Tag: Beijing 2008
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Japan Considers Speedo LZR For Beijing 2008
Their current contract prohibits swimmers wearing anything but Mizuna, Asics and Descente (an Arena brand); but now the Japanese considers allowing also Speedo LZR, if not the three contracted companies improve each of their current models to be equally as good as the new Speedo swimwear by May 30. Source: SwimInfo
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Amputee Qualifies For The 'Real' Olympics
South African Natalie Du Toit has made history by becoming the first amputee to qualify for the Olympic Games. Read all about it here on The Telegraph
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IOC Bans Political Statements At Beijing 2008
The International Olympic Committee has decided to ban any kind of political protest at the upcoming Olympic Games in Bejing, including waving the Tibet flag, paying tribute to the Dalai Lama, or any other kind of “look, external appearance, clothing, gestures, and written or oral statements.” Source: The Associated Press
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D'Arcy's Career Over, Now AOC Bans Him From Beijing
The Australian Olympic Committee has decided to ban Nick D’Arcy from Beijing 2008, after an investigation following the 20-year-old’s nightclub altercation with former Commonwealth swimming champion Simon Cowley in Sydney last month. Coach Brian Stehr says that this probably has ended D’Arcy’s swimming career. Read more here on AidelaideNow.
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U.S. Head Coach Believes All Records Could Fall At Beijing Olympics
19 long-course and 11 short-course world records have now fallen since the launch of the Speedo LZR Racer swim suit in February, of which the LZR was worn in all but one long-course and 2 short-course events. In the remaining record breaking events, the swimmers wore other brands of high tech full-body swimsuits. According to…