Posts Tagged "Libby Trickett"
The top ten good guys in sport today
By btn, 8 Jan 2013Mike Hussey, the undisputed holder of Nicest Guy in Sport mantle, exited the international arena on Sunday.
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Swimming fairytales almost come true
By aj_hayes, 23 Mar 2012
It was a week of the almost fairytale at this year’s Australian Swimming Championship, which doubled as the selection trials for the 2012 London Olympics.
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Trickett realises London Olympic dream
By Liam FitzGibbon, 21 Mar 2012 Libby Trickett ensured a happy ending to one of swimming’s comeback stories after booking her ticket to London at the Olympic swimming trials in Adelaide on Tuesday night.
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Trickett out to buck swim comeback trend
By Liam FitzGibbon, 19 Mar 2012 Olympic trials have not proved a happy hunting ground for comeback swimmers so far, but Libby Trickett is confident she can buck the trend after an encouraging start in the 100m freestyle.
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Thorpedo torpedoed by the younger brigade
By David Lord, 17 Mar 2012 Hundreds of hand-held posters at the Adelaide pool last night trumpeted “Go Thorpey”. It was not to be for the 29-year-old comebacker.
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2012 Australian Swimming Championships: Live updates, blog
By The Roar, 16 Mar 2012 After a solid performance in his heat today, Ian Thorpe’s Olympic dream continues tonight in the semi-finals of the men’s 200m freestyle on a bumper night of swimming that also features Schipper, Seebohm, Trickett and Coutts. We’ll be blogging the action from Adelaide from 7.30pm AEDT.
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London-bound Stephanie to swim the Rice of her life
By David Lord, 16 Mar 2012 Beijing triple gold medalist Stephanie Rice churned up the Adelaide pool last night to become the first Australian swimmer to win selection for the London 2012 Olympics.
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Trickett feels elite again
By Paul Mulvey, 13 Jan 2012It’s taken a year, but Libby Trickett now feels like she belongs again.
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Trickett comeback fails in Worlds bid
By Steve Larkin, 30 Jun 2011 Triple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett’s comeback swim has failed to win her a spot on Australia’s world championship team. Trickett returned to competition in Adelaide on Wednesday night, racing for the first time since August 2009 when she quit the sport.
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Comebacks may be ruined by new generation
By Ben Horne, 8 Apr 2011 The challenge ahead of Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim and Libby Trickett to make the Olympic swim team just got a whole lot tougher, according to Australian great Dawn Fraser.
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Olympic bosses welcome Ian Thorpe’s return
By Adrian Warren, 20 Feb 2011
Australia’s Olympic team chiefs have hailed the return to swimming of Ian Thorpe and his drive to qualify for Olympic selection.
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The Olympics are addictive and our Aussies are addicts
By Steve Larkin, 17 Feb 2011 The lure of London isn’t money. It’s addiction; getting one more hit of the greatest fix sport offers – the Olympic high.
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Ian Thorpe has ended months of speculation by announcing his return to swimming today, just in time for the 2012 London Olympics. It’s a much-needed boost for Australian swimming, which has been on a steady decline since Thorpe’s retirement four years ago.
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Trickett endures tough return to pool
By Adrian Warren, 31 Jan 2011 Triple Olympic champion Libby Trickett said her legs felt like lead as she took her first tentative and torturous steps back to international competition in the Summer Swim series at North Sydney Pool.
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Aussies swimming into deep end of the medals
By Daniel Dufty, 7 Oct 2010 Australia’s comeback kid, Geoff Huegill, is leading the way in the pool, and he is just one of many who have defied the odds for our proud nation.
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FINA can’t take my history, says Trickett
By Todd Balym, 15 Dec 2009 Libby Trickett’s name is all but erased from the world record books, but even in retirement she will be the one to catch in 2010.
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Sports stars start too young, retire too early
By Adrian Musolino, 11 Sep 2009
Libby Trickett is considering retirement at the age of 24. Casey Stoner has taken a leave of absence due to extreme fatigue at the age of 23. What’s happening to our star athletes?
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Bronze final day as Aussies give up No.2 ranking
By Todd Balym, 3 Aug 2009 Australia lost its status as the second best swimming nation in the world, falling to fourth on the medal table after winning four bronze medals on the final day of the FINA world championships.
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Swim suit situation needs urgent fixing
By Tom Wald, 29 Dec 2008 Eamon Sullivan’s long-time coach says swimming must roll back the clock on suit technology but admits such a move could put world records out of reach for more than a decade.
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Hackett leaves men without golden glow
By Tom Wald, 1 Nov 2008 Grant Hackett’s departure this week has thrown up a chilling statistic for the Australian swim team. For the first time since 1980 the nation doesn’t have a male Olympic swimming gold medallist at its disposal.
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