This is so depressing - I hope this situation is sorted out quickly in that they are either both exonerated or if caught abusing given a chance to go to rehab. This guy was my favorite story in 2010 and I still find him quite an inspirational swimmer. This was a lousy way to greet my early evening. From the Guardian : Olympic swimmer Geoff Huegill and his wife, Sara Hills, will appear in court after...
Sue Austin, after losing her ability to walk, decided to make her wheelchair into something more! With careful planning and engineering (like something Batman Batgirl would do) she turned her wheelchair into a vehicle that "flies" though the water with transparent wings and propeller jets giving her absolute freedom to participate in scuba diving adventures. ...
The Princess of Monaco and also a South African Olympian in the backstroke and visited southern California this past weekend. I don't know what business she was here for but I am thrilled that she took some time out to teach kids how to swim. From the Orange County Register : On the bus ride over, six-year-old Noah Hernandez didn’t know what to expect. Tyler Copeland, 15, who has been teaching...
I am a watch freak and I am slowly building up quite a collection. Recently I was tickled to see a Mad Men episode on AMC where the hero (or anti-hero) Don Draper looks down at his watch and there it was in all it's glory an Omega Seamaster De Ville Automatic. My most favorite watch in my collection. (Swimmers are attracted to Omega for obvious reasons. Even Coughlin and Phelps wear a Omega and when...
If you haven't been following it, here are a few links that might help y'all out: Real Time Results Live Stream/Scoreboard (scroll down) Interviews ...
Twin Lakes YMCA needs a coach. Info here . Brush Creek MUD needs an aquatics coordinator. Info here . Alvin HS needs a coach. Contact Robert Wilcox at 281-245-3113 2014 Region VI-5A Results Crosby HS needs a coach. Contact Jeff Riordan at 281-328-9200 2014 District 21-4A Results 2014 Region VI-4A Results ...
Above is a song called " Everybody is Free to Wear Sunscreen " and the video above offers much better advice than the FDA ever could. Now, with that out of the way we swimmers, especially at swim meets, swim workouts, and long open water water swims, we have to keep current on sunscreen rules and the FDA says the following in this snippet From GMA : From GMA Network : The FDA also suggested...
Michael Phelps returned to the pool for the first time in two years at the Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Arizona, yesterday. While he led all competitors in the preliminary heats of the 100-meter butterfly, Ryan Lochte was able to edge the legendary swimmer in the finals. Michael tweeted that his time is right where he wants […] ...
Swimming World Magazine : "...More to come as we contact the various parties. As of right now, Phelps is currently warming up in the pool in an Arena short-legged brief..." "...Speedo has released the following statement regarding the end of the relationship: The celebrated relationship between Speedo, the world's leading swimwear brand, and Michael Phelps, which has spanned more than 12 years,...
Christopher Thomas Huott was arrested after being accused of molesting a swimmer back in the 1980s. From the T he Washington Post : "... A woman approached police last month alleging that Huott had “engaged her in sex acts on numerous occasions while she was a minor in his care,” according to a statement by Montgomery County police. The abuse started in the mid 1980s, when the victim was 7, and continued...
Water shoes are a great addition to your swim apparel, making it more comfortable to walk around without concern over having to take your regular shoes off to go in the water or determine how to dry them off later. These shoes are specifically designed for wear in the water, whether at the beach or […] ...
Three more high school head coaching jobs were posted on THSCA site today. Pine Tree HS : Contact Jody Berryhill at 903-295-5140 2014 District 15-4A Results 2014 Region IV-4A Results 2014 UIL 4A State Results ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Granbury HS : Contact Dwight Butler at 817-408-4080 2014 Region II-4A Results 2014...
(via Minnesota Prairie Roots ) Doubt it'll pass, but a bill in the Minnesota House would require all schools to offer swimming for grades K-12. Read more here . It's unclear how much implementing such a program would cost, but there's no doubt one of the biggest hurdles is shrinking school budgets. Lieder argues it's a priceless skill. "Its practical. It's something that every child and everyone...
Houston Racquet Club needs an assistant swim coach. Info here . New high school jobs listed on TISCA page: Westlake HS needs a head coach. Contact Melinda Contreras 2014 Region IV-5A Results 2014 UIL 5A State Results Clements HS needs a head coach. Contact Keith Knowles 2014 District 23-5A Results 2014 Region VI-5A Results 2014 UIL 5A State Results ...
Aquatics manager in Austin. Info here . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pool director in Houston. Info here . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marshall HS (Fort Bend ISD) needs assistant coach. Contact James Williams 2014 District 26-4A Results 2014 Region VII-4A Results...
A&M's Breeja Larson put on a clinic down in Brownsville last weekend. Story here . Breeja Larson said it didn’t take much convincing to get her to agree to come down to South Texas to help with a small clinic for young swimmers. The 22-year-old seemed right at home in the pool at the Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center where she helped swimmers of all ages and skill levels with their technique...
Turns out last week's big Title IX story (nine Pennsylvania schools, catch up here ) was just a trickle compared to the flood out in California. Read more here . The initial mass complaint against 121 public and private California colleges and universities of varying size and athletic competitiveness, filed with the U.S. Education Department Office for Civil Rights’ regional San Francisco...
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...will interest y'all...maybe not... Most of the talk surrounding the Mesa Grand Prix has been about that Michael guy. Some (at least at our house) has been about that Bobby kid. Now the focus is on Katie Hoff . More here . (via Baltimore Sun ) Through a text message, Hoff confirmed to SwimVortex that she’ll be contesting the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke...
2014 Mesa Grand Prix Psych Sheet Tentative Time Line ...