2012 Olympics: Swimming
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What is a prank call?
List of Simpsons prank calls:
en.wikiquote.org/.../List_of_Simpsons_Prank_Calls
"Homer's Odyssey"
Moe: Moe's Tavern.
Bart: Is Mr. Freely there?
Moe: Who?
Bart: Freely, first initials I.P.
Moe: Hold on, I'll check. Uh, is I.P. Freely here? Hey, everybody! I.P. Freely! Wait a minute... Listen to me you lousy bum. When I get a hold of you, you're dead. I swear I'm gonna slice your heart in half!
Homer: You'll get that punk someday, Moe.
Moe: I don't know. He's tough to catch. He keeps changing his name.
More Aussie Backlash
China Daily: Swimming Australia Bans Cotterell From Training Foreigners
I hope Cotterell calls their bluff. He makes most of his money training foreign swimmers anyway.
Edit: From other sources it sounds like this is not verified yet.
Dagny Knutson Returning to Train in North DakotaHere's Swimming World's full story on Dagny Knutson. It's a bit hard to read because she's still so young and has been through such hard times. Two of her coaches have quit amidst controversy, she has struggled for years with a serious eating disorder, her family's house was destroyed in the 2010 ND flood. She has moved all over the country, living alone at age 19 in apartments in Fullerton, CA etc. IMO, her decision to abandon Auburn and turn pro is where the serious trouble started. It sounds like she has desperately needed someone to give her good advice over the past couple of years but due to a combination of inattention, too much change and bad luck, she's just been floundering.
She's a talent on the order of Beisel or Pelton. She has the basically unlimited potential. I hope she figures out the direction she wants her life to take. That may or may not include swimming.
Should Olympic-Medal-Grants be NCAA-Allowed For All Countries?
Anthony Ervin launches Indiegogo Fundraiser for World Cup Series
NBC: Lochte Decides to Stay in Florida with Troy (For Now)
