Golf is so boring that the Golf Channel needs to bring in an Olympic swimmer to get people to watch.
OK, that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But it’s entirely possible that the most buzz the Golf Channel has ever gotten surrounds the appearance of Michael Phelps on “The Haney Project.”
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Sunrise – Ian Thorpe in gay nightclub scandal
A Melbourne nightclub is in hot water after it used swim legend Ian Thorpe’s image to advertise a gay party.
http://youtu.be/FhZPyIk195I
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Salnikov: Breaststroke rules to allow multiple dolphin kicks the first 15 meters
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FINA, in a move believed by some as a way around introducing underwater cameras in disputes and appeals, may relax the rules on breaststroke to allow multiple dolphin kicks at the start of races, according to former 1500m great Vladimir Salnikov.
“The athletes will be allowed to make an unlimited number of dolphin leg movements in the course of the first 15 meters of the distance, although actually it is realistic to do two or three,†says Salnikov in a statement on the Russian federation website. “In this case, they have decided at FINA that there is no sense to take measures on the basis of subjective judging in this situation, so they feel it is necessary to completely abandon this rule.â€
See also russwimming.ru (Google Translate helps :-)
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Top Romanian swimmer Mihai Ciocan collapses, dies
Romanian high school swimmer Mihai Octavian Ciocan, 18, died late last night after a party with his friends, according to Objectiv Vocea Brailiei. The Farul Constana Swim Club member collapsed in front of his friends, and was pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.
Ciocan was a multiple national champion from Romania, and one of that country’s top Olympic hopefuls for the 2016 Rio Games in the 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle events, as well as on both 400-meter relays.
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CC photo #423: Maybe the world’s most cramped technical meeting
From this weekend’s swim meet at Toftir, Faroe Islands. Held in a closet, what-you-see-is-what-it-is, I (the photographer) am standing in the doorway. Please leave your notepads and tablets outside :-)
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Ice Hole Swimming
“… or how to unplug and reboot your brain”
Steve Olpin of The Talking Fly and Boston McConnaughey and Andrew Hancock of Freakin’ Rad take a quick dip in an ice hole in Deer Creek Reservoir near Midway, Utah. This is super fun and really does reboot your brain. It is good to unplug and get outdoors, Enjoy!
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Irish swim coach and suspected pedophile George Gibney flees Florida home
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Alleged pedophile swimming coach George Gibney has fled his Florida home after a campaign by a local child protection agency.
Former Irish national coach Gibney fled Ireland for America in 1994 after the collapse of a court action against him over the alleged sexual abuse of minors.
The Irish Sun newspaper reports that Gibney has abandoned his US home in Orange City and gone to ground.
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Michael Phelps would like to coach a comedian
Watch out funnymen: Michael Phelps wants you in the pool. Olympian Michael Phelps dropped by TODAY on Monday and said if he could mentor anyone, it’d be a funnyman. “I like comedians a lot, so I think comedians would be fun to be able to put them in a pool,” he told TODAY.com. “To have the jokes, to keep it kind of light…That would be fun.
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Ian Thorpe used to promote ‘closet’ gay club
Read GayStarNewsA photo of Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe is being used to promote a Melbourne ‘closet’ gay dance party.
The promotional poster for the ‘Closet Party’ features a black and white image of the swimmer above a slogan saying it is ‘for homosexuals and those who love them.’
Thorpe has repeatedly denied being gay, and has previously called the rumors ‘hurtful’.
CLOSET have made the following statement to TheVine, which they will be posting on their Facebook page shortly: “CLOSET is billed as a night for homosexuals and those who love them. In other words, we create a place where people can come and enjoy themselves regardless of their sexuality – and we welcome Tom, Hugh, Oprah, Kristen, Ian, Joy FM staff and even Neil Mitchell if he feels so inclined.