week…
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Grant Hackett: “No pool, no career”
Tell me about it, it’s like hockey rink that I never got ! “I began swimming at Innisfail in Queensland and we had a pool and my swimming career would be non-existent without the pool. “Sporting facilities are the heart of regional communities and it becomes more than just a pool, but a meeting place,”…
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Ryk Neethling in fight with former assistants over clients
Olympic gold medallist Ryk Neethling is seeking a court order to stop his former swimming instructors Lizette Botha and Uschi Dahlmann from “soliciting” his clients and competing with his swimming schools, allegedly by having gotten hands on his client database. Read The Star
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Michael Phelps the new global face of Head & Shoulders
Michael Phelps has signed a lucrative endorsement deal with the International Olympic Committee’s newest worldwide partner, Procter & Gamble, to become the global face of an anti-dandruff shampoo and feature prominently in their Wash in Confidence campaign. Via Reuters and MSN Video: EXCLUSIVE: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps becomes brand ambassador for Head and Shoulders
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The truth about the night Grant Hackett snapped
Brace yourself before reading this Women’s Day report … On the surface, Grant Hackett seems to have it all – a beautiful wife, gorgeous two-year-old twins, and a golden reputation that has earned him a host of corporate gigs and a commentary spot at next year’s Olympics. But the triple Olympic gold medallist’s future is…
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Van der Burgh named South Africa’s best swimmer
Multiple gold-medallist Cameron van der Burgh held off strong challenges from fellow swim stars Natalie du Toit and Chad le Clos to be named Swimmer of the Year’ at the SA Annual Aquatic function held in Johannesburg today. Swimming SA’s awards committee took into account performances set between the period of May 2010 to April…
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2 named in swim team sex abuse suit deny allegations
Swim coach Amanda Cox and former head coach John Diercks yesterday denied any wrongdoing after being named in a lawsuit alleging a culture of pedophilia surrounding youth swimming. Doesn’t look good though, Cox says she had no idea Wheat was molesting anyone until the night before he was arrested, but the victim’s attorney Jonathan Little…