Category: Gossip
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George Bovell III – Swim Part 2 – 1st Weight Session
George Bovell III is definitely back in training, recovering well from his car accident in August, as proven with this video from his first weight training session the day before yesterday. Follow him on www.georgebovellswimming.com. 1st Weights from George Bovell on Vimeo.
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David Walliams still unable to walk after 140-mile charity swim
Two weeks after completing his 140-mile swim along the Thames, David Walliams continues to pay the price for it in terms of his health. He tore a disc in his back as a result of the swim, is ordered by his doctors not to leave his hospital bed, has to undergo physio, and has also…
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#SwimmerProblems trending on Twitter
Funny phenomena, including several big names in swimming, #swimmerproblems on Twitter. Some additions these last 12 hours … Jessica Hardy, Oussama Mellouli and Sarah Sjöström: “Hungry, all day long.” Natalie Coughlin: “when water (built up from underwater repeats) uncontrollably pours out of your nose at awkward times.” Natalie Coughlin: “smelling like bleach no matter how…
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Lucas speaks on silence of Pellegrini, jealousy of Horter
Hot gossip here on SwimNews: “Federica Pellegrini has refused to return calls and has not spoken to French coach Philippe Lucas since the last day of her racing schedule at the world championships in Shanghai in July, the coach claims today.” … (Commercial featuring Lucas and something Pellegrini-similar. Was it an omen?)
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Geoff Huegill admits drug use and suicidal thoughts while retired
“I remained trapped because I was so ineffective in my life outside the pool,” Huegill revealed in the book. “The usual cycles kicked in again, plenty of alcohol and party drugs. I was arriving home from clubbing at 4am, the hour I used to be getting up and training. I now had debt collectors to…
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Jamaican shop robber denied bail, took a shot at the caretaker
Sounds like Nathan Brown, assistant coach of the Jamaican Swimming Team, is in a whole lot of more trouble than ‘just’ being charged for robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm: The supermarket’s caretaker saw what was happening and went to assist the manager. The accused allegedly pulled a gun on the caretaker and…
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Lotte Friis sprained her wrist and some fingers yesterday
Breaking news on Ekstra Bladet: Danish world champion Lotte Friis got her foot stuck during a jump over some booms yesterday, and fell so badly that she afterwards couldn’t move her hand and fingers. It took 4-5 hours to get a diagnosis, while she feared to be out for 2 months because of something broken,…
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Jamaica swim team coach charged with robbery, illegal possession of firearm
46-year-old Nathan Brown, an assistant coach of the Jamaican Swimming Team, was last Thursday charged for robbery with aggravation and illegal possession of firearm. Reports are that two men, one armed with a gun, entered and robbed a supermarket in St. Andrew, getting away with allegedly J$2.68 million (about 31,500 USD). They escaped on a…
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Luca Marin on how Federica Pellegrini split up with him
Ouch, a hard moment in Shanghai this summer: “On the day when [Pellegrini] won the 400 freestyle, I rushed to her to talk to her and compliment her. We met in her room, but from her mouth came less than I expected – ‘Luca, I do not love you anymore’. She spoke to me, asking…