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Friday's Swim Report: Swimming Towards Los Angeles and 2024?

Lane 1 - The Hollywood Reporter posts "Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson to Host ABC's 'Splash'.   The celebrity diving series, which premieres March 19, will include the actor and former "Dancing With the Stars" competitor and the ESPN personality."

Lane 2 - Arena posts via youtube "Alain Bernard et sa nouvelle vie - Arena Swim Academy.  Alain Bernard se prête au jeu des questions-réponses à propos de sa nouvelle vie d'ancien athlète de haut niveau ! (Alain Bernard is ready to play and answer questions about his new life as a former elite athlete!")

Lane 3 - The Sydney Morning Herald posts "AOC appoint barrister to swim probe.  The Australian Olympic Committee has appointed leading Sydney barrister Bret Walker SC to head its investigation into drug use and bullying by swimmers at the London Games.  The AOC on Friday said Walker would immediately begin investigating the use of Stilnox by members of the men's freestyle relay team as well as other misbehavior."  The Herald Sun posts "Moment of truth looms for disgraced relay team.  AUSTRALIA'S shamed relay swim team are set to learn their fate in meetings next week with swimming's Integrity Panel and an investigator from the Australian Olympic Committee."

Lane 4 - Gawker posts "Booting a Bookworm Off the Treadmill.  Is your gym an Olympic Training Center? Are you a professional runner who is unable to train because some retired swimmer from the 1952 Helsinki Olympics is hogging the only treadmill? Because that is the only scenario in which it would be appropriate for one gym member to complain to management about another gym member making use of the equipment they have paid to use."

Lane 5 - Daily  Record posts (w/video) "Scots swimmer Hannah Miley ready to make waves at Glasgow 2014.  SCOTTISH swimmer Hannah Miley says she is working harder than ever in her bid for Commonwealth Games glory."

Lane 6 - Daily Breeze posts "Los Angeles throws its hat in the ring for 2024 Olympics.  Los Angeles wants the 2024 Olympic Games.  Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa informed the United States Olympic Committee on Thursday that the city is interested in hosting the Olympics for a third time. L.A. previously hosted the 1932 and 1984 games.  Last month, the USOC sent a letter to at least 30 cities gauging their interest in hosting the games. Los Angeles is believed to be the first city to throw its hat in the ring."

Lane 7 - US Masters Swimming posts via youtube "SWIMMER Magazine: Open Water Starts w/ Sara McLarty.  Sara McLarty walks us through Open Water starts for the March/April issue of SWIMMER Magazine."

Lane 8 - Today posts "Surf's up: Athletic beach gear rides the designer wave.  It seems the same goes for fashion, where designers have been dipping their toes into surfing-inspired apparel for the last two seasons. Michael Kors, Alexander Wang and Cynthia Rowley have each infused their recent runway collections with neoprene materials, neon-colored zippers and other cheeky surfer girl details.  But the trend seems to have hit an all-time high with actual surf apparel and gear hitting stores, items which were once solely reserved for sporting retailers — and which often came in dull, basic monochromatic styles."

Wednesday's Swim Report - Get Swim Fit For Celebrity Speedo Season

Lane 1 - Courier Mail posts "Olympic swim star Stephanie Rice lands TV gig with Nine .  VEN the model good looks and world-beating athletic ability haven't been enough to spare Olympic swim star Stephanie Rice an ugly introduction to life in the spotlight. While she's yet to decide just when she'll hang up her goggles, the glamorous new TV star says her new job has renewed her focus and hunger to learn.  Moving to Sydney before Christmas, and launching a kids' swimwear range for the next gen of little Olympians, she says has also found personal "stability'' after a string of high-profile relationships and equally public break-ups."

Lane 2  - The Vancouver Sun posts "Brent Hayden goes from the pool to B.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Brent Hayden may no longer be swimming competitively, but you had to know the lanky kid out of Mission, who grew into a world champion and Olympic bronze medalist, wouldn’t stray far from the pool.  “I’ve been coaching swim clinics and doing public speaking,” Hayden, 29, said Tuesday after being a B.C. Sports Hall of Fame inductee, class of 2013. “I was just in the Northwest Territories last week for a six-day tour in Hay River and Yellowknife."

Lane 3 - Thanyapura Phuket posts via youtube "Thanyapura Interview: Dutch Elite Swim Team Coach - Jacco Verhaeren.  Live at Thanyapura with Jacco Verhaeren 10x Olympic Gold Medal winning swim coach in Phuket, Thailand. Jacco provides a great insight into the Dutch Olympic Swim Team's training camp as they begin their build-up to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. With swimmers such as 3x Olympic Gold Medalist, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, swimming legend Pieter Van Den Hoogenband and Olympic Gold Medalist Femke Heemskerk going through their paces at Thanyapura's world class training environment. www.thanyapura.com"

Lane 4 - Gossip Extra posts "Venus Williams’ Boy Toy Heats Up Miami Beach.  Tennis superstar Venus Williams‘ boyfriend showed off . . . just about everything! . . . in a barely-there Speedo yesterday afternoon in Miami Beach!  The 24 year old’s name is Elio Pis. He is a Cuba-born model who graduated with a BA in Psychology from Florida International University in 2010."

Lane 6 - 9 News posts "Aussie swim team's Gold Coast camp.  In another bonding initiative following the fallout from the London Olympics, the Australian swimming team will train alongside the country's rising stars at a six-day national camp on the Gold Coast next week.  Fresh from the success of the inaugural Super Series team event in Perth, the Australian squad will rub shoulders with the country's "generation next" across eight pools throughout the tourist strip from Monday.  It ensures James Magnussen will train with teenager Luke Percy who collected a gold medal and set a new Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF) record in the men's 50m freestyle (22.46) in Sydney."

Lane 7 - News Sun posts "Gold Medal Swimmer to drive at Skip Barber Shootout.  Olympic gold medalist swimmer Tyler Clary will be at Sebring International Raceway this week with the Skip Barber Racing School INDYCAR Academy.  Clary's passion for racing began when he was young.  "I've always been around fast cars and sand rails, so naturally it's been an interest of mine. For as long as I can remember, I've always sought the thrill of being at the wheel of any fast car," he said.  That, combined with the fact that he "just loves driving," has fueled his pursuit of racing."

Lane 8 - MTV UK posts "Tom Daley: 'I'd Like To Play Tarzan In Movie'  Olympic diver ready to swing into film career as lord of the jungle...he 18-year-old hunk told OK! magazine that he'd like a crack at playing the lord of the jungle when asked if he fancied a movie career.  "I would give it a go – how about a remake of Tarzan or George Of The Jungle," he replied."

Tuesday's Swim Report - Schmidt Don's A Speedo & We Call Go Swimmingly

Lane 1 - The Australian posts "Swim trio appointed to review panel.  FORMER swimmers Kieren Perkins, Petria Thomas and Tim Ford will help conduct the review into the sport that follows Australia's disappointing and controversial London Olympic campaign.  The trio was yesterday announced as members of the independent review panel to be chaired by former sports minister Warwick Smith."

Lane 2- USA Swimming posts via youtube "Conditionng Corner: It Takes an Olympian Like Effort.  Before you set your sights on becoming the next MIchael Phelps, or Missy Franklin, realize that it's going to take an incredible amount of work to get there- both in and out of the pool."

Lane 3 - E! posts "New Girl's Max Greenfield Spotted in Skimpy Swimwear.   The New Girl star was spotted in a Speedo on the Los Angeles set of his show on Monday.  And while we're not exactly sure what the scene involved, given the two pumpkins, we can only assume that maybe it has something to do with Halloween."

Lane 4 - 9news posts (w/video) "Missy Franklin answered fan questions in Greenwood Village.  Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin spoke to a group in Greenwood Village, where young swimmers were fixated on their hero.  "Does anyone here have morning practice?" Missy Franklin asked looking out over a sea of raised hands.   The gym floor at the Greenwood Athletic Club was filled with children, including some of the Greenwood Tigers swimmers.  "Sometimes it is hard to get out of bed," Franklin said. "But you just remember hard work is always worth it."

Lane 5 - MetroNews posts "Mission Olympian Brent Hayden to concentrate on photography, coaching.  Brent Hayden is ready to work with the next generation of swimmers and support his wife’s passion for music the way she stood by him in his long swim to the Olympic podium.  The Mission native just got back from an action-filled summer — finally winning his first Olympic medal at the London Games and marrying his fiancée Nadina in her home country of Lebanon a few days later."

Lane 6 - Collegiate Times posts "Olympic athletes share inspiratio.  Even after having to be fully resuscitated at a waterpark after nearly drowning on a massive waterslide, Cullen Jones still could not resist being in the water.  Jones is a decorated Olympic swimmer, and along with track and field world record holder and Paraolympic gold medalist Marlon Shirley, he spoke to a crowd of Virginia Tech students last week as part of a ten-campus tour."

Lane 7 - The Wall Street Journal posts "Upper East Side 'Pool Party' Goes for Gold.  nd the gold medal for most inventive event we've been to so far this year goes to…Darcy Miller Nussbaum. She hosted a "pool party" in her Upper East Side apartment to celebrate Asphalt Green and its recent Olympian, the 17-year-old Brooklyn swimmer Lia Neal, who returned from London with the Bronze…Then Ms. Miller Nussbaum asked the cookie company Eleni's to make cookies in the shape of bathing suits. She called a downtown bakery named Shellco and asked if they could make blue petit fours and blue doughnuts. For the party, she lined the blue doughnuts along a big piece of Lucite over a blue piece of wrapping paper to make it look like a pool. Lanes were demarcated by whole punches of red and white paper…Mr. Callahan brought trays that were meant to look like swimming pools, embellished by cutouts of swimmers Ms. Miller Nussbaum had designed and drawn."

Lane 8 - The New Zealand Herald posts "Baywatch star David Hasselhoff: 'I hate swimming'.  Baywatch star David Hasselhoff is scared of water.  The actor - who is famous for his role as heroic lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the iconic TV series - admitted he hates swimming and tries to avoid water where possible, although he does like giving mouth-to-mouth."

Friday's Swim Report - Hanging Up The Speedos

Lane 1 - Contact Music posts "Scott Speedman - Scott Speedman Turns His Back On Swimming.  Underworld star Scott Speedman has hung up his Speedo and turned his back on his swimming obsession - because he was bored of the daily lengths he had to do in the pool.  The Canadian star was a youth distance freestyle champion and at one point considered becoming an Olympian, but an accident ended his dream."

Lane 2 - 9 posts "Klim expects tough time at swimming champs.  Michael Klim knows he'll likely be left in the backwash of world champion James Magnussen when they meet for the first time at next week's NSW swimming championships."

Lane 3 - ESPN posts "Talented swimmer Ajulu-Bushell quits Team GB.  Team GB's first black female swimmer Achieng Ajulu-Bushell has taken a swipe at the sport's governing body for failing to support her after giving up on her Olympic dream."

Lane 4 - Bettor.com posts "Stephanie Rice and Nick D’Arcy expected to resume competitive swimming – Swimming News.  The three-time Olympic champion, Stephanie Rice, and Pan Pacific silver medallist, Nicholas James D’Arcy are expected to resume competitive swimming after recovering from their severe injuries.  The duo of Australian veterans is going to participate at the 2012 New South Wales (NSW) State Open Swimming Championships starting from February 10."

Lane 5 - WaPo has "University of Maryland swimmers struggle to save their program from elimination.  Signs hang on the pool wall showing support for the Maryland men’s and women’s swim and dive programs that are slated to be cut.  At first, all Megan Lafferty wanted to do was lie on her bed in the dark. Like all of her teammates, she was devastated when Maryland Athletic Director Kevin Anderson informed them last November that the university planned to drop its men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams."  Meanwhile Silver Chips Online posts "For UMD, cutting their sports can only lead to losses.  Cutting varsity sports teams is an unfair solution to Maryland’s budget shortfall."

Lane 6 -  ESPN posts "Chloe Sutton chooses pool over open water.  Chloe Sutton turned 20 this week with a unique goal in sight. If all goes well for the next few months, she could become the first U.S. swimmer to have made Olympic teams in both open water and pool events.  Sutton, who swims for the Mission Viejo (Calif.) Nadadores club, blazed onto the open water scene at age 14 and over the next two years would win gold in the 10K at the Pan American and Pan Pacific Games and a bronze medal in the 5K at the 2008 World Championships. Sutton was the only U.S. woman to compete in the 10K race in Beijing in 2008, the first year the grueling discipline of open water was included in the Summer Games, and finished 22nd."

Lane 7 - Jaunted posts "Hanging Out at Singapore's Changi Airport: The Outdoor Pool. Yes, a Pool. There's a reason Singapore-Changi International Airport consistently wins awards; it's because the place is ah-may-zing. After spending much time at the three main terminals earlier this week, we're sharing with you our favorite, can't-miss bits of this massive travel hub.  Today: The famous pool atop Changi Airport's Terminal 1  Look, you have to believe us when we say that one of the terminals at Changi Airport has a swimming pool. Why? Because, crazily enough, it's true. You'll find the clear blue waters of the outdoor pool above Terminal 1, just follow the "swimming pool" signs and an escalator to reach it."

Lane 8 - Dread Central posts "2-Headed Shark Attack.  1 Body, 2 Heads and 6,000 Teeth declares the tagline.  More like 2 heads, many boobs and no brains.  2-Headed Shark Attack is a total Joe Bob Briggs kind of movie, if you know what that means. It’s more Piranha 3D than Mega Shark vs., more in the vein of a drive-in b-movie of the past than a Syfy original movie of today. Blood, boobs, and beast are the three b-movie fundamentals, and there is no shortage of all three b’s in this one."

Thursday's Swim Report - Food For Swim, errr... Thought

Lane 1 - Shape.com posts "What Dara Torres Eats (Almost) Every Day.  Greek Yogurt
This delicious yogurt is a staple in Dara Torres' diet. Creamy, low-fat. and versatile, Greek yogurt is great for breakfast, a snack, or lunch. Looking for ways to get more Greek yogurt? Cheese "I love cheese!" Torres says. "I always have it in the fridge."  Applesauce  Torres keeps the fridge stocked with applesauce for her 5-year-old daughter Tessa, who she says loves it…"

Lane 2 - KXAN posts (w/video) "Gold medalist promotes healthy eating.  Weber-Gale shares Athletic Foodie recipes.  Garrett Weber-Gale made his name in the swimming pool.  The former Longhorn earned two Olympic gold medals for swimming in Beijing.  Weber-Gale still trains in Austin.  But now, he's taken up a second career - in the kitchen."

Lane 3 - Namibia Sport posts "US swimming star in Namibia.  Seven time Olympic medallist and former American swimmer Aaron Peirsol will be in Namibia at the invitation of the Namibian Swimming Union (NASU).  Peirsol will give a motivational speech at an event where former South African Olympic champion, Ryk Neethling will also speak."

 

Lane 4 - The West Australian posts "Thorpe not drowning, just warming up.  Australian head swimming coach Leigh Nugent has backed Ian Thorpe to lift for the occasion by swimming significantly faster at the Olympic trials in March than he has so far in his modest comeback.  Five-times Olympic Games gold medallist Thorpe's bid to make the team for London seemed doomed when he failed to make the final of the 100m freestyle at last week's Victorian State championships.  The 29-year-old went on to restore hopes in the 200m freestyle, finishing fifth in the final, and looked much closer to the Thorpe of old, settling into a comfortable rhythm in the four-lap race in which he once held the world record."

Lane 5 - Payton Communications posts "Lifesaver Contest Reveals Dramatic Rescues.  The National Drowning Prevention Alliance and USA Swimming Foundation invite the public to choose who will be honored at the annual National Drowning Prevention Symposium, set for March 7-10 in San Diego, Calif.  he public is invited to help select who will receive the 2011

“Lifesaver of the Year” award to be given by the National Drowning Prevention Alliance and USA Swimming Foundation. Ten finalists were selected after a two-month submission period that began in October.  The ten finalists represent a broad cross section of the country, including the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma and Florida."

Lane 6 - Mail Online posts "That's not your normal workout gear! Rihanna hits the cross trainer... wearing just a TINY white bikini.  Most people dress down when they hit the gym, wearing loose tracksuit bottoms and T-shirt to be the most comfortable while exercising.  But Rihanna opted for something slightly more daring in Hawaii yesterday, sharing a picture of herself on her Twitter page wearing just a tiny white bikini as she posed on a cross trainer.  The 23-year-old singer teamed the triangle two-piece with a pair of huge sunglasses, and tweeted the shot with the caption: Haha, come tap this @Khloekardashian!!!'"

Lane 7 - Some morning music with "Tango in the Attic - Swimming pool" via youtube

Lane 8 - WaPo posts "Shark bites swimmer’s arm at Australian beach; nation’s 3rd shark attack in less than 3 weeks.  A 10-foot (3-meter) tiger shark has attacked a swimmer off a remote beach in Australia’s third attack this month. That’s as many attacks as the country generally sees in an entire year.  Western Australia Police Sgt. Gerry Cassidy says the man was swimming in a lagoon at Western Australia’s Coral Bay on Thursday when the shark bit the man’s arm. The attack left the swimmer with severe lacerations."