Tag: Australian Trials 2012

Nick D’Arcy qualifies for Olympics on 4th day of Australian Trials

Mar 18, 2012

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Midway through the Australian Olympic Trials, Stephanie Rice qualified for a second Olympic event with a win in the women’s 200 IM, 2:09.28 ahead of also qualifying Alicia Coutts in 2:09.83. In the men’s 200 butterfly, Nick D’Arcy qualified in 1:54.71, bettering Michael Phelps’ world’s best time this year of 1:55.32, with Christopher Wright also…
Magnussen targets the 100 free world record at the Australian trials

Mar 18, 2012

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James Magnussen is hoping he can threaten Cesar Cielo’s 100 meter freestyle world record of 46.91 in Monday night’s Australian Olympics trials final, after cruising through the semi-finals in 47.93. This despite of struggling with illness. Read for instance ninemsn and The Sydney Morning Herald. “Taper seems to get me every year and I’m feeling…
Ian Thorpe 50.53 and 21st in the 100 free prelims, out of the Olympics

Mar 18, 2012

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After a disappointing swim in the mens 100 freestyle preliminaries at the Australian Olympic Trials, it is now official that Ian Thorpe will not get to compete at the London Olympics. On a more positive note, Leisel Jones qualified with a time of 1:07.64 in the 100 breaststroke, yesterday evening, behind Leiston Pickett in 1:06.88,…
Thorpe crushed and speechless

Mar 17, 2012

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Ian Thorpe says he is crushed after he missed out on the 200m freestyle final at the Olympic trials in Adelaide.
Kylie Palmer sets Australian record on 2nd night of Australian Trials

Mar 16, 2012

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Kylie Palmer managed an impressive 4:03.40 win and Australian national record in the women’s 400 freestyle at the Austrial Olympic Trials today, qualifying for the Olympics along with Bronte Barratt in 4:05.74. In the 100 butterfly, Alicia Coutts and Jessicah Schipper qualiftied in 57.59 and 57.88 respectively, and in the men’s 100 breaststroke, Christian Sprenger…
Ian Thorpe 1:49.91 and 12th in the Australian Trials 200 freestyle semi

Mar 16, 2012

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Breaking news from Australian Swim Team on Facebook: “Australia’s greatest Olympian, Ian Thorpe, has clocked the 12th fastest time from the 200m freestyle semi-finals, he’ll miss the final tomorrow night but has the 100m freestyle to come…” The splits tell their telling tale 24.77 – 27.42 – 28.54 – 29.18 = 1:49.91 Courier Mail has…
Thorpe 1:49.16 and 5th in the Australian Trials 200 free prelims

Mar 16, 2012

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Olympic superstar Ian Thorpe has made a great start in his campaign to qualify for the Olympics, clocking 1:49.16 behind Ryan Napoleon in 1.48.27, Kyle Richardson in 1:48.57, Kenrick Monk in 1:48.72, Cameron McEvoy in 1:48.89 and with David McKeon also clocking 1:49.16. Semis are in a few hours, then the final tomorrow.
Fraser-Holmes and Napoleon unfazed by Thorpe

Mar 15, 2012

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With the big moment of truth coming up, the Australian Men’s 200 freestyle prelims Friday morning, semis in the evening and then finals Saturday night, it is time for a bit of polite and respectful trash talk, from two who’ve already qualified :-) And the 20-year-old Fraser-Holmes said he would treat 29-year-old Thorpe as simply…
Stephanie Rice chilling in an ice bath

Mar 15, 2012

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Comment “Ice bath pain 11 degrees“, sure hope those are Celcius and not Fahrenheit! :-)