The Jackson drive Aug 21, 2008
"She's the sort of player that you don't see once every generation, I think that if you use the Dawn Fraser analogy. Name a favourite female swimmer, you talk about Shane Gould or Tracey Wickham, or swimmers that were wonderful champions at their time, but you would not compare them with Dawn Fraser. And I think that's the sort of thing that Lauren's going to be, she's not just the once-in-a-generation, she's the once-in-a-lifetime.". Asked about how he plans to stop Jackson tonight, Maher... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hackett history bid ends in silver Aug 18, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Grant Hackett after his 1500m silver medal swim. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Golden girls smash world record Aug 15, 2008
With the relay gold added to victories in the 200m and 400m individual medley, Rice became with Shane Gould (1972) and Jodie Henry and Petria Thomas (2004) one of just four female Australian swimmers to win three gold medals at a single Olympics. It is a feat that will only intensify the media frenzy, and sweeten the commercial deals, awaiting the photogenic Queenslander upon her return. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Triple treat for Rice as Aussies end US unbeaten run Aug 15, 2008
Rice joined Betty Cuthbert, Shane Gould and Ian Thorpe in equalling the record haul for an Australian at a single Olympics. It's so exciting. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Australia wins shock relay gold Aug 15, 2008
Stephanie Rice has joined Shane Gould, Jodie Henry and Petria Thomas as triple Olympic gold medal winners from one Games after teaming with Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer, and Linda Mackenzie in a memorable upset win in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay. After gold in the 200m and 400m individual medleys earlier in the program, Rice was a part of a team which caused one of the biggest boilovers in Olympic swimming history, upsetting red-hot favourites the United States, who had to be satisfied... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Good as Gould: Rice doubles up Aug 14, 2008
Today she must be compared to one of our greatest female swimmers, Shane Gould. Yesterday at the Water Cube, Rice won her second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, adding success in the 200-metre individual medley to a similar result she attained on the opening day of finals in the 400m version of that event. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rice and shine Aug 14, 2008
Shane Gould won three individual golds in 1972, in the 200 and 400 freestyle and 200 IM. Now there was a covergirl. GOLD. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
When history goes swimmingly Jul 28, 2008
Names such as Fanny Durack, Dawn Fraser, Shane Gould and Murray Rose will resonate in history (and record) books for generations to come ... It includes interviews with Olympic gold medallists John Devitt, John Konrads, Michael Wenden and Shane Gould, the author and historian Peter Fenton and coach Forbes Carlile. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gould furious over FINA's hypocrisy Jul 27, 2008
Shane Gould is demanding answers from FINA.. "These new swimsuits are a performance-enhancing device and it's changed the sport forever," Gould says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The great what if? Jul 27, 2008
On reflection former swimming champion Shane Gould ... Shane Gould asks herself the impossible question - what if ... Ian Thorpe did a bit of a Shane Gould when he quit after Athens, vanishing before the sporting world wanted him to go. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Good as Gould Jul 20, 2008
She's frothing and bubbling with emotion and, according to Australian Olympic great Shane Gould, more power to her for it. The debate is whether wearing your heart on thy sleeve is a help or hindrance in overcoming Olympic-sized pressure. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Gould resurfaces to claim double gold at the beach Apr 3, 2008
Champion Shane Gould after her tube victory ... THIRTY-SIX years after she became the golden girl of the Munich Olympic Games, Shane Gould struck double gold at the Australian Masters Surf Lifesaving Championships at Scarborough Beach in Perth yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
He hit me too: D'Arcy faces new accusation Apr 3, 2008
" Peach's claim, which the Australian Olympic Committee is reportedly investigating, came as the legendary swimming coach Forbes Carlisle called for the hysteria over the Cowley case to stop and for D'Arcy to stay on the Olympic team. Carlisle, the first mentor of Shane Gould, said: "The case against him is by no means cut and dried, and D'Arcy's 'crime', although having horrendous consequences, hardly deserves the extreme penalty which a hysterical few are demanding. "If it hasn't been looked... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
A year worth lapping up Dec 29, 2007
Libby Lenton stunned everyone, including herself, by breaking the 100m freestyle world record, 32 years after Shane Gould had held it and four decades after it belonged to Dawn Fraser. Also this month, Pim and the boys head to China for the second World Cup qualifier. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Old boy goes back to his roots to sell a youthful image Nov 13, 2007
JUST inside Nambour State High School's administration block is a fascinating display of letters from sporting legends such as Don Bradman, Ken Rosewall, Dawn Fraser and Shane Gould replying to missives received from students over the decades. But while the emphasis is on sporting achievement, an exception may well be made to recognise the political achievement of one former pupil. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Stop victimising Elka Oct 28, 2007
"Someone like Shane Gould should talk to Elka, because Shane is always looking at how sport should respond to these issues. "There aren't really opportunities for guys and girls to talk about this in a confidential way. " Multiple Olympic champion Shane Gould added: "She's between a rock and a hard place. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Fade to black Jun 10, 2007
" Legendary golfer Gary Player once remarked that he played the perfect sport because he can whack little white dimpled balls right into the grave. Other elite sportspeople are not so lucky, because at some stage they must rack the cue, hang up the boots, throw away the goggles. Sports Retirement Stress - as it has been termed - isn't a new buzz word contrived by a sports shrink. In recent years, former Olympic swimmers John Konrads, Duncan Armstrong and Shane Gould have spoken about their... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Perth mother, two children die in 'suspicious' house fire Apr 7, 2007
Shane Gould wants Ian Thorpe's nemesis tracked down. VIDEO: Tony Jones and Billy Brownless pick their winners for round two. (Ninemsn)
'Ian has been clean all his life' Apr 1, 2007
Australian swimming legend Shane Gould, whose partner Milt Nelms was coaching Thorpe in the US when he retired, said the allegations were "comical in a tragic way". "Ian wouldn't even take a vitamin tablet because he was so worried about doing the wrong thing.". (Sydney Morning Herald)
Thorpe's lethal stroke we'll never see Mar 24, 2007
" He maintains the other great health advantage of Nelms's method is that it carries through to posture and the way you make every physical movement out of the pool. The now classic body posture of champion swimmers out of the pool - slouching rounded shoulders and bow-shaped back - is forbidden under Nelms. Thorpe, Nelms, and Nelms's partner, Shane Gould, who understands and practises Nelms's complex techniques, are jointly exploring a way of teaching the method to children. An exciting... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Goodbye Thorpey: Swimming world bids farewell to one of its greats Mar 18, 2007
After receiving his plaque, Thorpe took part in a parade of former Australian swimming greats, including Dawn Fraser and Shane Gould. Then, he was gone. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
