The Australian grand prix at Brisbane from May 18-20 will offer the Dolphins their first taste of morning finals in preparation for the topsy-turvy world of Beijing 2008, one dictated by the IOC’s favouring of the US-TV dollar over the interests of the sport of swimming and its athletes.
Among those in action in Brisbane and on Europe’s Mare Nostrum Tour in May will be Grant Hackett, whose refusal to bow to the barriers life has recently thrown in his path does him great credit. Whether it will do his career any good long-term remains to be seen… read more
Source: SwimNews.com