Category: Organization
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Jade Neilsen lifts lid on Aussie team’s Olympic antics
Olympic swimmer Jade Neilsen has spoken out about Australian Swimming’s night of shame, accusing three members of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay team of “inappropriate behaviour” towards her and a female roommate. Read news.com.au “I will confirm that they were being inappropriate and it was towards (name withheld) and I,” Neilsen said. “I won’t specifically…
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Maglione: “The Barcelona World Championships will be the best in history”
Read bcn2013.com The President of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), Julio C. Maglione, assured that “Barcelona and Catalunya will be the world center of sports this summer†and said that he is sure that the 15th FINA World Championships Barcelona 2013 “will be the best ones in history.†Maglione is currently in Barcelona to take…
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D’Arcy says, ‘Blame swimmers not coaches for London flop’
Read SuperSports Nick D’Arcy believes his fellow swimmers have to take responsibility for Australia’s disappointment in the London Olympic pool last year rather than blaming coaches and team management. “Some of things outlined there were designed to be inflammatory more than anything else,” D’Arcy told Triple M radio on Wednesday. “I think we’re just trying…
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Graham Hill (RSA) on coaching Chad Le Clos
A presentation from the 1st FINA Gold Medal Swimming Coaches Clinic – Very inspiring !
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Swimming Australia coach Leigh Nugent responds to ‘culturally toxic’ accusation
Swimming Australia’s management has been criticised in an independent review of the team’s failure at the London Olympics. The review describes a ‘culturally toxic’ environment within the team with abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs, as well as flouting of curfews and bullying, going unchecked. Head coach Leigh Nugent describes the wording of the report…
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Eamon Sullivan Interview — Swim Kids Operation 10,000
Olympian Eamon Sullivan chats about his experience at Corowa Swimming Pool as part of the 2013 Swim Kids Operation 10,000 events.
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High School Swimmer Saves Teammate’s Life During Practice
Read wkbw.com. The way I see it, they shouldn’t have been doing those dangerous drills, especially since only one had received life saving training. But happy story nevertheless. Charlie Cain, 17, never thought he would need the life saving training he received from the American Red Cross. He took the lifeguarding class in preparation for…
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Australian Swimming’s “Toxic Culture”
“Two independent reviews into Australian swimming’s poor performance at the London Olympics have unearthed explosive details. Senior team members are accused of bullying, abusing alcohol and prescription drugs, and thus creating a “toxic culture.”