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Thursday's Swim Report: The Whole Swim Worlds Loves Spinning, Or At Least One Olympic Swimmer

Lane 1 - Bloomberg posts "Ironman Making Changes to Swimming Portion of Races After Deaths.  Events in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Lake Placid, New York; and Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, will no longer feature a mass swim start format, eliminating a long-standing Ironman tradition."

Lane 2 - TMJ4 posts via youtube "Five-Time Olympian Dara Torres Launch New Headphones for Women.    Milwaukee-based Koss Corporation has partnered with five-time Olympian and 12-time medalist Dara Torres to announce its new Koss Fit Series Headphones, a headphone product designed for women by women. These fitness-focused headphones come in two styles -- Koss Fit Clips and Koss Fit Buds, and are available in five colors. They are 33 percent smaller than the average earbud, providing better comfort for music lovers. They are sweat resistant to ensure longevity with strong sound quality."

Lane 3 - Charlotte Observer posts "Olympian swimmers in city.  Most of the biggest names in American swimming will return to Charlotte for the UltraSwim meet at Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center beginning Thursday, but there will be a couple of significant absences, too."

Lane 4 - The Australian posts "London fallout: relay coach John Fowlie shifted.  THE man who oversaw the troubled Olympic campaign of the Australian men's 4x100m freestyle relay team, Australian Institute of Sport coach John Fowlie, has been replaced as the relay team prepares to defend its world title in Barcelona in July."

Lane 5 - News Track India posts "Stephanie Rice accused of being in collusion with reality show judge.  Roxy Jacenko, who is a contestant on 'Celebrity Apprentice,' has publicly accused rival Stephanie Rice of having a "rendezvous" with one of the show's judges.  She went on to claim that Rice is very rude and annoying."

Lane 6 - Journal Sentinel posts "A spin class with veteran Olympic swimmer Dara Torres.  Five-time Olympic swimmer Dara Torres was in town Wednesday to promote new Koss earbuds for fitness-minded, active women. She joined a spin class at Elite Sports Club in Mequon."

Lane 7 - Press Democrat posts "Olympian embraces role as spokeswoman.  When someone wins an Olympic gold medal, or four of them in Dana Vollmer’s case, it is nearly impossible to find a conversational subject that could compete with the honor, the prestige, the glory and the fame of being the best athlete in the world in a particular event."

Lane 8 - fibre2fashion posts " Speedo launches new ‘LZR Racer Elite 2’ swim suit.  We’ve taken the winning elements of the LZR Racer Elite and have built upon them to create a new addition to the Fastskin racing family: the Fastskin LZR Racer Elite 2 – our most technologically advanced LZR Racer suit yet.  Still offering the powerful full body compression that’s familiar to top athletes, we’ve significantly improved the durability of the water repellent LZR Pulse+ Fabric by a whopping 40%.  Fully bonded, the ultrasonically welded seams deliver a 6% reduction in skin friction drag. Meanwhile, new suit detailing (reflective logo and Speedo branded seam tape) and brand new contrasting colour panels (in a choice of four colour combos) make it a stand-out choice for style as well as performance."

Thursday's Swim Report: "I have 2 hours of swim practice of just swimming"

Lane 1 - USA Today posts (w/video) "Watch: Ryan Lochte works as hard as he plays.  It may seem like Ryan Lochte's life isn't exactly all work and no play (or no Jeah!). But truth is, he didn't win five Olympic medals last summer based on his pick-up lines. The guy can swim."

Lane 2 - British Swimming posts via youtube "Buy your tickets for the British Gas Swimming Championships 2013.  Tickets are available now for the British Gas Swimming Championships 2013 at Ponds Forge, Sheffield."

Lane 3 - West Australia Today posts "Hackett still setting the gold standard via coach's tales. Grant Hackett might be long gone from the competitive pool, having retired in 2008 after narrowly failing to become the first male swimmer to win three Olympic golds in the same event.  But the 1500 metres freestyle champion's former coach Denis Cotterell has ensured Hackett's legacy is not forgotten by his present crop of swimmers, who are regaled with comparisons to the pool legend to keep them sharp."

Lane 4 - News.com posts "Australian swimming team for world championships set to be smallest since Atlanta Olympic Games.  AUSTRALIAN swimmers have busted the Olympic hangover myth but the national team is still set to be the smallest since the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. As it stands only 33 swimmers appear to have guaranteed spots on the Australian team bound for Barcelona, with four selection races remaining.  The London team had 46 swimmers, while the only time in the past decade Australia has named a team fewer than 40 was the 2005 world titles when a team of 38 travelled to Montreal."

Lane 5 - Metro Weekly posts via youtube "2013 Swimsuit Issue - Behind the Scenes."

Lane 6 - fibre2fashion posts "Speedo launches new line of stylish Watershorts.  As Speedo celebrates its 85th anniversary, the world’s leading swimwear brand has launched its latest collection of stylish Watershorts, featuring designs which draw inspiration from a proud history which has seen Speedo become a mainstay on beaches around the world since 1928."

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Wednesday Swim Report: Jeah Falls Flat In The United States of Swimming

Lane 1 - About.com Atlanta posts "Swim Like An Olympian!.  The Fitter & Faster Swim Tour is coming to Atlanta this June, giving swimmers the chance in interact and learn from swimmers that competed for the United States in the Olympics! Four-time medalist Kara Lynn Joyce and world-record holder Nick Brunelli will be on hand in Atlanta to interact with and coach swimmers."

Lane 2 - The Hollywood Reporter posts "Ryan Lochte Premiere Sinks on E!, 'Mad Men' Tumble Continues.  What Would Ryan Lochte Do? As it so happens, not many people cared enough to find out. The E! reality series scored a paltry 807,000 viewers during its first outing at 10 p.m. Sunday, according to Nielsen."  E! scrambling to rearrange the deck chairs posts a new promo via youtube "Ryan Lochte Takes D.C. By Storm.  Ryan is taking his "lochteisms" to Washington! See him and his mom enjoy Capitol Hill on a brand new episode, Sunday at 10|9c."

Lane 3 - Crave posts "London Olympic Scandal Deepens For Australian Swim Team.  The AOC is hunting down evidence Stilnox was still in use on the way home from London.   The controversy surrounding the Australian swim team is set to get a whole lot worse as the Australian Olympic Committee searches for the alleged video evidence featuring footage of additional banned drug use.  A video taken from a hand-held device supposedly shows members of the swim team using the banned drug Stilnox on the flight home from London."

Lane 4 - Northern Star posts "Michael Klim to race in triathlon.   OLYMPIC gold medallist Michael Klim will compete in the Byron Bay Triathlon next month.  Klim, 35, has been entered in a team relay section and will be the star attraction at the 18th annual event."

Lane 5 - The West posts "I almost quit swimming: Alicia Coutts.  Australia's most successful swimmer at the London Olympics, Alicia Coutts, almost quit the sport in the wake of the turbulent Games.  "I honestly came back from London and I did go through a bit of a patch where I was like 'I don't know if I want to swim any more'," she told reporters in Adelaide on Wednesday."

Lane 6 - The Telegraph posts "Emily Seebohm bans social media to avoid past mistakes.  SOCIAL media and using her mobile phone for anything other than music have been banned for backstroker Emily Seebohm as she looks to avoid her past Olympic mistakes."

Lane 7 - Gazettes posts "Grand Prix: Jessica Hardy Loved Racing Experience.  Long Beach native Jessica Hardy crossed off a major bucket list item last week, when she competed in the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race at the Grand Prix. The Olympic swimmer gave local fans something to root for, as well, and also provided one of the highlights of the relatively smooth race when she spun out on Shoreline and went into the wall."

Lane 8 - Fort Mills Times posts "SPEEDO USA Partners with Leading Dance-Fitness Brand Zumba on Exclusive New Swimwear Collection.  “Aqua Zumba by Speedo” Collection to Hit the North American Market in Early 2014;New Range Designed to Support and Enhance the “Aqua Zumba” Class Experience.  SPEEDO USA, a division of PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), and Zumba Fitness, the largest dance-fitness company in the world with a following of millions, today announced a new, multi-year agreement that will see SPEEDO USA serve as the “Exclusive Swimwear Licensee of Zumba Fitness” and launch the Aqua Zumba by Speedo Collection in North America."

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