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    It wasn’t quite revenge of the nerds in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the national swimming titles in Brisbane.

    But academically gifted, socially awkward students across the country would have been forgiven for unleashing a rare triumphant air punch when 19-year-old physics fanatic Cameron McEvoy upset dual world champion James Magnussen on Friday night.

    In a result sure to shock the swimming world, McEvoy (47.65 sec PB) comfortably held out Olympic silver medallist Magnussen (47.92) to clinch the 100-200 double at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games trials in Brisbane.

    Remarkably, McEvoy’s 2014 best time would have pipped Magnussen for last year’s 100m world title and snapped up London Olympic bronze.

    It seemed fitting that a kid who is no stranger to rocket science ensured Magnussen “the Missile” misfired.

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    A dying tiger shark off Australia was nursed back to life by divers who took turns swimming with the shark for one and a half hours in an effort to keep it upright and to get oxygen into its gills. Just as the conservationists were about to give up, the shark kicked, indicating new life.

    After a couple more strong kicks, the tiger shark regained its strength and swam off on its own, The Australian and WA Today reported Wednesday.

    Operation Apex Harmony: Tiger Shark Nursed Back to Life!

  • Image courtesy of Bidgee / Wikimedia Commons
    Image courtesy of Bidgee / Wikimedia Commons

    Read The Age

    Eamon Sullivan cringes a bit when he sees stories published about him nowadays. It is not so much because of the many injuries that have marred his career or out-of-pool controversies in which he was involved but more because of a simple word that often precedes his name.

    ”I keep seeing ‘veteran’ written down next to my name,” Sullivan said.

    “I don’t know if I like that yet, but I am certainly feeling a veteran today, a bit sore and achy.”

  • Read The Citizen

    South African swimming duo Thane Williams and Jonno Proudfoot have completed a 459km swim in 24 days, their spokespeople said on Friday.

    The two swam from Mozambique to Madagascar.

    “This is an incredible feat and by no means ordinary,” they said in a statement.

    In one day Williams and Proudfoot swam the same distance as the English Channel.

    “[They swam] battling jelly fish stings, swimming with sharks and whales, and being detained by French military on a French island after some confusion.”

  • jack-bauerleRead Savannah Now

    The University of Georgia announced Friday that swimming and diving coach Jack Bauerle was suspended from “all job-related responsibilities effective immediately” after receiving a notice of allegations of NCAA violations.

    The NCAA alleged in the notice issued Wednesday that Bauerle made “special arrangements” on Dec. 10, 2013, with a professor to add men’s swimmer Chase Kalisz to a course for the fall 2013 semester. Classes for the semester already had ended and final exams were underway.

    Kalisz, a sophomore from Bel Air, Md., received a passing grade on Dec. 16 “despite not completing any work for the class,” according to the NCAA letter to UGA president Jere Morehead.

    The case is considered a “severe breach of conduct,” according to the NCAA notice that alleged Bauerle violated NCAA bylaws.

  • Read okcfox

    With temps heating up, you may have your sights set on the swimming pool.  It won’t be long before your kids will be begging to cool off and splash around.

    But before they do, there’s an important warning from safety experts, as our state is third in the nation in the number of drownings.

    Whether at the lake or the neighborhood pool,  Fun in the water too often turns deadly in our state.

    “Drowing is the second leading cause of death for children 2 to 14 in Oklahoma,” said Katie Mueller, director of Safe Kids Oklahoma.

    That’s why water safety education is essential.

  • Kate ZieglerRead Stack

    Endurance athletes are known to be voracious eaters—especially during their peak training months (look no further than Michael Phelps’ 12,000-calorie-per-day diet ahead of the London Games). So you might be surprised to learn that Kate Ziegler, a two-time Olympian and four-time World Champion swimmer, powers her performance with fruits, veggies, whole grains and legumes. The 25-year-old Ziegler says her vegetarian diet gives her more energy while speeding recovery between meets and practices. STACK spoke with Ziegler to find out why she became a vegetarian and just how much quinoa it takes to power all of those laps in the pool.

    Ziegler: For the longest time, I ate meat and I didn’t really pay attention to my diet. When I was about 20, I started to focus more on my diet. I wasn’t removing snack foods from my diet then, but I was adding in more fruits and vegetables. I then started focusing on a fruit, vegetable and plant-based diet, and I just felt so much better. After that, I started reading about the nutritional aspect of it, the environmental aspect, and that sold me on it, I suppose. So about a year and a half ago, I went vegetarian.

  • gareth-keanRead The New Zealand Herald

    Olympic swimmer Gareth Kean has decided to take a break away from the sport but few reasons have been given for his sudden departure.

    The 22-year-old will miss next week’s national championships in Auckland, which double as the Commonwealth Games trial.

    Kean, who won a silver medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in the 200m backstroke, said he needs some time away after more than a decade dedicated to the sport.

    “I just don’t have the passion that it takes to be the best I can be right now,” Kean said. “I believe I could qualify for Glasgow but I do not want to go there to make up the numbers. If I am not in the sort of shape to win a gold medal, then I am not doing justice to myself, my family and to the public of New Zealand. Right now I am struggling to make that commitment.”

  • See nrk.no, there is a nice video interview with her also, in Norwegian.

    Ingvild Snildal can’t find the motivation again. Therefore, one of Norway’s best swimmers ever retires at the age of 25.

    ‘The last half year I have felt that I am comfortable as a normal person who isn’t an elite athlete, Ingvild Snildal says to NRK.

    The swimmer has thought about it since last season, and has now decided that the career is over.

    ‘I actually realised it already in autumn. I felt it was nice to be able to sleep in, to not have to go up at five for practice, and to not be dead tired all the time,’ she explains.