Tag: Beijing 2008
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D'Arcy's Career Over, Now AOC Bans Him From Beijing
The Australian Olympic Committee has decided to ban Nick D’Arcy from Beijing 2008, after an investigation following the 20-year-old’s nightclub altercation with former Commonwealth swimming champion Simon Cowley in Sydney last month. Coach Brian Stehr says that this probably has ended D’Arcy’s swimming career. Read more here on AidelaideNow.
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U.S. Head Coach Believes All Records Could Fall At Beijing Olympics
19 long-course and 11 short-course world records have now fallen since the launch of the Speedo LZR Racer swim suit in February, of which the LZR was worn in all but one long-course and 2 short-course events. In the remaining record breaking events, the swimmers wore other brands of high tech full-body swimsuits. According to…