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  • Corsuit swim belt could prove gold in the pool, and Sprenger likes it

    Apr 7, 2014

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    in Equipment, Technique, Training

    Read phys.org

    It’s the simple device that could help the Australian Swim Team reach for more gold – and it was developed right here in Brisbane.

    The Corsuit straps on like a belt, keeping a swimmer’s spine straight and body streamlined.

    http://youtu.be/rlGnl-cMu0s

    With their lungs lower and their hips higher in the water, the swimmer gains a mechanical advantage because their muscles are positioned to generate maximum power and minimum drag.

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  • Le Clos, Bosch highlight day one of SA Champs

    Apr 7, 2014

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Read SuperSport

    Chad le Clos won his big showdown with Dylan Bosch on the opening night of the South Africa Aquatic Championships with the pair among four swimmers to post Commonwealth Games qualifying times in Durban on Monday.

    Olympic gold medallist Le Clos recorded the fastest time in the world this year to win the 200 metres butterfly final in one minute, 54.56 seconds (1:54.56).

    Bosch, who broke the NCAA or American Universities’ record in the 200 yards butterfly just under 10 days ago, was second in 1:56.92 with both men dipping under the 1:57.03 qualification mark.

    Photo by Doha Stadium Plus

  • Body found in bottom of Mesa swimming pool

    Apr 7, 2014

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    rokur
    in Safety

    Read myFoxPhoenix.com

    Mesa firefighters say the body of a man has been found at the bottom of an apartment complex swimming pool near Dobson Road and the U.S. 60.

    Mesa Fire Department spokesman Dean Morales says crews responded to the complex at 3 a.m. Sunday after a resident walking by noticed a person in the pool.

    Morales says fire crews pulled the 24-year-old man out and attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Morales says it’s not yet known if drugs or alcohol were contributing factors.

    FOX 10 News | myfoxphoenix.com

  • Eamon Sullivan, Emily Seebohm claim national titles

    Apr 7, 2014

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    rokur
    in Competition

    See news.com.au

    Veteran swimmers Eamon Sullivan and Emily Seebohm booked their tickets to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with victory at the national titles on the weekend, while youngster Mack Horton impressed in the men’s 1500m.

  • Federica Pellegrini – Maxim Italy

    Apr 7, 2014

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    rokur
    in Wow

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  • Australian swimming’s best days are behind it, says Olympic legend Shane Gould

    Apr 7, 2014

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    rokur
    in Competition, History
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    Image courtesy of Wikimedia

    Read ABC

    The 59-person squad for the July Games, which includes world champions James Magnussen, Christian Sprenger and Cate Campbell, was announced on Monday night after a gruelling week of qualifying in Brisbane.

    There were some impressive performances in the Chandler pool, but Olympic legend Shane Gould says the glory days are gone.

    “I think the days of Australia’s dominance in swimming are over,” Gould told 7.30.

    “I don’t think you can say the world is catching up. They have caught up and they’re ahead.”

    See the ABC video segment here

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  • Assaulted swimmer gets surprise visit from Team USA athlete

    Apr 7, 2014

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    rokur
    in Health

    Read Chicago Tribune

    A world-class swimmer and 2016 Olympic hopeful showed up at a Crystal Lake banquet hall Sunday morning to surprise a 13-year-old boy who in February was the target of an alleged hate crime in his Crystal Lake middle school.

    BJ Johnson, 26, a USA National Swim Team member, flew in to Chicago on Sunday morning from his home in California just to tell Omid Babakhani that his “swim family” from across the country supports him in his recovery and encourages his return to swim.

    “We all wish you the best,” Johnson said.

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  • Eamon Sullivan caps pool comeback with Glasgow Commonwealth Games berth

    Apr 6, 2014

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    rokur
    in Competition

    Read ABC

    The closest Eamon Sullivan had come to the Australian swimming team in the last two years was as their host at his Perth restaurant in January.

    No wonder he was surprised he had booked a Glasgow Commonwealth Games berth at the national titles in Brisbane on Sunday night.

    And it seems “Stilnox Six” member Sullivan will be welcomed back to the team with open arms after Swimming Australia high performance manager Michael Scott claimed everyone would arrive at the Glasgow team camp with a clean slate.

  • Glasgow 2014: Hannah Miley eyes five Commonwealth Games events

    Apr 6, 2014

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    rokur
    in Competition
    Image courtesy of Smiley8889, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Image courtesy of Smiley8889, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Read BBC

    Hannah Miley will attempt to record the times she needs to qualify for a further two Commonwealth Games events at next week’s British Championships.

    Miley has won five titles at the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships at Tollcross in Glasgow.

    But she did not post the 400m freestyle and 200m breaststroke marks needed to race in those events at the Games.

    “I will have a lot more competition, so that might push me a bit more,” Miley said of next week’s event at Tollcross.

    “We’ll see how that goes as I need to get back into my training now as well.”

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