Australian Olympic swimming gold medallist Giaan Rooney has announced her retirement from competition. The Melbourne based swimmer will now pursue a career in television presenting.
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manchester 2002: ian pope (australia)
The thing I liked about Manchester was the intimacy with the crowd. They were right there on the deck and the way they got the crowd involved was fantastic. It was certainly a great atmosphere, it was just electric, everyone was all around you it was awesome.
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manchester 2002: steve parry (england)
The home games were absolutely amazing. I really wanted to do some special things in Manchester - just because it was only 30 miles away form where I was born and I was training n Manchester at the time and I just felt like it provided the perfect … Continue Reading→ kuala lumpur 1998: bob ballard (BBC)
1998, Kuala Lumpur, was my first Commonwealth Games, in fact, my first major swimming event for BBC Radio 5 Live. Although I had covered the 1993 European Long Course Champs in Sheffield five years previously for Radio Sheffield, this was my first BIG swimming gig and it provided … Continue Reading→ kuala lumpur 1998: steve parry (england)
Kuala Lumpur had 13300 odd seats and it was absolutely unbelievable and they were very, very enthusiastic there. Of course the Commonwealth Games creates lots and lots of rivalries and I'd never seen anything like it and it was something I really enjoyed actually and something I … Continue Reading→