Category: History
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Stephanie Rice announces retirement with YouTube video
Read Swimming World Demonstrating the class with which she’s typically carried herself within the sport of swimming, three-time Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Rice waited for the completion of the Australian National Championships before making her retirement public with an emotional YouTube video. Post by Australian Swim Team.
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Australian swimming’s best days are behind it, says Olympic legend Shane Gould
Read ABC The 59-person squad for the July Games, which includes world champions James Magnussen, Christian Sprenger and Cate Campbell, was announced on Monday night after a gruelling week of qualifying in Brisbane. There were some impressive performances in the Chandler pool, but Olympic legend Shane Gould says the glory days are gone. “I think the…
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Watch 15-Year-Old Michael Phelps Talk About Winning The Olympics
See digg A teenage Michael Phelps talks about his goal of winning Olympic gold medals like you talk about just finishing a 5K.
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Grant Hackett, Ian Thorpe go from hero to zero while golden girls thrive
Read Herald Sun Life after swimming has left the likes of Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett floundering, but Australia’s golden girls have taken a shine to new careers post-pool. Athens Olympic gold medallist Giaan Rooney has carved out a successful, scandal-free career as a swimming commentator and advertising spruiker, while three-time Olympian Nicole Livingstone…
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2014 New South Wales State Open Championships
Great to be at Sydney Olympic Park for the first morning of the 2014 NSW State Championships See start list, timelines
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In at the deep end – Carlile and Curry comment on the pressures faced by elite athletes
See 7 News Consider the falls from grace of swimming stars Ian Thorpe, Scott Miller, Geoff Huegill and now Grant Hackett. Thorpe is in rehab for depression, after reportedly taking antidepressants and painkillers. Atlanta silver and bronze medallist Scott Mille has outlined his addictions to ecstacy, cocaine and crystal meth. While Geoff Huegill contemplated suicide…
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Paralympics Swimmer Jessica Long Meets Her Birth Parents for the First Time
Read LifeNews Jessica Long grew up in Baltimore but that’s a long way from where she was born. The Paralympics swimmer was born in Russia and adopted by American parents and the Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia gave her an opportunity to meet her parents. Long was featured on NBC’s Olympic coverage in primetime Saturday.…
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Changing Lanes: Coca-Cola Helps Olympian Alyssa Anderson Transition to Life After Sports
Read Coca-Cola Journey Like many Olympians, Alyssa Anderson felt a bit directionless upon returning home from London in August 2012. A 16-time collegiate All-American, she had just reached the pinnacle of the swimming world by winning a gold medal as part of the U.S. women’s 4×200 meter freestyle relay team. At 22, Anderson decided it…
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Uncensored Q&A: Mark Foster
A quite uncensored Q&A with Mark Foster, including weird echo glitch and a glimpse of the interviewer and all, courtesy of sportslobster. Including a brief talk about Ian Thorpe also. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPBCpvMeA-A&feature=share