Posts Tagged "swimming"

Swim team wounds all but healed: Missile

By , 17 May 2013
 

Bonding sessions may have been the last thing James Magnussen wanted to do in the wake of the Stilnox scandal.

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Swimming for Rio – redemption is ours?

By , 6 May 2013
 

From a public’s perception, I’m not totally sure the planets have fully realigned and swimming is once again the sugar and spice poster child of Australian sport, but after last week’s national titles in Adelaide, new stars have emerged and old ones are a bit more humble.

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Leaner meaner Aussie swim team; boss

By , 4 May 2013
 

The tough love required after the London Olympics has honed Australia into a leaner, meaner swimming outfit for July’s world titles in Barcelona, new team boss Michael Scott believes.

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Magnussen claims 50m free gold

By , 3 May 2013
 

Old habits die hard for James Magnussen. The man who has turned over a new leaf since the 4x100m relay team London Olympic debacle looked like “The Missile” of old after gunning down the 50m freestyle finals field at the national titles in Adelaide on Thursday night.

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Campbell claims national 100m gold

By , 2 May 2013
 

Success for Cate Campbell at July’s world titles is hard to predict according to her coach Simon Cusack, despite her scorching national swimming championship form in Adelaide. Then again, it is understandable why Cusack is not one for bold calls. Campbell, 20, fired a warning shot to Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo ahead of the world [...]

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Magnussen claims 100m freestyle gold

By , 1 May 2013
 

World champion James Magnussen has claimed the 100m freestyle final at the national championships in Adelaide on Tuesday night.

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Magnussen fastest in 100m swim semis

By , 30 Apr 2013
 

World champion James Magnussen topped the timesheets in the 100m freestyle semi-finals at the national swimming championships in Adelaide on Monday night.

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New swimming coaches treading hot water

By , 28 Apr 2013
 

The choice of Michael Bohl (women’s team) and Rohan Taylor (men’s team) to replace Leigh Nugent as head coaches of the Australian swim team will appease some and horrify others.

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Swim scandals out of proportion: Magnussen

By , 26 Apr 2013
 

James Magnussen says Australia’s swimming scandals have been blown out of proportion, but promises to change his brazen ways and become a humble champion.

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Meet the new James Magnussen

By , 26 Apr 2013
 

Meet the new James Magnussen. He’s humble. He’s taller. He’s contrite. He’s leaner. And he’s keen to win your respect.

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I almost quit swimming: Coutts

By , 25 Apr 2013
 

Australia’s most successful swimmer at the London Olympics, Alicia Coutts, almost quit the sport in the wake of the turbulent Games.

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Swimming, athletics handed funding cuts

By , 23 Apr 2013
 

Australia’s traditional powerhouse Olympic sport of swimming has been hit with a half-million-dollar funding cut in the wake of a poor London Games campaign.

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Anxious wait still for swim stars: coach

By , 20 Apr 2013
 

A stressful countdown to next week’s world titles trials awaits some of the nation’s sprint elite despite Swimming Australia (SA) concluding their “Stilnox six” inquiry, a leading coach says.

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Grow up and just swim, Perkins says

By , 5 Apr 2013
 

Australia’s male swimmers must focus on their sport and not being “celebrity show ponies”.

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Give our swimmers a break, Kieren

By , 5 Apr 2013
 

OK, Kieren Perkins, I get it. I see where you’re coming from when you call for Australian swimmers to focus on their sport rather than being “celebrity show ponies”. I do.

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Swim relay team still welcome: Schlanger

By , 22 Mar 2013
 

An olive branch has been extended to the troublesome national 4x100m men’s relay team squad by 2012 Olympic gold medallist Melanie Schlanger in the fallout over their London Games hijinks.

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AOC swimming in hypocrisy

By , 20 Mar 2013
 

A gold medal for the men’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay team in London would have spared us from the current round of chest-beating and finger pointing surrounding their performance.

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Swimming stinks – let’s move on

By , 4 Mar 2013
 

I have no axe to grind against swimming. I spent my youth head-down, tail-up in a succession of pools following the black line all the way to the Olympics. And I liked it.

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Dawn of justice reawakens Stillnox saga

By , 1 Mar 2013
 

Having just been named Australia’s greatest ever sportswoman, Dawn Fraser was entitled to just a little grandstanding yesterday.

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Fraser named greatest female athlete

By , 28 Feb 2013
 

Swimming legend Dawn Fraser has been voted Australia’s greatest ever female athlete at an awards ceremony in Canberra.

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