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Aussie freestyle relay coach axed
Sydney :: Australia | 9 days ago
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John Fowlie, who oversaw a medal-less showing by the world champions in London, moves aside for Brant Best, coach of relay anchor man James Magnussen, Swimming Australia said. Fowlie's demotion, ahead of the world championships in Barcelona in July,
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Magnussen claims 50m freestyle swim gold
Barcelona :: Spain | 17 days ago
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Old habits die hard for James Magnussen. The man who has turned over a new leaf since the 4x100m relay team London Olympic debacle looked like "The Missile" of old after gunning down the 50m freestyle finals field at the national titles in Adelaide
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Virus destroyed Roberts' Olympic tilt
London :: United Kingdom | 18 days ago
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James Roberts has revealed he was hospitalised with a stomach virus and lost 4kg in body weight just a few weeks before the London Olympics where the Weapons of Mass Destruction flopped to fourth. Roberts had been the world No.2 100m freestyler
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Missile hits the target
Barcelona :: Spain | 19 days ago
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Nine months of soul searching to become a better person after his London low point hit a crucial junction last night when Magnussen posted an identical time of 47.53 seconds to his Olympic silver medal. It showed that the 22-year-old can still swim
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Magnussen wins heat in quick time
London :: United Kingdom | 20 days ago
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Magnussen fired the first shot in his 100m freestyle redemption by rocketing to a heat time faster than his Olympic relay lead off in London. Magnussen hit the wall in 47.97 seconds at the national championships this morning, quicker than his 48.03s
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Magnussen withdraws from 200m
Adelaide :: Australia | 21 days ago
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Magnussen, the world 100m champion, had qualified third fastest for tonight's final after an impressive 1:47.93 behind Cameron McEvoy who set the pace in 1:46.59. Magnussen only added the 200m event to his program this year so he could post a time
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Magnussen has key to unlock faster 100m
New York City :: NY :: USA | 22 days ago
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Magnussen has revealed his motivation for hunting 200m freestyle success is to get his preferred 100m event back to being the best in the world. The world 100m freestyle champion was considered to own the best "back-end" the sport had ever seen, that
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Magnussen hoping for happy return
Sydney :: Australia | 24 days ago
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James Magnussen says he believes everyone is ready to move forward. Photo: Marco Del Grande James Magnussen says he doesn't feel uncomfortable about the prospect of returning to the Australian team and is confident he will be accepted back into the
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Thorpe no show at Australian titles
Barcelona :: Spain | 1 month ago
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The five-time Olympic gold medallist opted not to nominate for any events in the eight-day event, which double as the Australian titles, starting next Friday. Thorpe, 30, said in January that he believed he could return to his best form over the next
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Swimmers set to learn punishment
Adelaide :: Australia | 1 month ago
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The likes of star swimmers James Magnussen and Eamon Sullivan are expected to learn their fate in the coming days following lengthy investigations by both Swimming Australia and the Australian Olympic Committee It is understood penalties could
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