Swimming-Frustrated Rice would have ditched season but for Olympics

Triple Olympic champion Stephanie Rice would have ditched this season out of sheer frustration at her shoulder injury were it not for the London Games, the Australian said after her first race of the year on Friday.

The 23-year-old, who won the 200 and 400 metres individual medleys as well as the 4x200m relay gold in world record times in Beijing four years ago, competed on Friday for the first time since surgery on a torn tendon in her shoulder last December.

While satisfied with her time of four minutes 49.93 seconds to finish second in her 400 medley heat at the New South Wales championships, Rice could not disguise her frustration at how her Olympic preparations had been disrupted.

"I think if this wasn't an Olympic year, I would have pulled out of the year because it's been the most frustrating journey," she said.

"It's been so frustrating, especially in an Olympic year, the most exciting year, and I'm just trying to do everything I can to get myself on the team.

"Hopefully everything I'm doing now is making my character stronger," she added with a laugh.

Dogged by injury since her stunning Beijing performance, Rice has not won an major international title in the intervening four years, although she does retain the 400 medley world record (4.29.45).

Rice's tendon has not been fully repaired and she has been reduced to trying to manage the injury and doing what she can to keep fit outside the pool through gym work, running and cycling.

"They can't repair a tendon, it's a six month rehab," she said. "I obviously didn't have time for that, so they just went in and cleaned it up as best they could.

"I don't know if that was the best option right now, to have surgery, because it didn't really do anything so I had a cortisone a few weeks ago and that seems to have settled it down a bit and I've been able to get through a decent amount of training.

"Hopefully, it will hold together for the next few weeks until the Olympic trial."

Australia's Olympic trials take place in Adelaide from 15-22 March and although Rice was back in the water on Friday, the injury meant even her participation in other events at the meet at Sydney's Olympic Pool was by no means certain.

"The whole process at the moment is trying to swim and train when it's not so sore because when it's sore, I have to back off," she said.

"The last thing I want to do having got this far is to make it worse. I've had to learn to judge what is a good sore and what is a bad sore.

"It's been sore every session, it's never like I get in and it's awesome, but some days it's less sore and that's good."

Rice admitted to "nerves and anxiety" before her return to racing and also some resignation that she would be unable to prepare for London in the same way she did for Beijing in 2008.

"I can't judge what I did four years ago to what I'm doing now, I'm a completely different athlete," she said. "I have to learn to compensate where I can.

"I'm past the point of being worried, it's just a case of if it's there, it's there, if it's not, it's not."

(Reuters)

Arumi Bachsin: Renang Semua Badan Bergerak

Renang menjadi salah satu jenis olahraga yang banyak digandrungi banyak orang dalam segala usia. Sebut saja artis Arumi Bachsin, yang mengaku hobi olahraga renang sejak masih usian anak-anak.

"Dari kecil pasti berenang, jadi sudah suka, nah kalau misalnya nge-gym kan rutinitas yang harus dipaksakan atau punya target. Renang aku hobi," ujar Arumi Bachsin saat dijumpai di Balon Raksasa Jakarta Hi Flyer, Taman Bunga Keong Emas, TMII, Jakarta Timur, Kamis (22/12) lalu.

Selain menjadi hobi, bagi Arumi Bachsin renang sangat menyenangkan. Ketika dirinya bermain dengan air yang dirasakan kebahagiaan. Rata-rata anak-anak juga suka bermain air.

"Karena paling enak main air. Berenang itu semua badan bergerak dari mulai pernafasan," terang Arumi yang lebih suka berolahraga di dalam ruangan ketibang di luar.

"Lebih suka indoor karena kadang kalau rutin waktunya enak. Kalau indoor itu tidak merusak kulit karena nggak langsung kena sinar matahari," akunya. (Kapanlagi.com)

Vanessa Hudgens Cuek Bercumbu di Kolam Renang

Beberapa selebriti Hollywood tetap merasa risih jika berciuman, atau bercumbu di depan umum dan ruang terbuka. Salah satu alasannya, tentu menghindari jepretan nakal para paparazzi.
Tapi hal itu tak terjadi pada Vanessa Hudgens, dan kekasihnya, Austin Butler. Pasangan muda yang sedang dimabuk cinta itu tak malu menunjukkan kemesraan di kolam renang di Miami. Mereka pun tak risih harus berciuman di depan orang banyak.
Bahkan, mereka juga sempat bercumbu layaknya orang yang akan memulai berhubungan seks. Vanessa duduk mengangkang di atas tubuh pria yang lebih muda darinya itu. Mantan kekasih Zac Efron itu terlihat menggoda Austin.
Kemesraan itu terus berlanjut meski mereka sudah berdiri dengan tak pernah lepas berpegangan tangan dan beberapa kali berciuman. Demikian dikutip Dailymail, Jumat (30/12/2011).(rik)

(okezone.com)

Qory Sandioriva Habiskan Waktu Berjam-jam di Kolam Renang

Qory Sandioriva, bintang film Mother Keder, sangat peduli dengan kesehatan tubuhnya. Makanya, Puteri Indonesia 2009 itu, rutin berolahraga. Renang menjadi pilihannya. Kalau sudah berenang, ia sampai betah berjam-jam di kolam renang.

"Merawat tubuh, kalau aku lebih ke arah fisik yah. Olahraga pilihannya renang. Kalau aku sudah berenang suka berjam-jam," ujar Qory, Kamis (5/1/2012), usai jumpa pers film Mother Keder, di FX Sudirman, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat.

Wanita kelahiran Jakarta, 17 Agustus 1991 itu, juga menjaga kesehatan tubuhnya dari dalam. Ia sering mengonsumsi jus tomat yang sarat dengan vitamin C. Seperti diketahui vitamin C bagus untuk menjaga kebugaran dan daya tubuhnya. Apalagi saat ini musim penghujan.

Aktivitasnya di dunia hiburan semakin padat. Qory baru saja kelar syuting film perdananya berjudul Mother Keder, yang dirilis pada 12 Januari 2012 mendatang. Makanya, jus tomat sangat penting untuk menjaga kesehatannya sekaligus kecantikannya itu.

"Aku minum jus tomat setiap pagi untuk kecantikan kulit," tandas pemeran tokoh Vivi dalam film perdananya itu. Usahanya itu tak sia-sia karena kulit kuningnya tetap mulus dan kelembabannya terjaga


(okezone)

PROFIL: Ambisi Ganda Park Tae-Hwan

Park Tae Hwan (tengah)

Bintang renang Korea Selatan, Park Tae-hwan berharap mampu meraih medali emas sekaligus memecahkan rekor dunia saat Olimpiade London 2012.

Peraih medali emas nomor 400 meter bebas di Olimpiade 2008 ini berharap mendapat peluang di nomor 400 meter bebas dan 200 meter bebas.

"Saya tampil baik di kejuaraan dunia dan Asian Games. Namun rekor saya memperlihatkan saya masih harus bekerja keras," kata Park. Ia kini berlatih bersama pelatih Australia, Michael Bohl.

Perenang berusia 22 tahun ini memenangi gelar kejuaraan dunia pada 2007 dan 2011 dan mengumpulkan enam medali emas di Asian Games 2006 dan 2010.

"Tujuan saya yang terbesar adalah mencetak rekor dunia," kata Park. Di nomor 400 meter ia akan bersaing dengan perenang Jerman, Paul Biedermann dan perenang China, Sun Yang

Langkah Awal Phelps ke Olimpiade London

Michael Phelps

MAJALAH AKUATIK INDONESIA - Pahlawan Olimpiade AS, Michael Phelps memulai langkah besarnya ke Olimpiade London 2012 dengan ikut GP Austin pekan ini.

Menurut USA Swimming, Phelps akan ikut dalam kejuaraan yang berlangsung tiga hari ini. GP austin merupakan ajang kedua dari tujuh turnamen seri GP domestik. Ini merupakan turnamen pertama Phelps sejak Agustus lalu.

GP Austin kali ini juga akan diikuti oleh perenang terkenal lainnya, Ryan Lochte yang baru saja meraih enam gelar juara di kejuaraan dunia kolam pendek di Dubai, Desember lalu

Lochte yang tampil menonjol selama 2010, akan mengikuti lima nomor bersama Phelps.

"Ini langkah pertama saya dengan ikut berlomba di sini," kata Phelps. "Latihan bisa saja baik, bisa pula buruk. Saya mulai merasa nyaman di air."

Phelps telah meraih 14  medali emas di tiga ajang Olimpiade Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 dan Beijing 2008.  Ia terakhir kali berlomba pada 22 Agustus di ajang kejuaraan Pan Pacific di Irvine, California. (kompas.com)