Training with Altitude in Mexico
My 2011 started with three weeks of in Mexico to not only kickstart this years campaign but also the lead up towards London 2012. The camp consisted of lots of swimming, moustaches, tacos, guacamole,...
View ArticleSizzling Summer Series
Swimmings version of 20/20 cricket hit the amazing North Sydney Pool, for the inaugural ‘Summer Series’ With the sun out, tunes pumping (provided my Grant Smillie), stands packed and the swimmers in...
View ArticleThe Thorpedo Returns…
Now that Thorpe has officially returned to the pool there will be lots of talk about whether or not he can get back to being the best in the world…. I think he can make the Olympic Team, but I …...
View ArticleCole Classic
At the back end of Sydney’s record heat wave I was up bright and early (on a Sunday) to be the official starter for the Cole Classic thanks to Speedo. The Cole Classic is Australia’s largest open water...
View ArticleThat Winning Feeling.
For me, it had been a long time between drinks (or wins) so to speak and I had missed that feeling. It was at the NSW State Championships over the weekend, it wasn’t a major meet or a fast time …...
View ArticleResting Up
Since my last post (some 5 weeks ago) I have been keeping very, very, very quiet in the lead up to the World Championship Trials. Its pretty much been all business… The importance of resting is...
View ArticleTrials and Tribulations
After what could only be described as the worst swim meet of my life, its back to the drawing board to figure out not only what went wrong, but also what Im going to do for it to never happen …...
View ArticleMaking a Move
After loving every second of the 5 1/2 years that I have spent on the Gold Coast and Sydney, I have decided to move back home to Melbourne in the lead up to the Olympic Trials. Moving in with my …...
View Article2012, the year of the Water Dragon…and London!
So, its been a while since my last post and I haven’t actually decided to blog about anything of significance, but was just wanting to write something to help get the ball rolling for some more...
View ArticleJelly + Omelette Breakaway
DO: Jelly Beans - Go get yourself a pair. I wore these bad boys at the NSW State Swimming Champs and they were a hit. They have been getting some big press from the likes of Broadsheet, they are well …...
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