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    Last week the swimmer turned cameo actor turned fashionista ruffled some feathers when he seemed to have forgotten that he had lobbied pretty hard to get onto both of the high rated reality shows.

    Instead he stated at the E! Upfronts: “They asked me if I would [do The Bachelor] or Dancing with the Stars. And I was like, ‘Why don’t I just have my own reality TV show, and just put it all in there myself? Do it my own way.’”

    Last September, our source over at The Bachelor had this to say about him. “ABC really wanted Ryan for The Bachelor knowing the ratings it could pull in, but after careful consideration, they felt that he might not be as interested in his housemates as our previous contestants. He should definitely do more shows like Project Runway since he seems more aimed at fashion style things. Dating shows might not be his bag.”

    After contacting them about Lochte’s diss, they had this to say. “Ryan is delusional if he actually thinks things panned out that way with The Bachelor and Dancing. He and his people lobbied very hard, and it just didn’t work out the way he’s now claiming. ABC is now thankful they decided not to use him after the dismal ratings for his reality show. It’s time for Lochte to get back to what he does best…and it’s not acting or playing himself on television.”

  • Just a photo from Tallinn, Estonia back in January 2009, when we visited Rein Haljand for a bit of video analysis of Pál Joensen. Haljand’s son Holger ready with the camera cart, Jón Bjarnason ready to move the back stroke flags out of the way. A really nice pool and hotel, the Kalev Spa.

    Video analysis crew ready at Kalev Spa

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    The 27-year-old Queenslander was denied Olympic gold by Cameron van der Burgh despite replays showing the South African had performed an illegal underwater butterfly kick off the start.

    However, Sprenger could only see a bright future from the London Olympic podium – especially after booking a world titles spot by claiming his second straight 100m breaststroke national title and third overall ahead of great rival Brenton Rickard (1:00.00).

    “I have finally worked out how to swim breaststroke, I think,” Sprenger said. […]

    (Video from London 2012)

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    Colombian Olympic swimmer Omar Pinzon has been suspended for two years after testing positive for cocaine last November. […]

    Pinzon, who is the South American record holder in the 200-meter backstroke in long course (1:56.40) and short course (1:52.34), has been training under Dave Salo at the Trojan Swim Club in Los Angeles the past two years. Previously, Pinzon trained at the University of Florida. Pinzon is also a three-time Olympian, having competed at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

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    Swim star Grant Hackett is suing a second law firm over what he says was a botched pre-nuptial agreement with pop star wife Candice Alley.

    Hackett, 32, has already launched a Supreme Court damages claim against a Queensland firm over the agreement, but has now filed a claim against Melbourne firm Nevile & Co.

    In court documents, Hackett alleges that he sought advice from Nevile & Co around 2007 “in relation to the provision of legal advice to a party to a financial agreement”. […]

    He claims to have suffered financial losses including legal costs because of Nevile & Co’s conduct.

  • Brisbane’s Michael Bohl has been named as Australia’s coach for the women’s swim team and he has his eyes set on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

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  • Featuring Jame Magnussen, Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell and Christian Sprenger.