Sprint News 5/29/12: Huge NCAA Qualifying Changes Loom; Oceania Games Begin
And Chad le Clos is among the first swimmers headed to the Continent ahead of the Olympics.
Medal Hopefuls in Moscow and Mission
Garrett Reports on this past week of racing around the world, and he’ll bring it to you like he’s running down the French on the anchor leg of the 4×100 Free Relay… in world record time. (Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie)
South African Momentum Halted on Final Day
The times in the last session of the meet was slow overall, though Karin Prinsloo finally sealed up her Olympic spot. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Schoeman, Le Clos and Townsend post Olympic Q-Times
The second-to-last day of the 2012 South African Olympic Swimming Trials handed out some more potential Olympic “short-list” spots, but…
Disappointment Reigns in 100 Free Final in SA
What it seemed should bang, ended up a fizzle. Louw won, but not much more excitement than that. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Le Clos In, Rousseau Confused on Day 4 in SA
Sebastien Rousseau will again have to await the whims of Swimming South Africa to find his Olympic status. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Le Clos could swim 8 events in London!
Garrett tells you everything you need to know about Russian and South African trials, and he does it faster than the winning 200 free time from either meet.
Townsend Tops 200 Free on Day 3 at SSA Trials
Townsend won the 200 free, but a totally indeterminant number of Olympic bids were given out.
VD Burgh Cracks a Minute in Breast at SSA Trials
And Darian Townsend is among a big group chasing Chad le Clos in the 200 free semis. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
In Briefs: Zandberg Done for South Africa?
Is former backstroking World Champion Gerhard Zandberg retiring?
South Africa Pledges an Additional $4.4 Million to Olympic Athletes
South Africa government has pledged $4.4 million out of the country’s lottery fund to support South African Athletes in their…
Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10
We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…
Thorpe Fails to Final in Two Tries on Day 1 in Beijing
The next evolution of the Ian Thorpe comeback, as he swam a freestyle race for the first time since retiring…
Thorpe, Trickett Returns Highlight Singapore WC Start Lists
FINA has released the start lists for the first meet of the Asian World Cup leg, that will start tomorrow in…
Moscow World Cup Preview: Phelps, Franklin, Schmitt Join the Fun (LIVE VIDEO LINK)
Thus far at the 2011 edition of the FINA/Arena World Cup, the Americans have been buoyed by participants few-and-far betwen….
