Timeline: March 8 in history - When Federica Pellegrini Set The 4th Of Her 6 WRs In The 200 Free in 2009; and Dick Hanley set the last 200 free WR before the birth of 'long-course' as the standard to beat
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The March Vortex: the past week has seen the first wave of speed from many of the biggest names in swimming as they tune-up for summer speed. Here's a wrap of the action at the Pro Swim Series in the U.S. and NSW Titles in Australia
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FORUM: The IPC is guilty of appeasement at the Winter Paralympics, as Russia works on rebuilding its sports network & ties that bind, threatens the IOC with legal action & pledges to strip Russians now with other nations of honours from a time gone by
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SOS Hall of Fame: Johnny Weissmuller - the life and times of one of the greatest aces to take the voice of swimming from the fast pool to wider world attention
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On the day in 1923, Johnny (Tarzan-to-be) Weissmuller, best known for his pioneering sub-minute 100 free, set the second of his 400 free world records to become the first swimmer ever to race inside 5 minutes over the distance.
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On 4 March 1955, GBR's Jack Wardrop broke Ford Konno's World 200 free mark a year after the American set the standard in the same pool. Wardrop was a pupil of Motherwell Bathsmaster David Crabb, who guided 10 Olympians, including Jack's twin, Bert
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On this day in history: When Scottish twin Jack Wardrop Took Down American Ford Konno's World 200 Freestyle Mark
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The Pioneering Pace Of Backstroke Ace Igor Polianski
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On this day in history, two World records were set over 200m backstroke, the first in 1936, the second in 1985 - and both by swimmers who would end their careers as Olympic champions.
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On this day in history, Anita Nall set two World records in the 200m breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials - aged 15
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Timeline: On this day, March 1 (and all February 29s) in history... World records included one from Jenny Thompson - At The Eye Of A Storm Met By Blazer Blindness
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The swimmers recognised in our SOS Hall of Fame for the achievements they were denied by GDR doping at the first World Championships in 1973...
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On this day in history... 1976: Stephen Holland (AUS) set 2 world records in 1 day, 800 & 1500 free
1960: Dawn Fraser (AUS) crushed the 200m free mark
1936: Willy Den Ouden (NED) set a 100 free mark that would stand until the dawn of Fraser in 1956
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On this day in history ...
1956: Aussie Dawn Fraser set the first of her four 200m freestyle World records, ending the 17+ years reign of Ragnild Hveger, of Denmark.
1979: Tracey Wickham, set a 16:06.63 1500 Free WR, the last to date by an Aussie woman
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On This Day In History - When Willy Den Ouden, Dutch Queen Of the Global 100 Free Pace For 23 Years, Set the 2nd of her 4 World 100 standards, among 13 pioneering marks from 100 to 400
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There are some swimmers in history whose achievements and the tale that goes with them are unparalleled. Dawn Fraser is queen among them.
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On this day in history... Dawn Fraser & John Konrads lit up the Aussie Champs in Melbourne with a World record each in 1958; & 25 years later, Vladimir Salnikov set the last of his 1500m freestyle global marks at the Soviet Winter Nationals in Moscow.
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"Around two-thirds of coaches reported symptoms of depression (64%) or anxiety (67%), far higher than levels typically seen in athletes or the general public" - research into mental health of coaches by Dr. Joe Stanford & team at Notting Trent Uni
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On this day in 1956, Dawn Fraser, an Aussie legend in the making, set the first of her World records, overall, and in the 100m freestyle,
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"Around two-thirds of coaches reported symptoms of depression (64%) or anxiety (67%), far higher than levels typically seen in athletes or the general public" - research into mental health of coaches by Dr. Joe Stanford & team at Notting Trent Uni
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On this day in 1956, Dawn Fraser, an Aussie legend in the making, set the first of her World records, overall, and in the 100m freestyle,
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Vortex adds: Race-Pace Winter Tests For Scott & McMillan At McCullagh Intl; Rottnest Channel Fundraisers find a way when weather stops swim; Thomson off to head NSW Institute of Sport, NSW Swimming seeks new CEO; Adam Peaty & Mel Marshall hook up in AUS
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As we honour the denied rightful recognition at the Moscow 1980 Olympics, we also recall the achievements of Soviet star of those Games, Vladimir Salnikov:
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FORUM - truth, recognition, reconciliation, part 2: Moscow 1980 - Triple for Michelle Ford; Doubles For Carmen Bunaciu & Olga Klevakina; Champion Status For Sharron Davies, Ann Osgerby, Per Holmertz and women's relays from Sweden and Great Britain
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Forum: What The IOC & World Aquatics Won't Do, SOS Will - Hail The Medallists Denied … recognition for the women denied their rightful rewards by proven GDR systematic doping, starting with the Class of Montreal 1976
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On This Day In History - … World records were set by Ragnhild Hveger, Joe Verdeur and Vladimir Salnikov
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In the Vortex:
Big fees to draw stars to China Open;
Rosolino on the helmet DQ in Milan - "I Would Have Let Him Race In His Helmet ... It's A Fine Line";
Mark Spitz far out at 41 in 1992 but Nicholas Santos is back for shot at LA2028 Olympics aged 48
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The answer‘s no … clearly … already happened through his links to infantino and his backing for the enhanced Doping-embracing Games his son invests in … a project suing Coventry‘s Sport for $800m cos it wants access to Olympic swimmers
Victory for Vladyslav Heraskevych at the Winter Olympics: thanks to the Ukrainian skeleton racer, the dead are honoured, IOC hypocrisy has been exposed - and the Russian regime's crimes are on show for the whole world to see once more...
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Yes. There's much the IOC overlooks while seeing other things with a falcon's eye... the question beyond who is seeing through that falcon eye is 'who is the falconer'?
