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  FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2008 BELO HORIZONTE DURBAN SYDNEY SINGAPORE MOSCOW STOCKHOLM BERLIN 10th ­ 12th October Event 18 11 OCT 2008 ­ 18:00 Men's 1500m Freestyle 1500m Nage Libre Hommes Timed Final Classement direct RESULTS Résultats WR Record 14:10.10 Splits 53.60 4:40.13 8:28.45 12:17.11 1:49.96 5:37.00 9:25.73 13:14.02 2:46.46 6:34.11 10:22.90 3:43.19 7:31.36 11:20.05 Name HACKETT Grant NOC Code AUS Location Perth (AUS) Date 7 AUG 2001 WC 14:29.51 HACKETT Grant AUS Sydney (AUS) 17 JAN 2000 Heat 1 of 2 Rank 1 Lane 5 50m (3) 29.08 450m (2) 4:40.28 31.33 850m (2) 8:49.07 30.98… more »

I was in a cafe right below my hostel about a block and a half from Tiananmen Square watching a 27 inch fuzzy television with a grab bag of international viewers. Where were you for the conclusion of the greatest Olympic performance in history? 17 races, 8 days, 7 world records, 8 olympic records, 8 Gold Medals, 1 blue print that Bob Bowman worked to perfection. Bowman learned how to develop the elite Olympian as a young assistant under Paul Bergan during the Tracy Caulkins era. It's a game plan that has been in the works for well over a decade.… more »

50 meters away from the French following through on their trash talk. 25 meters away from Phelps falling short of eight golds. 10 meters of the best relay finish ever. 4 seconds under the World Record. Phelps AR (47.51), Webber-Gale (47.02), Jones (47.65), LEZAK (46.06)! What a cherry on top of the greatest swimming session in history. 4 world records. Women's 100 Back, Kirsty Coventry (58.77). Men's 100 Breast, Kosuke Kitajima (58.91). Men's 100 Free, Eamon Sullivan (47.24 Relay lead-off). Men's 4x100 Free Relay (4:08.24). Don't ever tell me swimming is boring. For full results (click here)     more »

Compare what Jeff and Chris predict here. More info about the battle here. To read the reasoning/rationale behind these posts check out their blogs. Jeff Grace            Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Chris Desantis   Day 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Event nameChris DesantisJeff Grace Score Men's 400 IM   1) Phelps2) Lochte3) Cseh   1) Phelps2) Cseh3) Lochte    Men's 400 Free   1) Park2) Hackett3) Zhang    1) Park2) PVK3) Hackett   Women's 400 IM   1) Hoff2) Coventry3) Beisel    1) Hoff2) Coventry3)… more »

July 9, 2008Havertown rapper Skip-Dawg has just unveiled the official anthem (and music video) for U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record holder, Brendan Hansen, as excitement builds for the fast approaching 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.  The music video is on YouTube and the song “We Will Rise” is available on iTunes. Skip-Dawg penned “We Will Rise” as a tribute to his former teammate and longtime friend, Brendan Hansen, and has dedicated the song “to Brendan and to all the fans who love, support, and cheer him on in his quest for gold in the 100M Breastroke and 4x100… more »

Georgia Press Release: Former Lady Bulldog Kara Lynn Joyce has been named to the U.S. Olympic team after USA Swimming announced Monday that Dara Torres will not swim the 100m individual event in Beijing. Kara Lynn finished seventh in the 100m free with a 55.02, posting her fastest time of the meet (54.66) in the prelims. So, she's made a quick turn-around in her travel arrangements to join the U.S. training camp in Palo Alto, Calif. "Kara Lynn is very excited despite the logistics, and she's thrilled to be on the team," said Jack Bauerle, head coach of the U.S. women's squad.… more »

Women's 50 Free For the second morning in a row the American Record fell in the 50 free.Tuscon Ford's Lara Jackson riped a 24.50 to become the fastest American woman ever. Qualifying 2nd was breaststroker... I mean freestyler Jessica Hardy. After qualifying for the 4x100 Free Relay last night, Jessica swam a 24.63. Also dropping under the 25 second mark was Dara Torres (24.72). Men's 1500 Cruising to a 14:50.24 makes one think Erik Vendt's a threat for some records tomorrow night. Erik hung around 29 high per 50 the entire swim. Chad La Tourette qualified 2nd with a 15:02.78,… more »

Men's 50 Free Gary Hall Jr swam his fastest 50 freestyle since he set the American record in 2000. He is seeded third. Cullen Jones swam like a man who already had a spot on the team in tow and looks to be the class of the field after his 21.58. Women's 800 Freestyle: Remember when Kate Zeigler was America's next distance star? A wrench in her ascendance came when Katie Hoff decided to compete in this event. Still, the big stars have looked vulnerable while this trials meet starts to take a bit of a spooky feel. Do not… more »

Women's 100 free: Downstairs the rabid media waited. Then they waited some more. Then the word came- "Dara will be out in thirty minutes". Torres was one of the biggest stories coming into the meet but all the attention so far has been on the world record performances by younger stars. Today she posted the third fastest time and seems poised to make the team amid a slew of mediocre swims. Only Natalie Coughlin seemed ready to make a statement in the event with her 53.69 while others, many of whom are competing in their third or fourth event, paced… more »

Men's 100 free This event maybe more than other just has too many good swimmers in it. Ricky Berens, fresh off his third place finish in the 200 last night and toting a 48.0 relay split from last summer, finished in 17th. Adam Ritter, 19th, will also be watching the semi-finals tonight. The crowd was mostly composed through the first heats as swimmers struggled to go under 50. Then Jason Lezak cruised to a 48.15 to break his own American record. Before he could recover his breath, Garret Weber-Gale had further lowered the record to 47.78. Both felt as if… more »

Women's 200 Free:In 2004, 1:59 put you on the Olympic 4x200 relay. In 2008 you needed a 1:59 to qualify in the top 16. The morning swims today were for the most part fairly uneventful as the majority of the top competitors swam measured races. Expect more action from the swimmers who are not Katie Hoff or Allison Schmitt as they fight for a spot in the finals and the subsequent 75% chance to make the team. Men's 200 FlyPhelps, as expected, swam an effortless 1:55. In an event where only the number two spot is up for grabs, both… more »

Women's 100 Back: The tone of preliminary swims at this meet had been for the most part fairly dreary. That all changed when Hayley McGregory clocked 59.15 in the penultimate heat this morning to break Natalie Coughlin's world record. Watching from the stands, I could see Natalie's entire demeanor change. Only Natalie and Teri McKeever probably know what her original race plan was, but I'm guessing that at that moment Natalie decided that Hayley's reign would be short lived. McGregory strode off the deck like a conquering champion, waving at the crowd. Meanwhile, Natalie hopped in with a look of… more »

Just a few bullet thoughts about this morning's preliminary session in Omaha Men's 400 IM The favorites, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, looked like they were taking a bath coming home in their respective swims. Robert Margalis had a strong swim at 4:15 but doesn't look as if he will threaten the leaders. The biggest surprise was Pat Mellors, a year removed from his strong 4:12 swim that led him to take a year off from school to train specifically for this meet. Pat ended up with a time of 4:24. Women's 100 Fly Looking at the psyche sheet, the… more »

The Psych Sheet for the 2008 US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Nebraska 061708usotpsych - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: 061708usotpsych USA Swimming-Nat. Meets Hy-Tek's MEET MANAGER 3:13 PM 6/26/2008 Page 1 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming - 6/29/2008 to 7/6/2008 Psych Sheet 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 Rathgeber, Geoff Murry, Steven Tyler, Alex Koerten, Brett Bollier, Bobby Criste, John Peterson, Chip Hamilton, Neal Vogt, Ian Wollner, Samuel Smalley, Maverick Kline, Peter Houser, Matt Haley, Alec 22 21 19 22 18 19 20 22 18 22… more »

WORLD AND NATIONAL MASTERS SWIMMING RECORDS FALL AT THE 2008 INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPSSix World, 16 National and 130 IGLA Swimming Records Set WASHINGTON, DC, Thursday, June 26, 2008 – An astounding 152 swimming records were broken during the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships (IGLA) in the greater Washington, DC area from June 19th – 22nd. Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen and former Olympian Glenn Mills turned in particularly impressive races, breaking six International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) masters world records. This year’s IGLA Championships set more United States Master Swimming (USMS) and FINA world records than in any previous IGLA Championship.In the… more »

Olympic swimmer Katie Hoff will join the Loyola College coaching staff, head coach Brian Loeffler announced today. Hoff will both attend classes and serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the swimming and diving program beginning this fall. "I am thrilled to have Katie join my staff in the fall,” says Coach Loeffler. “She has a wealth of swimming experience that we will draw from to make our team that much better." Hoff comes to Loyola with a highly impressive resume as an Olympian and World Record holder. Only 19 years of age, Hoff will vie for her second Olympic… more »