Tag: James Magnussen
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‘You never swim a perfect race’
With the conclusion of the swimming for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Cameron McEvoy and James Magnussen are already looking to improve their strokes for the Pan Pacific championships in mid-August. See brisbanetimes
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James Magnussen and Cameron McEvoy unlikely rivals in Glasgow
The battle between James Magnussen and Cameron McEvoy for Australia’s – and potentially the world’s – freestyle sprint crown is shaping as swimming’s newest rivalry but the friends are such unlikely combatants that neither really believe that rivalry is the correct description. Dual world champion Magnussen is an alpha-male personality, tall and solidly built and…
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Rocket science fan McEvoy stops Missile
Read and watch video here on 9MSN It wasn’t quite revenge of the nerds in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the national swimming titles in Brisbane. But academically gifted, socially awkward students across the country would have been forgiven for unleashing a rare triumphant air punch when 19-year-old physics fanatic Cameron McEvoy upset dual…
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Magnussen in zone for world record at Games trials
Read globalpost New coach Jacco Verhaeren says a world 100-metre freestyle record is possible for James Magnussen in this week’s Australian Commonwealth Games swimming trials in Brisbane. Brazilian Cesar Cielo holds the world record at 46.91 seconds from the 2009 Rome world championships, but Dutchman Verhaeren says Magnussen is at a “fantastic level” ahead of…
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James Magnussen, Cate Campbell and Emily Seebohm plan to set record straight at last
Read The Australian James Magnussen, Cate Campbell and Emily Seebohm are Australia’s “virtual world record holders’’. They are three fastest swimmers the world has seen, they just don’t have the official title to prove it. World 100m freestyle champions Magnussen and Campbell, and Brisbane backstroker Seebohm are the fastest swimmers ever in textile suits and…
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Aussie relay team free of stigma: Magnussen
Read brisbanetimes James Magnussen says Australia’s 4x100m men’s freestyle relay team needed an overhaul after the London Olympics, but believes the new-look line-up is capable of returning to a world-class standard. The controversial team were the face of Swimming Australia’s much-publicised review into a “toxic” culture in the squad during the 2012 Games.
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2014 Aussie Trials SwimFan Tip for Tuesday – Sydney
Featuring Jess Ashwood, Te Haumi Maxwell, Marieke D’Cruz, Andrew Abood, James Magnussen, Jayden Hadler, Daniel Tranter and Matt Abood.
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2014 Aussie Trials SwimFan Monday Memory – Sydney
Featuring James Magnussen, Daniel Tranter, Jayden Hadler, Jess Ashwood, Matt Abood, Andrew Abood, Te Haumi Maxwell, Marieke D’Cruz
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James Magnussen interview after the NSW States Men’s 100 Free
Courtesy of Swimming Australia, “James Magnussen wins in 47.75 ahead of Cameron McEvoy.” See also nsw.swimming.org.au