BEIJING 2008

Brenton Rickard

Australian Record Holder for 100m Breaststroke, genuine medal contender

Wish me luck; not that I need it.

Aug 6 9:49 pm

Welcome back, I have just left Malaysia after the swim team’s staging camp. This will be the last time I write, since my busy race schedule will not permit me too much time for writing when I get into Beijing.... Read more...

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Americans quick but we are ready

Fri, July 18, 2008, 4:46 pm EST

Hello everyone and welcome back.Firstly to recap on Mare Nostrum, I was very happy with my racing. I ended up with five first places and one second out of my six races. It was nice to win races, I was just especially happy to swim such fast times after... Read more...
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High altitude training in the Pyrenees

Mon, June 16, 2008, 11:44 am EST

Bonjour!! Welcome back. I am presently in beautiful, warm Europe doing my last competitive phase before the Olympics. I have been over for nearly 3 weeks now, with most of the time spent at an altitude training facility in the Pyrenees (a mountain range... Read more...
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Back to the grind after a week of chaos

Tue, April 29, 2008, 11:46 am EST

After an exciting and (for the sport) a well publicised couple of weeks, life is starting to get back to normal.The trials ended very well for me, with some fast swims and the joy of being named on my first ever Olympic team. My final two events (the... Read more...
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The most exciting national trials ever!

Mon, March 31, 2008, 4:08 pm EST

Hello again, as I write this we are halfway through the third day of what has been one of the most exciting national trials ever. There of course were the great world record swims of Steph Rice, Emily Seebohm, Sophie Edington and Matthew Cowdrey. On top... Read more...
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New swim suits make all the difference

Wed, March 5, 2008, 5:36 pm EST

Hello again, well it has been a busy couple of weeks again in the swimming world. Speedo released a new swim suit, Australia had a new world record holder and one of our champions announced she would not be attempting to defend her title in Beijing. Two... Read more...
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Just a bump in the road to Beijing

Mon, February 11, 2008, 12:35 pm EST

Hello again, well my road to Beijing hit its first bump this week. A case of the flu had me laid up in bed for the second half of this week. It was nothing serious because thankfully my coach and I noticed things weren't right early enough to change the... Read more...
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Cricket debacle!

Tue, January 15, 2008, 3:37 pm EST

Welcome back, it has been a while since I have last written an entry so there is plenty to say. Firstly I hope everyone had an enjoyable festive season, I was lucky enough to go home to Brisbane for nine days to relax with my family and friends. My new... Read more...
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All-Star team

Mon, November 26, 2007, 10:40 am EST

So it has been an eventful couple of weeks, world cup, the AIS meet and Swimmer of Year Awards as well as a series of personal events. So lets get through the swimming first, as I said in my last entry, I wasn't really expecting to swim overly fast,... Read more...
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Training schedule

Thu, November 1, 2007, 8:55 am EST

Welcome back! After introducing my background last week lets now look at the present and the future.  This Friday and Saturday I will be kicking off my racing cycle with Sydney's leg of the Swimming World Cup series. Swimming is a sport dominated... Read more...
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