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Category: History

  • 90-year-old coaching legend Forbes Carlile still going strong

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    A Channel Nine portrait of Australian coaching legend Forbes Carlile, who just recently turned 90, and though still walks the deck on occasions at Carlisle Swimming. Nice historical videos in this video.

  • Sometimes it is handy to be Tarzan

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    Funny story here on wbez.org, about Chicago swimming legend Johnny Weissmuller famous for being first man under the minute in 100 meter freestyle, and for his role as Tarzan in the 1930-ies and 1940-ies. In 1958, years after his last movie, Weissmuller was at a golf outing in Cuba when his party was suddenly captured…

  • NZ teen swimmer ‘divorces’ parents for Rhi Jeffrey

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    17-year-old Justin Wright has taken legal actions against his parents, so he can continue his relationship with 24-year-old Rhi Jeffrey, American gold medallist from the 2004 Olympics. Jeffrey retired in 2007, but has since moved to New Zealand to revive her career in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London. When Wright…

  • Cowley sues D’Arcy over assault three years ago

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    Former champion swimmer Simon Cowley is suing Nick D’Arcy for damages over the bar room incident which left him with such injuries that he has spent AUS$40,000 (US$41,700) on medical expenses, lost his place on the 2008 Australian Olympic team and had to quit his job. D’Arcy says he hit Cowley in self-defense after being…

  • Phelps blames himself for Bowman’s gray hair

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    While talking to the Associated Press today, Michael Phelps declared that he will retire from competitive swimming after his participation in the 2012 London Olympic Games. While expressing his concerns after retirement, the 25-year-old Phelps declared that he will put more effort into his foundation and will try to increase the level of sports countrywide…

  • Rogan auctions off medals for charity

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    Austrian swimmer Markus Rogan raised $40.000 for children in Ethiopia and India this evening, by auctioning off his Dubai silver and bronze medals at a Tesfaye/ Zukunft für Kinder fundraiser in Vienna. Tesfaye means “my hope”, and is a child sponsorship project founded in 2008, currently supporting 100 children aged between 4 and 19 years,…

  • Passage: Mark Taylor, 50

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    University of Houston head coach Mark Taylor passed away late Friday evening of an apparent heart attack in Austin, Texas. His wife, Lorrain, and his two sons, Troy and Zane, survive Taylor, 50. Taylor had just completed his ninth season as head coach for the Houston swimming team. Before that, he coached teams in Denmark,…

  • Sympathy messages from the stars to Japan

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    Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima has a very touching list of sympathy messages here on his website, that shows how close-knit the international swimming community really is. There is a message from Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen, who won silver behind Kitajima at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. From American Jessica Hardy who knows Kitajima personally, Oussama Mellouli…

  • Mark Spitz looks forward to Thorpe vs Phelps

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    A Sportsvibe TV interview with Mark Spitz at the Laureus Awards in Abu Dhabi, talking about passing the baton to Michael Phelps, and discussing the upcoming Thorpe vs Phelps. They also talk about the famous moustache.