Alan Thompson
Alan Thompson
ability coach coming days looking swim thinking threat whatever
And they have got an ability to coach and an ability to swim. Even in the old days - whatever they were doing - they still had to be able to swim well to be able to do what they did. I think they are going to be a threat to us in the coming years. It's not something we're not thinking about. We're looking at it.
certainly contender faster medal swim trials
I think he can swim faster than at our trials and, if he does that, it certainly makes him a medal contender in the 400m.
close expect games month quicker swimming
I would expect that most of them will be swimming quicker now than they were a month ago because they are close to tapering for the Commonwealth Games trials.
absolute confidence swim team
I have absolute confidence in our swim team and in our sport that we are drug free.
caps compare difference difficult fair huge involved lane physiology strong swim team
It's difficult to compare between eras. There is a huge difference now between goggles, swimsuits, pools, lane ropes, swim caps and the physiology involved in training. But it's fair to say our (women's) team is a very strong team.
asked certain close pace produce race series speed straight swim
Tracey was straight up with me and said she asked Ian to swim a series of 50m drills at a certain pace that was close to race speed and he wasn't able to produce the goods.
country games interested people reason sort swimming thorpe whether
They're not the sort of games we play. Swimming is a big sport in this country and people are interested in what Ian Thorpe is doing and whether he is swimming, and that's the reason it has been in all the papers.
australia deadline games swimming
There is no deadline from Swimming Australia or the Commonwealth Games Association.
broadcast concerns grant guaranteed rules sensitive understand
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best chance himself member risk running team
We don't want him running the risk of infecting any other member of the men's team and to give himself the best chance to recover.
consider craig sat spoke
I spoke to (his coach) Tracey (Menzies) and Craig and told them where they sat and now they just have to consider what they will do.
alice boys early exists rivalry
The rivalry that exists between Jodie, Libby and Alice will keep us going like we did with the boys in the early days.
aim best games looking olympic people possible team
Our aim is the Olympic Games and we are looking to have our best possible team at the Olympic Games in 2008, so we will give the opportunities to those people in the lead-up to that.
appreciate department efforts holding line stay
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