It was quite exciting for Australian swim fans when Brendon Smith came from nowhere to proclaim himself a real threat in the men’s 400m individual medley. His excellent performance in the heats saw him finish […]
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Tag: Ian Thorpe
The High Price of National Pride
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) will strive to deliver national pride and inspiration through international sporting success.” – AIS Last month the budget documents for Australia’s involvement in the Tokyo Olympic Games were released. […]
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Inclusive Culture in Sports
“If you can play, you can play.” – Miami University men’s hockey team We’ve talked a lot about sexism, racism, even classism in sports, but of course there are many ways to exclude and disenfranchise […]
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‘Perfection’ Belongs in the Dictionary and Not in Training Sets
Far too often I witness, in training sets for swimmers, instructions along the lines of ‘ … swim the whole of this section with ‘perfect’ turns or ‘perfect’ form’ and as I make my daily […]
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