Talking about her recent victory in the LEN 10K Open Water Cup in Eilat, Israel, about the upcoming World Championships in Shanghai, China, and about open water swimming in general, compared to pool swimming.
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Parents of Adlington cheated out of money for Olympic tickets
The parents of double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington were cheated out of more than รยฃ1,000 by bogus ticket touts as part of a multi-million pound fraud, a court heard today.
Kay and Steve Adlington paid รยฃ1,100 to what they thought was a legitimate website selling tickets to the Beijing Olympics, jurors heard.
But the tickets never arrived forcing them to miss their daughter’s first gold medal triumph in the 400m freestyle final.
Read more here on thisislondon.co.uk
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British Gas Great Swim Series Launch
Olympic medallist Keri-anne Payne launches the British Gas Great Swim.
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Ian Thorpe regains speed in the water
Having lost a whopping 18kg since he embarked on his secret swimming comeback seven months ago, a toned Thorpe fronted a media throng at Darling Harbour yesterday to tell the world he was “satisfied” with his progress. Read more here on the Herald Sun.
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Thorpe targets 100 and 200 at London 2012
Ian Thorpe said heรขโฌโขs targeting the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyle events as Australiaรขโฌโขs most successful Olympian builds his swimming comeback toward the 2012 London Games.
รขโฌลIรขโฌโขm definite on what I will be swimming,รขโฌย Thorpe, 28, told reporters in Sydney today. รขโฌลItรขโฌโขs 100 and 200 freestyle and Iรขโฌโขm preparing for both of those now. Already with what Iรขโฌโขm doing in the time frame that I have, itรขโฌโขs a tough ask.รขโฌย
Read more here on bloomberg.com.
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Natalie qualifyed for the Olympics despite of loosing half a leg
Natalie du Toit represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in 1998, at the age of just 14, before having half of her left leg amputated after a car hit her scooter in 2001. That didn’t stop her Olympic dreams though, first qualifying and winning five gold medals at the Paralympic Games in Athens, and then again in Beijing 2008 winning 5 gold medals at the Paralympics and qualifying for the able-bodied Olympics in the 10K open water event. Read more here on cnn.com.
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The Race Club’s secret tip on breathing
“So the point is, we need as much oxygen as we can get!”
Read more here on theraceclub.net
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WADA launches CoachTrue
In order to meet the coaches’ learning needs and their demanding schedule, WADA launches CoachTrue, the computer-based, self-teaching anti-doping tool. It consists of a pre-test, evaluating the coach’s current knowledge, video tutorials, scenario-based activities, some fun test called ‘Who Wants to Play True’, post-test and certification. Read more here on fina.org.
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Phelps beat Lochte in the 200 back
After two defeats in the 200 free and 200 butterfly earlier in the weekend, Michael Phelps outswam Olympic champion Ryan Lochte over 200 backstroke yesterday at the Charlotte UltraSwim 2010, winning in 1:57.20 to 1:58.82. “I saw a splash out of the corner of my eye and saw the green suit, so I knew it was Ryan. I ended up with two terrible races and one halfway decent one.”. Read more here on SwimNews.com.
