Friday's Swim Report - London, Tokyo and Other Swim Bits
Friday, October 10, 2014
Lane 1 - BBC posts "Riba Stirling Prize 2014: London Aquatics Centre. The UK's most prestigious prize for new buildings, the Riba Stirling Prize, will be awarded on 16 October. BBC News Online, in partnership with Riba, is taking a look at each of the contenders for the prize. The London Aquatics Centre was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects."
Lane 2 - The Wichita Eagle posts "Olympian Jeff Farrell returns to Wichita. Jeff Farrell guesses he was 3 when he first dipped into a swimming pool, and it about scared his father to death. Farrell has been back in the Wichita area this week – his younger brother, Tucker, lives in El Dorado – to attend his 60th high school reunion this weekend."
Lane 3 - Yahoo posts "Grant Hackett comeback rumours continue to swirl. Olympic swimming great Grant Hackett is back training but he insists it is not a prelude to making a full comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics."
Lane 4 - The Garden Island posts "Fraser reflects on Tokyo Olympics 50 years later. While in Tokyo to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Olympics, Dawn Fraser recalled how the first games in Asia helped her overcome a personal tragedy."
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