Tag: James Magnussen
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Magnussen targets the 100 free world record at the Australian trials
James Magnussen is hoping he can threaten Cesar Cielo’s 100 meter freestyle world record of 46.91 in Monday night’s Australian Olympics trials final, after cruising through the semi-finals in 47.93. This despite of struggling with illness. Read for instance ninemsn and The Sydney Morning Herald. “Taper seems to get me every year and I’m feeling…
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Magnussen aims for around 47.2 in the 100 freestyle at Australian Trials
It is hard to imagine the fastest swimmer in the world ever flying under the radar, but world 100 meter freestyle champion James Magnussen believes the hype surrounding Ian Thorpe’s comeback will allow him to thrive at the Australian Olympic trials in Adelaide starting Thursday. While aiming for a time better than the 47.49 from…
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Magnussen targets 3 medals in London, skips high-carb food
According to The Daily Telegraph, James Magnussen is predicting not only gold-medal success for himself in the 100 meter freestyle, but also for Australia in the men’s 4×100 relay, and then a medal in the medley relay as icing on the cake. To realize this, he has restructured his diet and increased his weight-training, gained…
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James Magnussen hot favorite to win the London Olympics 100 freestyle
Last weekend in Adelaide, Magnussen produced a 100 meter freestyle time of 48.05 that would have see him win gold at every Olympics except the last (super-suited) one. While in heavy training. This makes him such a sure win at the London 2012 Olympics, that TAB Sportsbet has him installed as a $1.65 favorite to…
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Shock, European coaches busted for spying on Magnussen
Australian media is alive with the news that James Magnussen’s coach Brant Best recently caught two men secretly timing and recording details of their training session, taking split times and everything (!). “There have been people sitting in the grandstands. A couple came in the other week and were looking and timing.” Oh the horror,…
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Magnussen skips World Cup to keep rivals guessing
World 100-meter freestyle champion James Magnussen launched his Olympic campaign with a victory in the men’s 15-years-and-over race at a humble meet in Sydney yesterday, and revealed that he’s skipping the World Cup meets because he wants to keep his rivals guessing. Read Port Lincoln Times. ”The best thing for me at the moment is…
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Aussies testing the new altitude swimming pool canopy
James Magnussen and Geoff Huegill swimming in a tent, via hollandswimming.nl.
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The Speedo Show – Eamon was awesome, and his fans enjoyed it :-)
A glimpse of the recent Speedo Fashion Show, part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival, featuring pro models and struggling sex symbol Eamon Sullivan. Eamon might have been the amateur here, but still it seems like he was better at really connecting with the audience (see 0:16 and 1:33 :-)
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NSWIS launches a world first altitude training pool cover
The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Altitude Technology Solutions (ATS) today launched a revolutionary new altitude training system at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. The new system, a pool-based training system, is a canopy which covers two, 25 metre lanes of a swimming pool. The design includes a hypoxic system that generates an…