Lay-off was just the ticket for Trickett Knox Journal Along with veterans Ian Thorpe, Geoff Huegill and Michael Klim she went head-to-head with the class of 2012 and was the only one of the big four to make the cut. Nugent said she had been proactive and had worked tirelessly as a mentor to her younger ...
Has Stoner quit too soon? Fox Sports Of course, there is always the chance of Stoner following the path of Ian Thorpe, Michael Schumacher or Kimi Raikkonen, and returning to the heady world of MotoGP after a brief sabbatical. No matter what, Stoner's legacy as one of Australia's greatest ... Stoner to retire after MotoGP seasonNinemsn
It isn't easy catching up to Nanaimo's fastest runners Nanaimo News Bulletin By Ian Thorpe - Nanaimo News Bulletin Congratulations go first of all to Erin Burrett, who is back in town after competing as part of Team BC at the Canadian Half Marathon Championships held April 29 in Montreal. Conditions were cold and windy on race ...
Scotiabank cop one-day five-a-side football rally Jamaica Observer In the final, Scotiabank Group took the lead in the 10th minute, as Raymond Williamson shot past goalkeeper Ian Thorpe from close range. Trace Spence got the equaliser in the 12th minute after Damion Gordon fouled Jermaine Rowe in the box and referee ...
Jones uses AIS camp to eye off Thorpe's record The Canberra Times ''To equal Ian Thorpe's record would be amazing. ''I would like to think I was a pretty good chance in the 100 metre breaststroke, so I've been training my arse off. ''It's a nice little tick on the CV.'' Thorpe won nine Olympic Games medals in his ...
Olympic History: The Last Five Men to Win the 200-Meter Freestyle at the ... Yahoo! Sports There, Phelps finished third in the event behind 2004 winner Ian Thorpe and 2000 winner Pieter van den Hoogenband. : Like Phelps, Australian Ian Thorpe is widely recognized as one of the most dominant middle-distance swimmers of all-time.
Fraser-Holmes toughs it out after two drowning tragedies Sydney Morning Herald AS Thomas Fraser-Holmes reflects on his toughest swims of the past two years, Ian Thorpe suddenly seems like the easy-beat. His long legs crossed, a lazy, ginger fuzz barely covering his jawline, the laidback 20-year-old from Newcastle calmly reveals ...
McEvoy up for relay showdown ABC Local By Andrew McGarry Having already broken Ian Thorpe's age record times for the 100m freestyle, young Queensland swimmer Cameron McEvoy is touted as a star of the future. The 17-year-old is excited to be a part of Australia's freestyle relay campaigns at ...
Lay-off was just the ticket for Trickett Brisbane Times Along with veterans Ian Thorpe, Geoff Huegill and Michael Klim she went head-to-head with the class of 2012 and was the only one of the big four to make the cut. Nugent said she had been proactive and had worked tirelessly as a mentor to her younger ...
Keo Nakama and Swimming 26 Miles from Molokai to Oahu Maui News (blog) In retrospect, he looked like Australian Olympics swimming star Ian Thorpe, who is tall and lanky with hands and feet like giant whale flippers. Jim said that he had done the swim since the 8.8 mile channel crossing (named the Auau Channel) did not ...
Curlers wrap up season with awards Nanaimo News Bulletin By Ian Thorpe - Nanaimo News Bulletin Now that we're into May, the curling brooms have been packed away for another season. Things wrapped up internationally with another title for a Canadian men's team, and locally with the presentation of year-end ...
London Games final bid for Schipper Ballina Shire Advocate IAN Thorpe, Libby Trickett, Michael Klim and Geoff Huegill have all tried ... with varying degrees of success. But when Jessicah Schipper retires after the London Olympics, don't hold your breath waiting for a comeback. She may be just 25 and still has ...
Olympic History: The Last Five Men to Win the 400-Meter Freestyle at the ... Yahoo! Sports Australian Ian Thorpe twice won the gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle -- first in 2000 and again in 2004. In 2000, Thorpe broke his own world record in the event, turning in a best time of 3:40.59. In 2004, Thorpe still earned the top spot in the ...
Go jump in the pool, say White Rapids Nanaimo News Bulletin By Ian Thorpe - Nanaimo News Bulletin That could well be the rallying cry from members of the Nanaimo White Rapids swim club these days. The summer club is gearing up for another season of recreational and competitive swimming, with a registration ...
Spring Gardens Competition Mearns Leader Winner of the Large Garden section were Mr and Mrs Ian Thorpe of Arduthie Road. Small garden winner Mrs Doreen Burns, School Road. Gardens with containers winners were Alistair and Mary Mitchell, School Road. Second place in the large garden section of ...
True sportsman Harry Wipper leaves legacy Nanaimo News Bulletin By Ian Thorpe - Nanaimo News Bulletin Of the many tributes that have been expressed over the past weeks, perhaps words from a poem written by his grandchildren summed things up best: ?He's respected by all who know him. Loved by his family.
Knicks Head Home for the Off-Season Wall Street Journal (blog) Even Ian Thorpe came back. The sport is impossibly grueling ñ just one warm-up, Olympic race and warm-down costs a swimmer a marathon's worth of calories ñ but it's also extremely difficult to leave at any point in life, let alone when an athlete is in ...
LONDON 2012: Aussie swimmer 'Missile' Magnussen aims to be the Big Kahuna of ... Washington Post Not since Ian Thorpe was in his full pomp have Australians been so excited about a male swimmer ? and the cheerleading starts at the top. Leigh Nugent, head coach of the national swimming team, has described Magnussen as ?the real deal.
Veteran one of the boys in boat Fox Sports During the Australian Olympic trials, Ginn spoke about the excuses being made for Ian Thorpe and other swimming veterans who did not make the team. He said blaming Thorpe's failure on a cramped schedule was "bull----". "It is simple.