Tag: Forbes Carlile
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Australia’s oldest Olympian, former athlete and coach Forbes Carlile, dies at the age of 95
Australia’s oldest Olympian, Forbes Carlile, has died at the age of 95. Carlile represented Australia in modern pentathlon at the 1952 Helsinki Games, coming 25th. He was best-known as a pioneering swimming coach, having first coached Australia at the 1948 Games in London. A number of top Australian swimmers emerged under his tutelage, including three-times…
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In at the deep end – Carlile and Curry comment on the pressures faced by elite athletes
See 7 News Consider the falls from grace of swimming stars Ian Thorpe, Scott Miller, Geoff Huegill and now Grant Hackett. Thorpe is in rehab for depression, after reportedly taking antidepressants and painkillers. Atlanta silver and bronze medallist Scott Mille has outlined his addictions to ecstacy, cocaine and crystal meth. While Geoff Huegill contemplated suicide…
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Swimming the American Way – Forbes Carlile
A gem here on Google Video, almost 40 minutes of historical US swimming video footage, as seen through Australian eyes. “Swimming the American Wayâ€, a film by Forbes and Ursula Carlile, from when they in 1965 toured North America and visited legendary Doc Counsilman at the Indiana University.
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90-year-old coaching legend Forbes Carlile still going strong
A Channel Nine portrait of Australian coaching legend Forbes Carlile, who just recently turned 90, and though still walks the deck on occasions at Carlisle Swimming. Nice historical videos in this video.
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An Open Letter From Forbes Carlile
Carlile urges us all, swimming federations and individuals, to make our voices heard, if we believe, as he, that the intrusion of the Speedo LZR and similar Hi Tech swimwears is harming our sport. Below is enclosed the open letter from Forbes Carlile, as shown here on SwimNews.
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New Speedo LZR Suit In Troubled Water
Coaching guru Forbes Carlile has sent an open letter stating that his sport is being prostituted by new suit technology. Italy head coach Alberto Castagnetti describes the LZR as ‘technological doping’, and FINA president Mustapha Larfaoui is open to review the suit rules. Craig Lord at SwimNews.com wants FINA to bar bodysuits at all junior…