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Category: History

  • Ian Thorpe: The Swimmer

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    This documentary shows a very human Thorpe and his struggle to come back from retirement. In related news, Thorpe reveals dark days when, in 2010, he confirmed his financial empire was in ruins. And he answers the other question, if he sleeps with men and women. Read news.com.au “Being asked about (being gay) gets annoying,”…

  • Hackett admits abuse of Stilnox at the end of his swimming career

    Hackett admits abuse of Stilnox at the end of his swimming career

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    Olympic champion Grant Hackett battled a “heavy” reliance on the controversial sleeping pill Stilnox towards the end of his swimming career, an investigation has revealed. The pills were administered by swimming officials during meets, including the Olympics. “At one point they scared me,” he said. “They’re evil. The overuse was because of a shoulder injury…

  • Passages: Cecil Colwin, 85

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    One of the big thinkers of our sport passed away yesterday, 85-year-old Cecil Colwin out of South Africa, for 26 years placing fellow countrymen on every Olympic team until South Africa was banned from Olympic competition. Read for instance here on SwimNews. RIP Cecil Colwin,legendary SA & Canadian Olympic swimming coach.He saw me swim as…

  • It is official: Lars Frölander selected for his 6th Olympics

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    The Swedish Olympic Committee announces today that Lasse Frölander has been selected for his 6th Olympic Games, to compete in the men’s 100 butterfly. The women’s 4×100 medley has also been selected, with backstroker Therese Svendsén and breaststroker Joline Höstman as relay swimmers. The Swedish Olympic squad is now according to simma.nu/se Stina Gardell Therese…

  • Autopsy report out: Alex died of a blood clot in his heart

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    At a press conference today, doctors revealed results of a full autopsy into Alexander Dale Oen’s death during high altitude training in Flagstaff, Arizona. It turns out that Alex died of a heart attack caused by a blood clot in one of his coronary arteries, a type of disease highly unusual in young people such…

  • How Michael Phelps inspires teammates

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    U.S. swimmer Nathan Adrian talks about how being around Phelps in 2008 influences his success.   There are several Nathan Adrian videos on Yahoo! Sports, here he is ‘tapering for success in London’   Here he is doing a strength workout   And here they are discussing ‘best foods to eat after an intense workout’

  • 1960 Women’s National AAU Championships

    1960 Women’s National AAU Championships

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    Highlights of the 1960 Women’s National AAU Championships, sponsored by Phillips Petroleum at its Bartlesville, OK headquarters.

  • Federica Pellegrini and Luca Marin

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    From days gone by, a Wikimedia Commons photo courtesy of br1dotcom, CC BY 2.0

  • The Dale Oen Experience fund passes NOK 500,000

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    A month after his brother’s death, Robin Dale Oen met the Norwegian press on the shore of Øygarden – ‘here where we grew up together’ – to thank for the support that they have received since Alex passed away. Everything from the now over NOK 513,000 (USD 84,000) that the Dale Oen Experience fund has…