January 2012
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Cabbage lasange! →
Keri-Anne Payne’s 2012 victory meal!
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British Trials - Day 1 & 2 Preview
So British Trials are still over a month away but I am already pretty stoked about it! I’ll be there for three of the evening sessions but will be sure to report back in full here.
Let’s see what’s afoot on the first two days:
Saturday Women’s 400IM final: World championship silver medallist Hannah ‘worst passport photo ever’ Miley is the obvious favourite...
Early doors results look promising
Plenty of the Team GB kids have been out and about this weekend for a bit of early-season racing. The times will obviously be relatively slow as everyone’s in heavy training, but let’s see how they all stack up:
Women’s 200m/100m fly
Jess Dickons won the Victorian State champs ahead of Ellen Gandy, with Jess on 2:07.68 and Ellen on 2:11.39. Over in Austin, Jemma Lowe swam...
December 2011
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November 2011
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I heart Eurosport.fr
I also heart Google Translate. From this article about Laure Manaudou’s poor showing at the Minnesota GP:
“If [Manaudou] came out frustrated her weekend, her US coach, Brett Hawke, however, sees some positive elements. ’ We’re not there to make time. We trained very hard for a month and the legs of my swimmers have died. They complain, but it makes me happy ‘, said...
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WatchAmazing video of Spanish diver Jose Marillo training in the old Barcelona Olympic pool.
I remember watching the diving in 1992 on telly and being gobsmacked that people were doing HANDSTANDS IN THE SKY.
October 2011
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Watchswimthefly:
Can Ian Thorpe beat Geoff Huegill?
If his 100 fly is as smart as his salmon pink jumper then Skippy will have no problems. The interview up there is well worth a watch - dude is so lovable and chipper! I was smiling all the way through. Skippy is definitely my favourite Aussie swimmer.
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Professional Duel Meet 1: The Start of Something... →
swimthefly:
For years, the swimming collective has clamored, banging pots and pans, for a professional swim league. Jealous of our “mainstream sports” cohorts, with their fantasy leagues, message boards, and extensive media coverage, many swim fans around the nation (and world) have requested for some sort of professional league to be organized within the swimming community. So we could draft...
September 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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European Juniors
Are streaming here daily at 4pm GMT. Bonus incomprehensible Serbian commentary included.
Two medals for Team GB today: bronze (and a PB) for Rachael Williamson in the 800m free and gold for Siobhan-Marie O’Connor in an ‘eventful’ 400m IM - which she had to swim TWICE after they stopped the first attempt during the breaststroke leg due to problems with the timing. That would be...
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"I never have nightmares about the Olympics. My... →
Fran Halsall always gives terrific interviews and this one is no different! Also, her cat eats bees.
June 2011
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World Championships 2011, Predictions #2: MEN
50m free: Cielo, Bousquet, Nystrand
100m free: Magnussen, di Carli, Lobintsev
200m free: Agnel*, Park, Yang, Phelps
400m free: Park, Yang, Biedermann
800m free: Yang, Pizzetti, Mellouli
1500m free: Yang, Cochrane, Mellouli
50m fly: Huegill, Schoeman, Cavic
100m fly: Cavic, Starke, Phelps
200m fly: Phelps, Cseh, Matsuda
50m back: Tancock, Lacourt, Bal
100m back: Lacourt, Irie, Meeuw
200m...
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World Championships 2011, Predictions #1: WOMEN
My tip for Gold medals in bold, other medals in no particular order.
50m free: Kromowidjojo, Halsall, Veldhuis
100m free: Halsall, Kromowidjojo, Coughlin
200m free: Palmer, Barratt, Pellegrini
400m free: Adlington, Pellegrini, Carlin
800m free: Adlington, Friis, Carlin
1500m free: Friis, Gorman, Xuanxu
50m fly: Alshammar/Sjostrom, Vollmer, Dekker
100m fly: Coutts, Gandy, Lowe
200m fly:...
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Medley Mentalism
If there’s one certainty in the world of top-level swimming, it’s that 400m IM swimmers are absolutely batshit insane. They also seem to take a punt on pretty much any other event going - or do they?
Because I have no life, I’ve decided to find out - using SCIENCE (i.e. sifting through the world rankings). Here’s a quick run down of the current top 5 female 400 IM...
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Amazing swims so far at ASA Nationals:
- 53.61*, Fran Halsall, 100m free (world #1)
- 27.96, Georgia Davies, 50m back (world #3)
- 59.86, Lizzie Simmonds, 100m back (world #5)
- 57.43, Jemma Lowe**, 100m fly (world #4)
- 57.44, Fran Halsall, 100m fly (world #5)
- 1.57.20, Chris Walker-Hebborn, 200m back (world #6***)
- 52.13, Antony James, 100m fly (world #7)
- 1.47.46, Robbie Renwick, 200m free (world #10)
- 3.48.60, Robbie...
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"People don't really know much about swimming. The... →
Good Guardian interview with Becky Adlington!
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Janet Evans is back (and not just for Masters!) →
“Going into this, I know there’s always going to be people who doubt what you do. Always.”
The way she remembers it, no one thought she could beat the East Germans, either.
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"Natalie Coughlin has medaled in all 11 events... →
Dude.
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A day in the life of Hannah Miley →
Hannah has steak for dinner!
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May 2011
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"Most of the time it is an accident – nine times... →
“‘But I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t ever hit anybody, because I’m pretty sure I have, but I couldn’t tell you who or when, or how or why.”
Keri-Anne Payne reminds us how hardcore she is in the Metro!