Aquatics
Hopes to be third time lucky for Leisel Jones
Leisel Jones from Australia is competing in her third Olympic Games in Beijing. At the Sydney 2000 Olympics she was just 14 years old when she won a silver medal in the breaststroke.
At Athens in 2004 she won a bronze medal in the 100 and silver in the 200, despite holding the world […]
Just after qualifying for the Beijing Olympics in the 10 km Open Water swim, Natalie du Toit won the 100 meter freestyle event at the Paralympic world cup.
The South African swimmer lost her leg in a motorcycle accident.
She wore one of the new LZR Racer swimsuits from Speedo.
“My suit is a bit big and I […]
Chinese divers win women’s 10-metre synchro
Chinese world champions Ruo Lin Chen and Xin Wang took out gold in the women’s 10-meter synchronized diving at the Canada Cup diving meet.
Melissa Wu and Briony Cole from Australia came second and Canadian pair Emilie Heymans and Marie-Eve Marleau came third.
“The competition was really fierce and everyone seemed at the top of their game […]
Hackett disqualified from 10 km swim
The 10 kilometer swim is being run for the first time at the Beijing Olympics. It is an event which Australian swimmer Grant Hackett looked to dominate but he finished a disappointing 15th, but was later disqualified. The top 10 finishers in the race win a spot at the event in the Beijing […]
South African amputee Natalie Du Toit qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the 10 km swim at the Open Water World Championships. It will be the first time the event is held at the Olympics.
Du Toit lost her left leg in a traffic accident in 2001. She finished fourth in the race.
“I have […]
The battle of the swimsuits
The swimming events at the Beijing Olympics could be a battle between the new high-tech swimsuits. TYR Sport has just released its Tracer Rise suit. Speedo released their LZR Racer swimsuit in February and has already been worn in several new world records.
Speedo claims a performance enhancement 2 percent. TYR, is claiming an […]
Manaudou pulls out of 200 meter freestyle event
Laure Manaudou from France has pulled out of the women’s 200 meters freestyle event of the Beijing Olympics after withdrawing from the event at her country’s national championships.
Manaudou burst into tears after suffering her first defeat since June 2004 in the 400 meters freestyle.
Camelia Potec of Romania won the race, with Coralie Balmy from […]
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- Nick D’Arcy booted from Australian swim team
- Synchronized swimming qualifiers - pictures
- Ryan Lochte celebrates fourth world record
- Hardy breaks women’s 50-meter breastsroke record
- More records broken in the pool at short course world championships
- Phelps comes an impressive second
- FINA rules LZR Racer suits are legal