Author: rokur
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Michael Jamieson looks back on his Olympic silver
Olympic silver medallist swimmer Michael Jamieson is convinced he has what it takes to become a record breaker.The Scot claimed a shock second place in the 200m breaststroke in London, only missing out on gold thanks to a world-record swim by Hungarian Daniel Gyurta. Read the Daily Record
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“Ryan Lochte is Terrible At Interviews” goes viral
Doub, I threw this video in the garbage bin back then because it was, well, garbage. But now with almost 2 million views since August 1st, I guess it’s news, via Yahoo! Sports
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Prestigious academic journal apologizes to Ye Shiwen for controversial article
No, settle down, it wasn’t John Leonard / ASCA, but the (for some of us) lesser Nature, hit hard for attacking Ye Shiwen in the article “Why great Olympic feats raise suspicions“, to the point where their comment system broke down. Having had to change their subtitle because (and I quote) “the original version of…
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Stephanie Rice reveals she used a stripper pole to stay in shape for London
Get that image out of your head, please! Source: ComplexSports
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Crazy people try out ‘the Michael Phelps diet’
Didn’t he say that it was bogus ? Anyways … here we go, via NewTimes “Champion eater” Furious Pete FHM SNL (featuring Phelps himself)
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Michael Phelps wants to dive with Great White Sharks
And he wants to take now former rival Chad Le Clos with him, read Bleacher Report. “I’ve always wanted to dive with great whites,” Phelps told NBC’s Bob Costas in an interview about his post-Olympic plans. “Sharks are one of my favorite animals in the world!,” he added, which would probably not come as a…
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Ian Thorpe on Australia’s Games struggle
Swimming legend Ian Thorpe says Australia’s lackluster London Games performance is due to decreased spending on sport.
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No no no, London 2012 drops the US flag during medal ceremony
First the total and utter blunder of mixing up North and South Korean flags, and now this Here is the other thing Via Mashable