Swimmer's Daily

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  • Olympic and world champion Sun Yang said on Sunday that he will miss South Korea’s star swimmer Park Tae Hwan, who received a doping ban, at the Kazan worlds in July.

    “I think I will miss him,” said Sun after winning the men’s 800-meter free at the National Swimming Championships, which also serves as the qualifier of the Kazan worlds. “There’s nothing to hide. I trust him. He is my idol in swimming and I know him very well.”

    “A lot of people question him, and some even doubt his previous results, but I always trust him. He is a great swimmer like Japan’s Kitajima Konsuke, who made history for Asian swimming,” he said.

    Park was South Korea’s first swimming Olympic champion by winning the men’s 400m free at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

    Park tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at an out-of-competition control before the Asian Games on Sept. 3 last year. The 25-year-old was banned for 18 month and the ban expires on March 2, 2016.

    Sun had similar experience with Park. The National Championships is the first competition Sun take part in after the news broke by the end of last year that he served a three-month ban in 2014 after testing positive for the banned stimulant trimetazidine on May 17.

    “I feel sorry for Park,” said Sun, who proved his innocence with sufficient evidence in July’s hearing that he was not aware of the substance was prohibited and took the prescription drug Vasorel to treat a heart condition. “I hope I can compete with him at the Rio Olympic Games. The Olympic 400m free will be less fierce without him. I hope he can come back.”

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    Photo by KOREA.NET – Official page of the Republic of Korea

  • Nine-time Olympic champion swimmer Mark Spitz feels India need to bid for the Summer Games to inspire their people to take up sport and become a sporting nation.

    Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, said there is lack of competition in India and also socio-economic factors have stopped the country in producing more Olympians.

    “I don’t think it is the economics it is the lack of competitive level. In America, there is tremendous competitive environment in the colleges and it enhances the abilities of athletes,” said Spitz during an interaction with Indian media a day ahead of the Laureus World Sports Award.

    “We see people from Australia and England coming to America but it is not an exclusive thing. India can also outsource if they choose to but I think in India it is a cultural thing. There are other things in the socio-economic arena which becomes more important than becoming an athlete. There is family traditions, religious traditions, etc which sacrifices the importance of athletics a little bit.

    “I don’t know of any magic wand but I think India you need to change because you have a zillion people and you could have 100,000 great Olympians, unless you bid for the Olympics and inspire people and change the mindset. But you can’t change the hundreds of years of traditions,” he added.

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  • Swimming can be a great recreational sport to relax, but if you’re thinking about getting into the water this summer, don’t forget to swim safely.

    Lifeguards at Columbus State University Recreational Center say the warmer weather brings more people into the water, which means they take their jobs even more seriously. They’re also prepared to jump in to help during a moment’s notice.

    Certified lifeguards say be watchful of your surroundings, use flotation devices if you need help and also follow the rules of the swimming area. Sometimes even the best swimmer can easily find themselves in rough waters.

    “It takes 10 seconds to recognize a struggling swimmer and it takes 20 seconds to get there. So if a lifeguard is not attentive every 20 seconds, there is a possibility in that 30-second range someone can start drowning. Also, every 1 in 5 children struggle as a swimmer. Every time children come in, I always keep my own on them more than an adult,” said lifeguard Amber Holmes.

    The American Red Cross says about 200 children drown in swimming pools each year.

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  • The country’s top swimmers are competing at the SA championships in Durban this week in a bid to qualify for the world gala in Kazan in August.

    Cash-strapped Swimming SA (SSA) has imposed a tough two-tier qualifying system‚ with the faster time in each event guaranteeing a free ticket and the lesser time a partially funded trip.

    It is not yet known exactly how much swimmers will have to pay‚ but estimates range from R6000 to R10000.

    In 19 of the 28 men’s and women’s individual events‚ SSA’s lesser times are faster than the A-qualifying times stipulated by the world governing body‚ Fina.

    That is because SSA has opted to use the qualifying times for next year’s Olympics‚ where only nine times are the same as for this year’s world championships.

    “Olympic performances don’t start at the Olympic trials next year‚ they start now‚” said SSA chief executive Shaun Adriaanse. “The world championships are a dress rehearsal for the Olympic Games.”

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  • When the European and Commonwealth 100m breaststroke champion Adam Peaty strides to the blocks at the British Championships on Tuesday at London Aquatics Centre he will do so with very different ambitions than those he held a year ago.

    Peaty’s sole aim then was simply to qualify for the team to swim at the Commonwealth Games, but the 20-year-old went on to win his first British title, kickstarting a series of performances in which he won six European and Commonwealth gold medals and set a world record in the 50m breaststroke.

    With this year’s national championships doubling as the trials for the worlds in Kazan, Russia, Peaty is aiming not only to qualify for the team but to lay down a marker for the summer.

    “Compared to last year I am a lot more confident obviously,” says Peaty, who competed at last year’s championships only four months after making his international debut. “I am still the same guy but my circumstances have changed. Going into this trials and without putting too much pressure on at the moment I am looking to make the team but also medal. I think that is the difference and hopefully it will be fast enough to prove it.”

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  • Snyders, Lauren Boyle, and Matthew Stanley and expected to lead the charge over the next four days at the West Wave Aquatic Centre in Henderson.

    Snyders, chasing a third Olympics in Rio, has returned from his base in Los Angeles where he trains under famed American coach Dave Salo in a star-studded programme.

    The breaststroker, who turned 28 last week, attended his first world championships a decade ago. After a medal in the Pan Pacific Championships last year, Snyders is looking to again qualify in all three distances this week

    “I see the worlds as a stepping stone towards Rio,” Snyders said.

    “Obviously I want to do well at the world champs so all my focus for this year will be on that and making the final in the 50m and 100m breaststroke, which will set me up nicely for Rio next year.

    “I am confident in myself and preparation. Since taper has started I am feeling good in the water. I just need to be patient – that is the hardest part of tapering.”

    Read stuff.co.nz

  • Recently hit by injury and illness, swimmer Karin Prinsloo heads into the national championships in Durban today undercooked but determined to get the times she needs for the world championships.

    The gala at the Kings Park pool, from today until Saturday, also serves as the trials for the world championships in Kazan, Russia, in August.

    Prinsloo, SA’s top female swimmer, was first hit by a back spasm so painful that she was forced to go to hospital.

    Then she was struck by tonsillitis, a recurring problem since before the Commonwealth Games last year.

    “I’m having my tonsils removed next week,” said Prinsloo, 25.

    “Injuries I can’t prevent, but tonsillitis I can.”

    Read Times Live

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  • The 24-year-old hit top form last year as she romped to Commonwealth, European and British titles in the 800m freestyle, as well as European and British gold and Commonwealth silver in the 400m – lowering her Welsh records over 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle over the course of the season as well.

    But there is no time for Carlin to rest on her laurels with the World Championships and Rio Olympic Games looming over the horizon, and first up is the British Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre this week.

    And with the Championships doubling up as the trials for this summer’s World Championships in Russia, Carlin insists she is up for the challenge.

    “Last year was an incredible year for me and I was over the moon with how I swam then, but obviously it is now about moving that forward the next couple of years and building on that,” she said.

    “With my coach moving away last year I had to relocate programmes, so I’m still getting used to the change but I’m really looking forward to trials and hopefully it will be a good event in London.

    “It’s the Olympic pool, so it’s an incredible venue and just swimming there will be great. Hopefully there will be a good crowd in there as well.
    “The British Champs are always a great meet. When you’re racing the best in Britain you’ve got such great talent there.

    “The trials are all about trying to qualify for the World Championships, and the times that British Swimming have put out are really tough times this year.

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