Bodysuits May Signal End to Speedo's Sponsorship of Australian Team17 April 2000By Jacquelin Magnay SYDNEY. April 19. SPEEDO's days as a sponsor of the Australian Olympic swim team appear numbered because swimming costumes are now regarded as equipment rather than uniforms. The new ruling is a response to swimmer Ian Thorpe wanting to wear an Adidas bodysuit at the Sydney G...
FINA To Go With Semifinals09 May 1998SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FINA will introduce semifinals at the 2000 Olympics despite calls for more consultation with national bodies, FINA honorary secretary Gunnar Werner said. President of Australian Swimming, Terry Gathercole, and national coach Don Talbot have spoken out about the demands of semifin...