Tag: Hayden Stoeckel
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Hayden Stoeckel swimming ‘blind’ in championships
Read The Telegraph South Aussie backstroker Hayden Stoeckel says he is “going in blind” for this weekend’s national championships at the SA Aquatic Centre after only ending his post-Olympics slumber 10 weeks ago. Having “let his hair down” for six months after the London games, Stoeckel knows he faces an uphill battle to defend his…
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Ian Thorpe 50.53 and 21st in the 100 free prelims, out of the Olympics
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,…