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Thursday's Swim Report - Speedo Up, Swim Up and Dive In

Lane 1 - The Futon Critic posts "Michael Phelps Tests His Game and Faces Surprise "Gold Medal Showdown" on Season Finale of Golf Channel's "The Haney Project," Monday, April 29.  Bruce Jenner, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Eruzione and Seth Westcott will also appear in said finale."

Lane 2 - PR Newsire posts "History Is Made: American Honey® Hosts First-ever Times Square Kickball Game With Gold Medal Swimmer Ryan Lochte And Pro Football Star Donovan McNabb.  Celebrity Kickball Game Celebrates Launch of American Honey's Bar-sity Athletics Social Sports Program; Charity Donation Made to Boston-area Red Cross."

Lane 3 -  BG Swimming posts via youtube "Michael Jamieson: "Sign Up to SwimBritain".  Fancy having Olympic silver medalist, Michael Jamieson, on your SwimBritain team? Sign-up today at www.swimbritain.co.uk"

Lane 4 - Windy City Times posts "Smelts mark 25 years in the pool.  Paul Mittleman has been swimming for the predominantly gay Chicago Smelts for 24 of the team's 25 years—longer than some of his teammates have even been alive.   "Swimming is still fun and still a great workout. Plus, I have made lots of friends and gotten to know quite a number of people through the Smelts."  The Smelts this year feature 133 members on the co-ed club, with 64 percent male swimmers."

Lane 5 - Outsports posts "Gay High School Swim Captain Makes A Splash Standing Up For Rights."

Lane 6 - The Age posts (w/video) "Celebrity Splash is almost here...Which brings us to Celebrity Splash, which premieres on Channel Seven this week.  It's no secret the main reason most of the audience will be tuning in is to see belly flops and Speedo wedgies, but there is potential for something to go seriously wrong.  In the US where the series is on air at present, three contestants have been injured (a ruptured eardrum, bruised ribs and bruised kidneys) but are still diving."

Lane 7 - Redstone Rocket posts "Olympic gold medalist encourages swimming lessons.  Cullen Jones nearly drowned as a child but grew up to become one of the world’s fastest swimmers.  The U.S. Olympic gold medalist visited Huntsville on Thursday to springboard the community swimming lessons at Alabama A&M University’s Wellness Center.  “It’s a lifesaving skill,” Jones, 29, said."

Lane 8 - The Sydney Morning Herald posts "Sprenger calls on Hackett.  London Olympic silver medallist Christian Sprenger has called for former champion Grant Hackett to return to the Australian swim team as a mentor, to help fill the leadership gap and develop a new team captain.  The Australian team has not had a captain since Hackett retired in 2008 and Sprenger, now one of the veterans of the team, said he did not believe there was anyone currently capable of stepping up to the role."

Got Medals? Donate unneeded ribbons or medals!

This was in my mailbox from SPMA US Masters and I thinks it's a great idea for folks like me with a box full of medals and ribbons just collecting dust...

Attention all SPMS members: Do you have any unneeded ribbons or medals at home?  Would you like to donate them and let them find a new home?

I would like to collect old ribbons and medals to donate to charity, and I am looking for any other teachers, counselors, or coaches who may want to use these donated ribbons and medals.

If you would like to donate your ribbons and medals, please bring them to your next swim meet as I will keep a box to collect them.

Also please contact SPMS Registrar Dan Wegner, registrar@spma.net, if you have any additional ideas as to where we can donate the ribbons and medals.

If you are not going to a swim meet in the next 6 weeks.  You can ship your ribbons and medals to the SPMS Office.  SPMS Registrar Dan Wegner / 3773 Price Ridge Ct / Las Vegas, NV 89147

Thank you

Trisha Commons

SPMS Swim Meet Coordinator

Saturday's Swim Report: I Swim Cuz' All The Ladies Watch Me When I Get Out Of The Pool

Lane 1 - Mercury News posts (photo gallery) "Former Olympian Brian Job Homeless in Palo Alto.  A portrait of former Olympic swimmer and Bronze-medalist Brian Job who is homeless in Palo Alto, California. Once a successful tech entrepreneur Job developed bipolar disorder, fell prey to addiction and began living on the streets of Palo Alto."

Lane 2 - iOl Sport posts "Olympian Le Clos celebrates 21st.  A diamond and gold ring and a book about his life marked Olympic swimmer Chad Le Clos' 21st birthday on Friday, Beeld reported on Saturday.  The ring, valued at R50 000, with the Olympic rings set in it in gold, was a gift from his parents as he celebrated in Umhlanga."

Lane 3 - The Bleacher Report posts "20 Pictures of Super-Intense Athlete Parents.  It was a family affair for U.S. swimmer Matt Grevers after taking home his gold medal in last year's Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke.  Parents Ed and Anja look cool as a cucumber, knowing it was in the bag, right?"

Lane 4 - WFMY2 posts (w/video) "Synchronized Swimming National Championships Underway.  The Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC) is hosting the National Synchronized Swimming Championships beginning Wednesday, adding to the already impressive list of events that the Aquatic Center has hosted."

Lane 5 - Boston.com posts "Different sport for Summer Sanders, but same drive.  When so many other runners in Monday’s Boston Marathon arrive at Heartbreak Hill, they’ll wonder if their bodies will be strong enough to respond to such a physical challenge.  When Summer Sanders gets there, she’ll already know the answer. She has pushed her body to its physical limit, dozens upon hundreds upon thousands of times. What’s one more?"

Lane 6 - Vancouver Sun Online posts via youtube "Senior Swimmers.  Meet Terry, Jack, Larry and Bob, swimmers aged from 78 to 89 years that competed in the 200-metre freestyle relay at the Provincial Master's Swim Meet, taking place this weekend at the Kinsmen Sports Centre in Edmonton. Video by Rick MacWilliam, edmontonjournal.com"

Lane 7 - Vancouver Sun Online posts via youtube "Swimmer trains for World Masters event.  Dr. Craig Pearce, 58, discusses his training for the World Masters Swimming Championships in Riccione, Italy, while training at the St. Denis Centre, Saturday, Feb. 4."

Lane 8 - San Antonio Business Journal posts "San Antonio among three finalists to host U.S. Olympic swimming trials.  Greensboro, N.C., is no longer in the race the land the 2015 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for swimming.  That leaves only three remaining candidates: San Antonio; St. Louis; and Omaha, Neb."

Sunday's Swim Report: The Crown Jewels Of The Pool

Lane 1 - The Ledger posts "Teacher Takes to the Water.  For some, swimming a few laps in a 50-meter, Olympic-sized swimming pool is challenge enough. Lisa Hertz has a goal for this weekend's Swim Miami marathon, and it's a little more ambitious than the average swimmer's few laps. She's got about 200 laps in mind."

Lane 2 - Athena Water posts via youtube "Amanda Beard Reveals Gender of Baby #2! Olympic Swimmer and Athena® Warrior Amanda Beard will welcome her second child into the world in 2013! In this video, she teams up with her son Blaise to reveal the gender of baby #2."

Lane 3 - The Province posts "Olympic medallist Ryan Cochrane beats big challenge at Swimming Canada’s world championship trials.  Two-time Olympic medallist Ryan Cochrane, from Victoria, had the fastest time in the world this year — and he needed every second — to win an exciting men’s 1,500-metre freestyle to conclude Swimming Canada’s world championships trials on Saturday.  Five more swimmers added their names to Canada’s roster for the FINA world championships to bring the total to 34. The worlds are July 19 to Aug. 4 in Barcelona, Spain."

Lane 4 - The Winston-Salem Chronicle posts "Olympic champion Jones to speak at A&T.  Cullen Jones, a U.S. competitive swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, will be  the  keynote speaker for North Carolina A&T State University Student Honors Day Convocation.  The convocation, which is free and open to the public, will be held Wednesday, April 10 from 10 a.m. – noon in Harrison Auditorium."

Lane 5 - AZ Central posts "‘Crown jewel’ of swimming is coming to Mesa.  When Mesa and Mesa Public Schools invested more than $16 million into upgrading Kino Aquatics Center and building Skyline Aquatics Center, the payoff always was intended to include major swim competitions.  U.S. Masters National Championships came first to Kino in May 2011 followed by U.S. Synchronized Swimming Nationals last spring.  Those meets paved the way for USA Swimming to bring its Grand Prix series back to Arizona for the first time since 1996 and ’97, awarding four meets to Skyline that will bring the sport’s biggest names here annually on the road to the 2016 Rio Olympics."

Lane 6 - The Canberra Times posts "Coutts considers different strokes.  Renovating houses on reality TV is one of Alicia Coutts' post-swimming career options. But before she trades in her swimsuit for a sledge hammer, Australia's most decorated swimmer at last year's Olympics wants to finish her glittering career in Canberra."

Lane 7 - Sunrise on 7 posts via youtube "Sunrise : Driver rescued from swimming pool.  Two neighbours have saved a woman from drowning after her car crashed into a backyard swimming pool. Rescuer Joe Colosimo recalls the events."

Lane 8 - Tuscon News Now posts "Senior swimmers make splash in their 90s.  One day, Fred Klein was at the gym and decided he didn't have enough to do on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So he jumped in the pool to try a new workout: swimming.  After just one lap, a woman on the SaddleBrooke Masters team approached the 96 year old, saying, "You need to be on the swim team."  Klein started swimming in 2006 and swims at least three times per week along with the rest of the SaddleBrooke Swim Club Masters team. The team has around 50 members."

Thursday's Swim Report: Get Out Of The Way Of The Jeah Tsunami!

Lane 1 - New Straits Times posts "Sun shining again after coaching clouds clear.  China's double Olympic gold medallist Sun Yang has mended fences with his coach and laid down a marker ahead of this year's World Championships by winning the 400m freestyle at the National Swimming Championships, local media reported."

Lane 2 - CNN posts via youtube "Ryan Lochte goes for reality TV gold.  Anderson Cooper has a preview of Ryan Lochte's upcoming E! reality TV show."

Lane 3 - NYDN posts "Lance Armstrong withdraws from Masters swim meet after objections raised.  Armstrong, the seven-time Tour de France champion who admitted to his doping past earlier this year, has also found himself unwelcome at triathlon and running events in the months since his suspension went into effect.   Armstrong pulled out after swimming officials notified his management team that international anti-doping rules prohibited Armstrong from participating in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships in Austin, Texas.  Rob Butcher, executive director of U.S. Masters Swimming, which oversees the event, said his group was a member of U.S. Aquatic Sports, which is recognized by the International Swimming Federation (known as FINA) – a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code. All signatories to the WADA code must recognize bans imposed by other signatories, like USADA."

Lane 4 - Daily Mail posts "She's a telly flop! Kendra Wilkinson is kicked off Splash after refusing to dive.  But Kendra Wilkinson was the true telly flop on Tuesday night's edition of Splash after she refused to dive.  The Playboy Playmate couldn't face leaping off the board with partner Rory Bushfield on the ABC show, a decision she said would haunt her for the rest of her life."  The Malibu Times posts "Greg Louganis takes the plunge on ‘Splash’.  Famed Malibu Olympian makes waves in reality TV."  ESPN posts "Brandi Chastain talks 'Splash,' staying fit.  Growing up in San Jose, Calif., you'd think that Brandi Chastain would have been really good at swimming.  But that wasn't the case."

Lane 5 - The Australian posts "Grow up and just swim: Olympic great Kieren Perkins.  AUSTRALIA'S male swimmers must focus on their sport and not being "celebrity show ponies".  That's the view of former champion Kieren Perkins in the wake of the damning Bluestone Review into Australia's Olympic swimming team."

Lane 6 - Yonhap News posts "Swimmer Park Tae-hwan feels his career is not finished.  At the ripe age of 23, South Korean swimming star Park Tae-hwan has already heard the whispers that his career may be done. Park has won two world titles, four Olympic medals and 14 Asian Games medals, and doubters have said that he can't possibly do much more down the road."

Lane 7 - DNA posts "Meet Linden Wolbert, the swimmer who's become 'real-life mermaid'.  The Los Angeles model, who was already a keen free diver- able to descend to 115ft, has claimed that things have become smooth since donning the tail.  Swimmer Linden Wolbert has become a fulltime professional mermaid after shelling out 10,000 pounds to make a functional 6ft tail."

Lane 8 - KTLA news posts (w/video) "Missing Olympic Diving Champion Sammy Lee Found Safe.  Two-time Olympic gold medalist Samuel “Sammy” Lee was found safe on Tuesday after a daylong search.  Sheriff’s deputies located Lee in Pico Rivera just after 9 p.m. Tuesday.  The 92-year-old, who suffers from dementia and heart problems, had been missing since Monday."