Category: Gossip
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Stibergs arrival to Szczecin delayed because the pilots overslept
She did okay today, Norway’s Katharina Stiberg, first qualifying this morning for the 50 breaststroke Szczecin 2011 semi-final in 31.13, and then this afternoon for the final in 30.94, before ending up fourth in the final with a 30.80. But hey, when she was supposed to leave Evenes in Norway, yesterday morning, it turned out…
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Oussama Mellouli pops rib head, might pull out of Arab Games
Ouch, that sounds painful http://twitter.com/#!/OusMellouli/status/144152232986816513 He is still swimming, but suffering http://twitter.com/#!/OusMellouli/status/144288573229760512
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Nick D’Arcy files for bankruptcy
Ouch, Nick D’Arcy has reportedly now filed for bankruptcy, which means he’ll avoid having to pay the AUS $180.000 that he was ordered to pay Simon Cowley in damages for assaulting him. Cowley’s lawyer isn’t pleased: ‘It’s just a way of walking away from this whole mess and this debt and this judgment that he…
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Dana Vollmer ‘lives on pizza’
According to Universal Sports, U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer discovered this year that she is allergic to gluten and eggs, meaning no bread and no all-American breakfast. Recently she and her husband discovered a solution in the form of gluten- and egg-free pizza crust, that tastes like normal pizza, and that she therefore uses for pizza…
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Criticism over all-male UK Sports Personality of the Year shortlist
The BBC is receiving criticism now after announcing a Sports Personality of the Year shortlist that for the first time since 2006 doesn’t include a woman. World champion Rebecca Adlington for instance tweeted (after receiving a lot of tweets about the list missing women) that “Think there has been some great women in sport this…
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Federica Pellegrini ‘dumped’ by coach Bonifacenti
Warning, my Italian is really lousy (/non-existant), but according to Taiwan News, Federica Pellegrini has split from her coach Federico Bonifacenti, third coach since the death of her former trainer and mentor Alberto Castagnetti in October 2009, adding a quote from her website: “Unfortunately it is not easy to work with me”. Google Translate quotes…
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Kenrick Monk won’t face charges over invented hit-and-run incident
Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk has escaped a possible three-year jail term after lying about being victim of a hit and run incident, but has frontline police officers furious, as for instance Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers: “Swimming Australia now being caught red-handed being complicit in orchestrating Mr Monk out of being charged by police…
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Michael Klim postpones comeback after suffering neck strain
34-year-old Michael Klim was due to swim his first race in more than 4 1/2 years at a low-key Nunawading club meet at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre today, but decided to withdraw after advice from his physiotherapist a coach, because of a neck strain that he got from doing weights on a three-week…