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Tag: Kenrick Monk

  • Thorpe 1:49.16 and 5th in the Australian Trials 200 free prelims

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    Olympic superstar Ian Thorpe has made a great start in his campaign to qualify for the Olympics, clocking 1:49.16 behind Ryan Napoleon in 1.48.27, Kyle Richardson in 1:48.57, Kenrick Monk in 1:48.72, Cameron McEvoy in 1:48.89 and with David McKeon also clocking 1:49.16. Semis are in a few hours, then the final tomorrow.

  • Kenrick Monk won’t face charges over invented hit-and-run incident

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    Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk has escaped a possible three-year jail term after lying about being victim of a hit and run incident, but has frontline police officers furious, as for instance Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers: “Swimming Australia now being caught red-handed being complicit in orchestrating Mr Monk out of being charged by police…

  • The ‘dictatorial’ nature of swimming is to blame for Monk’s lie ?

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    Wow, swimming commentator and retired Australian Olympic swimmer Nicole Livingstone blames the “dictatorial” nature of our sport for the elaborate lie that Kenrick Monk came up with on Wednesday, saying he was a victim of a hit-an-run accident when all that happened was that he broke his arm from falling of a skateboard. “Having been…

  • Police Union furious with Kenrick Monk

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    Australian swimming star Kenrick Monk has wasted police time by lying about the incident that caused his broken elbow, the Queensland Police Union says. Union presiden Ian Leavers goes as far as saying that Monk’s lies has caused immense damage to himself, his family, friends and the sport of swimming. “The public rightly expect that…

  • Kenrick Monk changes story, wasn’t run down but fell off skateboard

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    Shock – after originally claiming that he was the victim of a possible intentional hit-an-run accident while riding a bicycle yesterday, Kenrick Monk now admits to have made up the story, lied to the police and the public, and that actually he just fell of his skateboard. “I think the car just sounded a bit…

  • Kenrick Monk ‘lucky to be alive’ after hit-and-run accident

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    The immediate future of Olympic swimmer Kenrick Monk is in jeopardy after the Brisbane-based star was knocked unconscious in a hit-and-run-accident while riding his push bike to training yesterday afternoon. X-rays have revealed two broken bones in his elbow and he will visit a specialist today to confirm the extent of his injuries. This only…