We are starting a Dara Torres LOLCATZ campaign. Why, you ask? Because she beats kedz in the zwimming poolz. Our LOLCATZ campaign is our way of supporting her for inspiring us oldies. Go, Dara! Good luck in Beijing. Related:Dara Torres Makes Another Olympic BidDara Torres in Action and All Photo source: LATimes
Posts under ‘Swimming’
Ouyang Kunpeng Gets a Life
Them Chinese authorities sure are harsh aren’t they? They banned one of their best swimmers, Ouyang Kunpeng, for life because he tested positive for the anabolic steroid clenbuterol. Is this the first time a swimmer’s been banned for life? I don’t remember coming across reports from other countries imposing a lifetime ban for dopesters. But, [...]
Dara Torres in Action and All
Because a lot of you are looking for more Dara Torres pictures, I decided to upload more of them. This is Dara posing for Maxim Magazine.And here’s Dara in action; swimming and training in the gym. Added Note: Join us as we monitor the gold medal race between China and the United States, here. Related: [...]
Ioannis Drymonakos: Doper?
The Olympics’ war on drugs claims another “victim” — Greek swimmer Ioannis Drymonakos who tested positive for methyltrienolone, a banned steroid. If this trend continues, we just might come up with a Hall of Shame listing the names of Olympians whose performances are drug-enhanced. Ioannis is ranked second in the world in the 200-meter butterfly. [...]
Quote of the Day: The UK’s Mark Foster
We agree with what he’s saying. Via sportinglife.com: These new suits are giving people something like a two per cent advantage, which over my distance is half a second, half a body length. That is a huge difference. When you look at it as a purist, I would like to see people back in swimming [...]
