Category: History
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Controversial swimmer Nick D’Arcy announces his retirement
Read The Australian Controversial Olympic swimmer Nick DÂ’Arcy has retired from the sport. D’Arcy, 26, has slipped out of competitive swimming, quietly announcing his intentions to pursue his medical career. “It’s been an honour and a privilege to represent my country over the past eight years,†D’Arcy wrote on social network site, Facebook, tonight. Post…
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Gerhard Zandberg confirms retirement following Swimming South Africa controversy
Read for instance EyeWitnessNews, mysport24 and sport24 Former World Swimming Champion Gerhard Zandberg has confirmed that he has retired from the sport, following the Swimming South Africa controversy after him ‘breaking team rules’ at the Barcelona 2013 World Championships. Zandberg had asked to swap rooms to avoid catching a cold that his roommate Cameron van…
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Michael Phelps: ‘I’m retired’ and love it
Read Sports World News While many around the U.S. hold out hope that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will return for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, Phelps has warmed up to retirement life and has no regrets about walking away from the pool following the 2012 London Olympics. Phelps told WCHS News’ Bill Green at…
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Anthony Ervin Speaks at 2013 ASCA World Clinic
Anthony Ervin participated in a Q&A at the 2013 American Swim Coaches Association’s world clinic, talking about training and life lessons learned in the past 10 years.
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Britta Steffen retires
Read Deutsche Welle (in English) Germany’s Olympic double gold swimmer Britta Steffen has decided to end her competitive career. Her retirement follows disappointments for Germany at the London Olympics and the world championships in Barcelona. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons and adifansnet
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Estonian swimmer Triin Aljand retires
Read Estonian Public Broadcasting Triin Aljand, named Estonia’s sportswoman of the year for both 2011 and 2012, has announced that she is quitting professional swimming. “The decision did not come easily. Considering that in the last few years I have had very many injuries, I arrived at an understanding that my body can no longer…
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Adolph Kiefer – Inventing Molded Swim Goggle Gaskets
1936 Olympic Gold Medalist Backstroker Adolph Kiefer describes inventing the molded swim goggle gasket.
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Widow Of Columbus Man Says He Completed Cuba To Florida Swim First
Via the17thman “While the world celebrates marathon swimmer Diana Nyad’s historic swim from Cuba to Key West, Florida, a Central Ohio woman said her husband completed the same journey nearly 35 years ago. Faye Poenisch, widow of Walter Poenisch, said her husband completed the same swim at the age of 68. Walter Poenisch began marathon…