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Rice Loses Jaguar Sponsorship for Using Homophobic Slur, Reminds Us of Increased Exposure of Swimming

Posted on September 7, 2010 | No Comments
In 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...
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Which Was the Greatest US Men’s Olympic Team Ever?

Posted on September 7, 2010 | No Comments
The 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...
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USA Swimming Announces Time Cuts for 2012 Olympic Trials

Posted on September 2, 2010 | 1 Comment
USA 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...
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FINA Doping Rules Might Delay Trickett’s Return Until After World Championships

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
Libby 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...
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2010-2011 College Preview: No. 11 Texas Women Look To Rebound from Disappointing NCAA Championship Meet

Posted on September 1, 2010 | No Comments
Over 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...
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Libby Trickett (Lenton) Returns from Retirement, Aims for 2012

Posted on September 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
Australian 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...
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Swimming World: Stopkotte’s Comments Contradict Indiana Swimming Statement

Posted on August 31, 2010 | No Comments
Swimming 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...
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Stopkotte Reaches Settlement With USA-Swimming

Posted on August 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
An arbitration hearing held yesterday to decide the fate of Ken Stopkotte was cancelled as the result of a settlement he reached with both USA-Swimming and Indiana Swimming. The accusation of Stopkotte falsifying times has been one of the hottest stories in swimming over the...
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Rice to Undergo Shoulder Surgery Today

Posted on August 31, 2010 | 1 Comment
Stephanie Rice, who announced during the Pan Pacific Championships that she was calling off the rest of her season to move up a planned shoulder surgery, will go under the knife today in Australia. In a press conference announcing the decision, Rice referred to the...
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New Poll: How Heinous is Falsifying Swimmers’ Times?

Posted on August 30, 2010 | 7 Comments
With the recent escalation of accusations against Ken Stopkotte, an Indiana swim coach who seems to have falsified swimmers’ times, it got me thinking: How wrong is making up times? It’s obviously not on the level of sexual abuse, but on the spectrum, how bad...
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