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Saturday's Swim Report - Setting Targets & Aiming For Gold

Lane 1 - Daily Telegraph posts "James Magnussen has Michael Phelps on his radar.  JAMES Magnussen can already see him: Michael Phelps, standing on the blocks next to him, both leading off for their respective nations in pursuit of 4x100m freestyle relay gold in London."

Lane 2 - The Canberra Times posts "Rocket seeking missile.  HIS SWIM times say it even if he's not prepared to yet – James 'The Rocket' Roberts is gunning for James 'The Missile' Magnussen in what shapes as an historic Australian medal shoot-out in the 100 metres freestyle at the London Olympics.  Having blown AIS coaches away with his raw power as an unheralded teenager, Roberts has slashed almost three seconds off his 100m time since coming to Canberra to train two years ago."

Lane 3 - M Go Blue posts "Five Questions: Mike Bottom.  Michigan men's swimming head coach Mike Bottom will accompany a large contingent of former and current Wolverines to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, scheduled for June 25-July 2 in Omaha, Neb. A veteran coach of international swimming, Bottom has coached at each of the last four Olympic Games, and from the 1996-2004 Olympiads, he guided his athletes to nine of the 18 medals awarded in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle events. In the 2012 London Games, Bottom will serve as the head coach of the Serbian Olympic team."

Lane 4 - Times Union posts "Ervin, swimming's mystery man, returns to the pool.  Anthony Ervin has never been one to swim with the flow.  A dozen years ago, while still just a teenager, he seemingly came out of nowhere to make the U.S. Olympic team, then topped that by winning gold and silver medals at the Sydney Games. He had the world in his grasp, a dashing young star who was more at home in the pool than he was on land.  At age 22, he walked away from the sport, dropping out of the limelight for eight long years to search for a deeper purpose to life. He sold his Olympic gold to aid victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, lost his silver medal during his various travels, and became a huge enigma to those who wondered how someone with so much talent, so much promise, could give it all up."

Lane 5 - Herald Sun posts "Curry speaks up for D'Arcy.  CONTROVERSIAL swimmer Nick D'Arcy has a supporter in Lisa Curry. Despite his much-talked-about assault of swimmer Simon Cowley and his bankruptcy declaration after being sued by the swimmer, Curry believes we all now should be getting behind D'Arcy leading into the London Olympics.  "Nick is a good kid and he always has been a good kid," she said.  "He's a guy who made a mistake and he had to pay for it.  "For some reason all the criticism is still going on and on and on, but I just think it should be left alone now.  "He's made a mistake and he's done his time."

Lane 6 - NBC Miami posts (w/video) "Ryan Lochte Says No Matter Who Wins In London, He'll Be Friends With Michael Phelps.  Ryan Lochte has changed his diet in the lead-up to the games.  Former Gator, Ryan Lochte may be one of this Summer Olympics' biggest stars…Lochte, who is half Cuban, swam in Phelps's shadow in Athens and Beijing but in 2012, he's primed for a breakout."

Lane 7 - Gay Games Blog posts "Video portrait of Gay Games Ambassador Bruce Hayes.  A video profile of Gay Games Ambassador Bruce Hayes, featuring friend of the Gay Games Jack Mackenroth"

Lane 8 - The Westside Gazette posts "ISHOF honors Swimmers of African decent.  In celebration of the accomplishments that swimmers of African descent have made in the sport and other water related activities, The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) chose several venues to celebrate these accomplishments during last week.  People of African decent have shown their athletic greatness in the world of sports, but there comes lately questions to their abilities to swim."

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Behind The Shoot: Ryan Lochte & Vogue

"In celebration of U.S. Vogue's Olympic-themed June cover, the magazine has released a behind-the-scenes video showing the elaborate sets that were used to make photographer Annie Leibovitz's vision come to life.

Swimmer Ryan Lochte is captured swimming on a sheet of plastic, while soccer star Hope Solo and tennis champion Serena Williams giggle as they stride down a Miami beach." - via dailymail

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Annie Leibovitz Takes on Ryan Lochte

source vogue

MSNBC posts "Olympic hopeful Ryan Lochte to Vogue: 'I'm a coach's nightmare'.  Swimmer Ryan Lochte has already brought home 6 Olympic medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), and is hoping to aim for even more in London. Don't worry, everyone — his dangerous extracurriculars won't get in the way: “I’m always bruising and scraping things playing basketball and skateboarding,” he told Vogue writer Robert Sullivan. “I’m pretty much a coach’s nightmare.”  Nicknamed “The Lochtenator,” he’s also a fashion industry darling and, according to Vogue, has collected sponsors that range from Speedo to Ralph Lauren “partly because of the number of events in which he is favored, partly because of a penchant for pairing swimsuits with gold bling.”

USA Swimming - Ryan Lochte pre-Charlotte Grand Prix

Ryan Lochte talks to the media before the Charlotte Grand Prix begins

Raising an Olympian - Ryan Lochte

As the Proud Sponsors of Mom, P&G presents this series about the Mom behind the Olympic athlete. Ryan Lochte's story brought to you by Gillette.

Friday's Swim Report - Fueled By Bronze, Stumped By The Brady Bunch.

Lane 1 - Daytona Beach News-Journal posts "Bronze wins reflection of Lochte's training cycle.  In the long run, winning just two bronze medals in late March at the Indianapolis Grand Prix might be viewed as savvy strategy by former Spruce Creek and University of Florida swimmer Ryan Lochte."  Also from Daytona Beach News-Journal "Swimmer Ryan Lochte getting ready for 3rd Olympics.  Ryan Lochte has met plenty of famous people during his international swimming career, but he is apparently clueless about Marcia Brady. And those other five kids, too.  When Lochte, U.S. Olympian and Spruce Creek High graduate, was recently taping his segment for "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," he was stumped by a question that most baby boomers can rattle off in an instant."

Lane 2 - WESH 2 posts (w/video) "Swimmer Seeks To Compete In 6th Olympics.  Dara Torres, 45, Trains For Olympic Trials.  here are just 85 days before the Opening Ceremony of the London Summer Olympics.  Veteran swimmer Dara Torres has competed in five Summer Olympics, and she's going for number six.  Torres, 45, is well aware many of her swimming competitors are half her age."  ESPN W posts "Torres continues quest for sixth Olympic berth.  Dara Torres once wrote a book called "Age Is Just a Number." Nowadays, though, the feel-good story of the 2008 Olympics admits to, well, feeling her age.  Torres won two silver medals as a 41-year-old mother and swimmer in Beijing, but she harbors no illusions about repeating the feat four years later."

Lane 3 - 9 MSN posts "Rice still nursing injured shoulder.  Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice admits her injured shoulder has yet to be really tested, but is confident she can nurse it back to full strength in time for the London Games."

Lane 4 - iol posts "Le Clos sets sights on Olympics.  ust a year out of his teens, there is still a lot of the world he wants to see and things he wants to do.  First, come July and August, he has the Olympic Games in London to keep uppermost in his mind, which means a big workload of training."

Lane 5 - Fox Sports posts (w/video) "Beard returns to her fifth Olympic Games.  Amy Van Dyken sat down with Amanda Beard on April 12 and Beard dished on her new book, "In the Water They Can`t See You Cry," and many other topics — including what happened to the bear that joined her on the medal stand at her first Olympics in 1996.  What surprised everyone the most about the 1996 women's Olympic swim team was that a virtual unknown 14-year-old would be one of the stars on that team."

Lane 6 - BBC has a slideshow "London 2012: History of Olympic timings.  Introduced at Melbourne 1956, the Swim Eight-O-Matic was the first semi-automatic timing device with a digital display. It allowed timekeepers to distinguish between two swimmers who finished at virtually the same time and was a small part of the 2,475 kg of timekeeping equipment that Omega packed into 42 boxes and shipped to Melbourne."

Lane 7 - Goldcoast posts "Grant Hackett divorce to cost millions.  The three-time Olympic gold medallist yesterday confirmed he had split with wife of five years Candice Alley, as reported in the Gold Coast Bulletin.  Recent alcohol-fuelled incidents from the Channel 9 sports presenter played a part in his marriage breakdown, with Hackett moving out of the couple's penthouse apartment in Freshwater Tower three weeks ago."

Lane 8 - The Leadership posts "Shark attack survivor sets swimming records.  Shark attack survivor, Achmat Hassiem competed in the SA Nedbank National Disabled Championships in KwaZulu-Natal, winning eight gold medals in the eight events he had entered and setting six new all African records. Then he took part in the South African National Open Swimming Championships, also held in KZN, and treated as trials for both the Paralympic and Olympic Games for South African athletes wanting to compete in London."

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "American Pride Week"

"Millionaire" celebrates all that makes America great! Monday-Friday, April 30-May 4, and Monday, May 7, 2012, members of the U.S. military, firefighters and teachers play for one million dollars! And medal-winning U.S. Olympic athletes try to win big for charity! Don't miss these special shows with host Meredith Vieira.

Saturday's Swim Report - Jumping Into The Fashion Pool

Lane 1 - KSDK posts (w/video) "Michael Phelps back in shape in time for 2012 London OIympics.  He's already won more individual Olympic gold medals than anyone in history, but swimming super star Michael Phelps isn't satisfied.  NewsChannel 5's Casey Nolen recently sat down with Phelps, as he looks to London, trying to capture what he says he couldn't in his last Olympics."

Lane 2 - Herald Sun posts "BRASH Brazilian Cesar Cielo has turned up the heat on swimming's most outspoken rivalry by sending a pointed message to Australia's Olympic gold medal favourite James "Missile" Magnussen.  The reigning Olympic 50m freestyle champion and current 100m world record holder used the Brazilian Olympic trials in Rio de Janeiro to post a scorching 50m time of 21.38 seconds, the second fastest time ever in a textile suit."

Lane 3 - The Telegraph posts "THE LOOK OF LOCHTE.  Ralph Lauren has wholeheartedly embraced London 2012. Once again it is the official outfitter for the US Olympic and Paralympic teams and is working with a roster of Olympic hopefuls as brand ambassadors, including the swimming sensation Ryan Lochte (pictured, wearing the Flags Polo Mesh in white, £115). It has also produced a fashion line that is inspired by the 1948 Games in London. This features a mix of vintage motifs and reproduction pieces including fleece warm-ups, a cricket collar shirt and sweatshirts. Shown here is the Rustic Utility Jersey by Polo Ralph Lauren, £125".

Lane 4 - The Daily Sentinel posts "USA Swimming Consultant reminds local swimmers healthy the lifestyle way to go.  Scottsboro athletes reminded of the importance of caring for themselves in and out of the water."

Lane 5 - Washington Post has "Former UCLA swimming coach Ron Ballatore dies at 71.  Ron Ballatore, who guided UCLA to the 1982 men’s NCAA swimming championship and coached at five Olympics, has died. He was 71.  The school said he died Friday at a hospital in Gainesville, Fla., following a long battle with bone cancer.  Ballatore served on the coaching staff at five Olympics, including with the U.S. team in 1988 and ‘84, Israel in 1976, Ecuador in 1972 and Peru in 1968.  During his 16 years at UCLA, the men’s team had a 109-51 dual meet record and Ballatore was Pac-10 coach of the year three times."

Lane 6 - The OC Register posts "Local surfwear firm dresses Olympics water polo team.  A local surfwear company with roots in Huntington Beach has scored a coup by winning designation as official clothing supplier for the US water polo team soon heading for the 2012 Olympics.  Katin USA started making surf trunks in Huntington Beach in 1954. It has evolved into a complete line of lifestyle clothing including khaki shorts, button-down shirts, T-shirts, compression tops and hats.  This year, Katin USA has outfitted 22 players on the US team, even though only 14 will go to the Olympics in London July 27 to Aug. 12.  "We gave them our catalog and they picked what they wanted," Beu said. "It's definitely a sponsorship. The return to Katin USA is the marketing aspect."  It's rare for small company to win the designation as official outfitter for an Olympics team. Ralph Lauren is supplying the outfits for national teams during the opening ceremonies. All medal winners must wear Nike on the awards stand, Beu said. (photo:  U.S. water polo team members show off some of the Katin USA clothes they selected. Members are, from left, Shea Buckner, Chay Lapin, Janson Wigo and Andy Stevens.)"

Lane 7 - KPRC posts "Swimmer's ear common in What's Going Around.  As the temperatures steadily rise, more kids are going swimming, which can lead to a painful and common medical condition."

Lane 8 - PR Week posts "Senior Olympics Documentary to Make Sacramento Premiere.  he feature documentary Age of Champions will make its Sacramento premiere Monday, May 21st at the Crest Theater, with a special appearance director Christopher Rufo and producer Keith Ochwat."