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USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan
USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan
USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan
USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan
Stopkotte Reaches Settlement With USA-Swimming
Rice Loses Jaguar Sponsorship for Using Homophobic Slur, Reminds Us of Increased Exposure of Swimming
Rice Loses Jaguar Sponsorship for Using Homophobic Slur, Reminds Us of Increased Exposure of Swimming
Rice Loses Jaguar Sponsorship for Using Homophobic Slur, Reminds Us of Increased Exposure of Swimming
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USOC Makes Right Decision in Rejecting USA Swimming Athlete Partnership Plan
Posted on September 9, 2010 | 4 CommentsAccording to SwimmingWorld.com, the United States Olympic Committee has rejected USA-Swimmings new Athlete Partnership plan which, among other things, would double the stipend to post-graduate and professional National Team members from $21,000 to $42,000 a year. The USOC balked at USA-Swimming’s failure to include any... -
Wheat, Former Indiana HS Coach, Gets 10 Years in Sexual Misconduct Trial
Posted on September 8, 2010 | No CommentsIn the latest bad news in what has become a tumultuous few weeks for swimming in North East Indianapolis, Chris Wheat was sentenced today to 10 years in prison. Wheat is a former assistant coach at North Lawrence High School. In May, Wheat plead guilty... -
2010-2011 NCAA Season Outlook: No. 10 Virginia Men Put Hopes on Senior Freestylers
Posted on September 7, 2010 | No CommentsOver the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans everywhere ramp up for another exciting NCAA Season, we will be running a team-by-team preview of the upcoming NCAA season. Starting with the no.12 teams... -
Rice Loses Jaguar Sponsorship for Using Homophobic Slur, Reminds Us of Increased Exposure of Swimming
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsIn the most public reminder to date that top swimmers are becoming more mainstream, and thus can less afford to hide behind the anonymity afforded by the public indifference, a homophobic slur used by Australian superstar Stephanie Rice on her Twitter feed has cost her a... -
Which Was the Greatest US Men’s Olympic Team Ever?
Posted on September 7, 2010 | No CommentsThe swimming community has been abuzz over the last week with the debate over who, behind Michael Phelps, is the second-greatest all-around swimmer of all time. When you look down the list of candidates, something jumps out at you: Many of these swimmers swam on... -
USA Swimming Announces Time Cuts for 2012 Olympic Trials
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 1 CommentUSA Swimming has announced the time standards for the 2012 US Olympic Trials. The qualifying period for the trials will be from October 1st, 2009 onward. This is the date that polyurethane suits were banned in the United States, putting all swimmers on an even... -
FINA Doping Rules Might Delay Trickett’s Return Until After World Championships
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsLibby Trickett’s announcement yesterday that she would be returning from a brief, 7 month retirement, was a huge lift for the Australian swimming community that was very disappointed by Australia’s results at the Pan-Pac games. At only 25, Trickett should have no problem getting back into... -
2010-2011 College Preview: No. 11 Texas Women Look To Rebound from Disappointing NCAA Championship Meet
Posted on September 1, 2010 | No CommentsOver the next few weeks, as the Long Course season closes out, new freshman are arriving on campus, and fans everywhere ramp up for another exciting NCAA Season, we will be running a team-by-team preview of the upcoming NCAA season. Starting with the no.12 teams... -
Libby Trickett (Lenton) Returns from Retirement, Aims for 2012
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 1 CommentAustralian superstar Libby Trickett, who swam under the name Libby Lenton prior to her marriage in 2007, has officially announced that she is coming out of retirement. This is a move that Trickett has been considering since Swimming Australia announced that Leigh Nugent had been promoted... -
Swimming World: Stopkotte’s Comments Contradict Indiana Swimming Statement
Posted on August 31, 2010 | No CommentsSwimming World Magazine has received a text copy of the speech that embattled coach Ken Stopkotte gave to his team upon his resignation from the F.A.S.T. swim team. Although the official Indiana Swimming Statement release gave Stopkotte the appearance of accepting full blame and responsibility...
