AUSSIE SWIMMER EMILY SEEBOHM TO SWIM 8 EVENTS
2 October 2010
Australian swimmer Emily Seebohm will have one of the busiest schedules of all swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Seebohm will contest the 50m, 100m, and 200m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 50m butterfly and 200m Individual Medley. Seebohm may also be a member of the 4 x 100m Freestyle and Medley relays.
Emily’s program will see her race for a gold medal on five of the six nights of competition.
Emily represented Australia in Beijing at the 2008 Olympics and is looking forward to establishing herself at these Commonwealth Games as one of Australia’s leading swimmers.
NETBALLER TO CARRY FLAG AT OPENING CEREMONY
2 October 2010
Netballer Sharelle McMahon will become the first netballer to carry the Australian flag at a Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
McMahon, who has won 2 gold and 1 silver at the previous three Commonwealth Games was a worthy choice by chef de mission Steve Moneghetti who would have also considered 7 time Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and Nunawading Swimming Club member Leisel Jones.
Leisel would now be a favourite to hold the flag at the closing ceremony, especially if she can win three gold medals during the games and equal the record of 10 gold medals held by Susie O’Neill and Ian Thorpe.
CANADA SWIM TEAM TO FIRE IN DELHI
1st October 2010
With the Commonwealth Games set to host some terrific racing in the pool over the coming week, the Canadian Swim Team has arrived and is ready to take a step up the ladder.
Canada’s top swimmers include Ryan Cochrane of Victoria, Brent Hayden of Mission, B.C., and Annamay Pierse of Edmonton
The resurgent Canadian swim team, which has been buoyed by a strong performance at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, is aiming to build on that success.
"We won one gold medal in 2006," said head coach Randy Bennett. "We expect to do better than one gold and better our medal count in 2006 by a significant number." Their medal count in 2006 was 16.
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SCOTTISH SWIMMERS UNDER A CLOUD
1st October 2010
Three unnamed Scottish swimmers are reported to have been hit by a sickness bug in their week-long training camp in Doha leading up to the Commonwealth Games.
It is not known who the swimmers are however team officials have said that while “three swimmers suffered minor tummy bugs during the camp, but at no time has this given any cause for concern.”
All three athletes are back in the water and travelled to Delhi yesterday to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
The team boasts reigning double Commonwealth Games champions Caitlin McClatchey and David Carry, and one of their main medal hopes Hannah Miley.
GANDY READY TO RACE AUSSIES
1st October 2010
Nunawading Swimming Club’s Ellen Gandy is ready to race for her home team of England as the heat increases in the Australian versus England team rivalry at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
Gandy, who has trained in Australia for the past 3 years under the guidance of Olympic Coach Rohan Taylor, is ready to race in her pet event the 200m Butterfly.
Gandy burst onto the International stage when she smashed the 200m butterfly European record as a 17-year old at the 2009 British Championships.
However Ellen failed to back-up that form at the World Championships a few weeks later. She did however go on to win a bronze at the European Championships in Budapest earlier this year.
AUSTRALIAN SWIM TEAM ARRIVES IN DELHI
30 SEPTEMBER 2010
The Australian Swim Team led by Head Coach Leigh Nugent has arrived in Delhi, India to compete at the Commonwealth Games.
Following a successful pre-competition training camp in Kuala Lumpur the entire team has travelled to Delhi to compete in the Games.
While some sports have been affected by athlete withdrawals, the swimming events are expected to be hotly contested with Australia and England taking full strength teams.
The English swim team has been talking up their chances at this meet of knocking off the Australians in the gold medal and total medal counts so we will be watching closely and providing regular updates at SwimClub.
England’s Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington will lead the England team while triple Olympian Leisel Jones will lead the Australians.
It promises to be a terrific contest in the pool.
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE AQUATICS CENTER GOING WELL
DELHI, INDIA--Construction of the aquatics center for the 2010
Commonwealth Games is going well, according to reports issued following
a tour last week of 17 managers of Australian teams to those Games.
Among those visiting last week was Swimming Australia National Head
Coach Leigh Nugent, and comments on the pool preparations can be found
online here:
http://www.zeenews.com/news636302.html
UGANDA COMMONWEALTH GAMES SWIM TEAM
UGANDA--The Uganda Swimming Federation has announced a 4-swimmer team for this year's Commonwealth Games in October in India.
Team members
are: Sharif Kakooza, Jamila Lunkuse, Ganzi Mugula and Olivia Infield Nakiyingi. The team announcement follows a time trial this past weekend in Lubowa.
www.monitor.co.ug
NEW ZEALAND COMMONWEALTH GAMES SWIM TEAM:
Following last week's New Zealand Championships, Swimming New Zealand (SZN) has announced a 12-swimmer team for October's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
Team members are:
Males (4): Daniel Bell, Moss Burmester, Gareth Kean and Glenn Snyders
Females (8): Lauren Boyle, Amaka Gessler, Tash Hind, Melissa Ingram, Penelope Marshall, Hayley Palmer, Emily Thomas and Natalie Wiegersma.
Team announcement can be found online here: www.swimmingnz.org.nz/
2018 COMMONWEALTH GAMES
LONDON, UK--Two cities have submitted formal nominations to bid for the
2018 Commonwealth Games: Gold Coast, Australia and Hambantota, Sri Lanka. The 2018 host will be selected at the October 2011 General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation. The Commonwealth Games are held every 4 years, in the even year between Summer Olympics.
Upcoming hosts are: Delhi, India (October 2010) and Glasgow, Scotland, UK (2014).
AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH GAMES SWIM TEAM:
Male (25): Daniel Arnamnart (NSW), Leith Brodie (Q), Craig Calder (NSW), Ashley Callus (Q), Nicholas D'Arcy (Q), Ashley Delaney (V), Tommaso D'Orsogna (WA), Nicholas Ffrost (Q), Thomas Fraser-Holmes (NSW), Jayden Hadler (Q), Geoff Huegill (NSW), Robert Hurley (NSW), Andrew Lauterstein (NSW), Ryan Napoleon (Q), Cameron Prosser (V), Brenton Rickard (Q), Christian Sprenger (Q), Hayden Stoeckel (SA), Eamon Sullivan (NSW), Christopher Wright (Q), Peter Leek (NSW), Matthew Cowdrey (SA), Ben Austin (NSW), Blake Cochrane (Q), Andrew Pasterfield (NSW).
Female (23): Bronte Barratt (Q), Alicia Coutts (Q), Sophie Edington (Q), Blair Evans (WA), Felicity Galvez (NSW), Katie Goldman (Q), Marieke Guehrer (V), Melissa Gorman (Q), Samantha Hamill (Q), Belinda Hocking (NSW), Leisel Jones (V), Sarah Katsoulis (V), Yolane Kukla (Q), Samantha Marshall (NSW), Alice Mills (Q), Meagen Nay (Q), Kylie Palmer (Q), Leiston Pickett (Q), Stephanie Rice (Q), Jessicah Schipper (Q), Emily Seebohm (Q), Ellie Cole (V), Annabelle Williams (Q).
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Delhi 2010
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010.
Delhi is the capital of India and has a population of approximately 13.8 million.
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Where are the next Commonwealth Games going to be held and what year?
2010 - Delhi, India
2014 - Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
2018 - TBD
What countries have the Commonwealth Games been held in the past?
1978 - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1982 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1986 - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
1990 - Auckland, New Zealand
1994 - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2002 - Manchester, England, United Kingdom
2006 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Commonwealth Countries
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Antigua & Barbuda |
Australia |
Bahamas |
Bangladesh |
Barbados |
Belize |
Bermuda |
Botswana |
British Virgin Islands |
Brunei |
Cameroon |
Canada |
Cayman Islands |
Cook Islands |
Cyprus |
Dominica |
England |
Falkland Islands |
Fiji |
The Gambia |
Ghana |
Gibraltar |
Grenada |
Guernsey |
Guyana |
India |
Isle of Man |
Jamaica |
Jersey |
Kenya |
Kiribati |
Lesotho |
Malawi |
Malaysia |
Maldives |
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Malta |
Mauritius |
Montserrat |
Mozambique |
Namibia |
Nauru |
New Zealand |
Nigeria |
Niue |
Norfolk Island |
Northern Ireland |
Pakistan |
Papua New Guinea |
Samoa |
Scotland |
Seychelles |
Sierra Leone |
Singapore |
Solomon Islands |
Republic of South Africa |
Sri Lanka |
St Helena |
St Kitts & Nevis |
St Lucia |
St Vincent & The Grenadines |
Swaziland |
United Republic of Tanzania |
Tonga |
Trinidad & Tobago |
Turks & Caicos Islands |
Tuvalu |
Uganda |
Vanuatu |
Wales |
Zambia |
* Zimbabwe (former member) |
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