We know we can still count on him to help us in our efforts to build and strengthen Canadian swimming as an ambassador and as a mentor to young athletes.
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To me she represents the Australian spirit. She doesn't give up, she's tough like nails, she's in the business of performance.
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Don had this plan of relay teams being the base for the rest of the team. And it was very successful for Australia. I had to get over this idea that we would rely on a few good swimmers coming through every year. There had to be a string base to build from and we're starting to see that now.
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Rick is one of the swimmers who gives so much back to the community, ... The more we have athletes on our national team that can do this, the more our sport will progress.
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The men also had a strong 100 freestyle with our first sub-50 second swim in this pool. There's been little turnaround time for our senior team after the worlds and they've responded to the challenge.
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