Tag: Brenton Rickard
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Brenton Rickard on the Beauty of Breaststroke | Inside With Brett Hawke
Breaststroke is a different animal. All shapes and sizes. All sorts of techniques. Always evolving.
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Give swimmers more post-career support, urges Brenton Rickard
Read The Sydney Morning Herald Two-time Olympic Games medallist Brenton Rickard has implored officials to build a post-career support network for Australia’s swimmers to help them transition to life out of the pool. Rickard is helping Swimming Australia create a new program to prepare athletes for retirement as three of the sport’s golden boys –…
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Brenton Rickard’s mother threatened by Swimming Australia
The mother of an Australian Olympian is being threatened with legal action by Swimming Australia after lobbying too hard for swimmers with disabilities. Also, Melanie Schlanger’s parents are angered that they are not sure whether they will get to see their daughter swim in the finals, having applied for ticket in the public ballot but…
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James “The Missile” Magnussen rockets to a 47.10 in the 100 free
On the 5th day of Australian Trials, James Magnussen scorched the men’s 100 meter freestyle final with a 47.10, obviously qualifying for the Olympics ahead of also qualifying James Roberts in 47.63, with Matt Targett (48.32), Eamon Sullivan (48.53), Cameron McEvoy (48.58) and Tommaso D’Orsogna (48.64) also qualifying for the London 4×100 relay. Magnussen’s time…