His decision to come out polarised the gay community, but now Ian Thorpe’s paid interview with Michael Parkinson will be celebrated at the nation’s premier gay and lesbian awards ceremony.
Thorpe’s interview with Parkinson has been nominated for an award at this year’s Honour Awards, an event which recognises outstanding achievements within and contributions to NSW’s lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community.
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USA Swimming CMO Matt Farrell presents on Tough Love Marketing
[pullquote]Nearly 80% of parents don’t consider continuing in the sport of swimming for their child after swim lessons.[/pullquote]
How do parents of non-swimmers view the sport of swimming in respect to cost, time commitment, fun, teamwork and developing social skills? Understanding how the world views the sport is key to knowing how to better position and explain the benefits. This presentation was delivered at the 2014 Club President’s Summit in Colorado Springs by USA Swimming Chief Marketing Officer Matt Farrell.
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Paul Wilcox, a 50-year-old British expatriate, was killed by a shark during a beach swim in Australia at Byron Bay, the popular tourist destination in Australia, while his wife looked on from the shore.
The Warwickshire-born former IT worker had gone for a mid-morning swim in gentle clear surf and was not far from the shore at a sheltered inlet called Clarke’s Beach, long regarded as one of the safest spots along the coast.
Shortly after 10.30am, he was bitten above the right knee by what is believed to have been a 13-foot great white shark. He was dragged to shore where his wife of 24 years, Victoria Wilcox, who watched in horror as rescuers tried in vain to resuscitate him.
A paddle-boarder, Mark Hickey, who assisted in the rescue, said the shark bit Mr Wilcox and appeared to return for a further attack.
“I saw what looked like seaweed but it was blood in the water,” said Mr Hickey, a lawyer.
“I thought it was a dead turtle, but then I could see the shark circling and the object moving. The shark came back to him and had another go. I didn’t know it was a person but when I realised I ran out and waded to the bank and grabbed him and did CPR, but it was too late.”
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The area of an Oregon lake where four members of a family drowned last month has been closed to swimming for the rest of the year.
Washington County sheriff’s deputies put crime-scene tape along that dangerous spot of Henry Hagg Lake on Monday, and temporary signs are being posted by the Parks Department.
The action comes shortly after Michael Medill of Gaston was given a $5,000 ticket for ignoring orders not to bolt warning signs into posts and trees.
Medill said residents have been lobbying for signs warning of a sharp drop-off in the lake since 2012 when eight children nearly drowned.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Bob Ray says the actions taking place Monday were already in the works before Medill took matters into his own hands.
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“Being Frank” is a web series featuring the insights of USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch. As part of Arena’s ongoing dedication to servicing coaches and teams, the series is geared toward helping coaches take their game to the next level — Not by implementing the latest workout, but by taking a look at the business of coaching.
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Oldie but goodie, courtesy of Franklin Sinclair on YouTube
The Danish Swimming Federation today announced 17 swimmers selected for their ‘Viking’ squad, which is the squad consisting of swimmers already on the national team, and those potentials who are very close to qualifying for major international senior meets.
More a rebranding of an already existing squad, than a follow-up to the Great Danes project, the 7 male swimmers are still all except Marcus Krøyer Svendsen from the group of 13 young and talented male swimmers, that were selected for the Great Danes project last year.
The selection procedure for the Viking squad was described (in Danish) in this info letter earlier this year, with accompanying qualification standard times. Swimmers can still qualify for the activities planned, but have to make the standard times before a deadline set for each activity.
The 17 selected as of now
*Berlin 2014 team member
Missing from the Berlin 2014 squad are US-based Lotte Friis, Mads Glæsner, Anders Lie Nielsen and Anton Ørskov Ipsen, plus Sarah Bro.
Daniel Steen Andersen is marked as ‘subjectively selected’, most likely because of the injury that prevented him from participating at the Berlin 2014 European Championships.
Activities planned for ‘The Vikings’ are
In the pool, Briton Adam Peaty is the world’s fastest breaststroke swimmer over 50m. But, outside of it, the 19-year-old Derby-born teenager is still trying to catch up with his newfound fame.
In town for the inaugural Prudential Singapore Swim Stars last Friday, he said: “I went to the post office (back in England) the other day, and a woman just came up to hug me. And I was like, ‘Who is this?’
“I’m certainly starting to get noticed now. People congratulating me on the streets, saying ‘hi’. I guess you can call it the price of fame.”
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Time is precious for Olympic superstars. Time means training, studying, and perfecting your craft for years, just to shave bits of seconds off your time.
Yet Saturday afternoon at Spinnaker’s, two of the world’s best at their craft chose to use their time to give back.
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Lochte and three-time Paralympic gold medalist Justin Zook visited Panama City Beach to help the Mac Crutchfield Foundation at their Beach Party event.
The organization is named after a 12 year old talented swimmer who passed away six years ago.
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