Breaking Tweets Sports » swimming http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports Sports News, Twitter-Style Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Michael Phelps returns from suspension after pipe-smoking incident http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/2009/05/05/michael-phelps-returns-from-suspension-after-pipe-smoking-incident/ http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/2009/05/05/michael-phelps-returns-from-suspension-after-pipe-smoking-incident/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 12:43:00 +0000 Christiana Johns http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/?p=68 Olympic medalist Michael Phelps’ three-month suspension from competition ended today and he didn’t even know it.

Per the Asheville Citizen-Times, Phelps told the Associated Press he “had no idea” the ban was over. USA Swimming barred Phelps from competition for three months after a picture of him inhaling from a marijuana pipe appeared in a London tabloid.

His return to competition begins next week in Charlotte, N.C., which will be the first competitive meet after winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics and beating Mark Spitz’s 36-year-old record of seven gold medals and being the winningest Olympian ever. Phelps said he plans on competing in the 2012 Summer Games in London.

The Twitterverse weighed in on Phelps’ return:


  1. Randy Villard
    Aggiept Wow no more suspensiov for Phelps! I bet he goes celebrates by torching up a dobbie! 05 May 2009 from mobile web
  2. Twindexx:Sports
    twndx_sports Phelps returns. We can all relax over this bong thing now. http://tinyurl.com/d6buqp 05 May 2009 from web
  3. Justin Izzo
    scaryizzo hey, Michael Phelps’s suspension is over! WHOLE WORLD REJOICE! 05 May 2009 from web
  4. Courtney Linehan
    CycloneOvertime Apparently Michael Phelps didn’t know his ban was recently lifted. Insert punch line here. 05 May 2009 from web
  5. alt="Jimmy Hodson" width="48" height="48" />
    JimmyHodson is glad Michael Phelps’ suspension is over. Maybe he can fashion that bong into a snorkel and get back in the pool! The US needs some gold! 05 May 2009 from web
  6. jenna
    tubesocksrock NO WAY. PHELPS IS BACK. yay, he better not do drugs ever again ! 05 May 2009 from web

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]]> http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/2009/05/05/michael-phelps-returns-from-suspension-after-pipe-smoking-incident/feed/ 0 Nick D’arcy cut from Australian swim team for the 2009 FINA Championships http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/2009/04/07/nick-darcy-cut-from-australian-swim-team-for-the-2009-fina-championships/ http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/2009/04/07/nick-darcy-cut-from-australian-swim-team-for-the-2009-fina-championships/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 04:15:00 +0000 Matthew G http://www.breakingtweets.com/sports/?p=142 Per The Age, Australian Swimmer Nick D’arcy has been cut from the national swim team after being convicted of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm to a fellow swimmer last year. D’arcy was selected for the team on the 22nd of March this year, only to be removed from the team today following a meeting by Swimming Australia to decide whether or not he had breached one of the organisation’s by-laws. The suspension comes after the Australian Olympic Committee last year stopped D’arcy from competing at the 2008 Olympics in Bei jing for a breach of the Australian Olympic Team’s code of conduct due to the same incident. D’arcy has not spoken publicly yet about the decision handed down today by Swimming Australia, but his coach, Brian Stehr, said D’arcy was considering leaving the sport altogether.

There were mixed reactions from twitterers. Some were full of support for D’arcy, while others were quite happy with the decision made by Swimming Australia.


  1. Lucy Carter
    lucethoughts Nick D’Arcy OUT of the Aust team again.. 07 Apr 2009 from web
  2. Penelope Pitstop
    TGsFM Nick D’Arcy sacked from Australian swim team – Good riddance to bad rubbish 07 Apr 2009 from web
  3. Thea Baker (Tae)
    Taezar Awesome news on Nick D’arcy! http://bit.ly/G6m6J 07 Apr 2009 from iTweet
  4. Ryan Mitchell
    ryan_mitchell which country will take Nick D’Arcy? His career is over in Aus. 07 Apr 2009 from web
  5. Sean Callander
    seancallander Just heard Nick D’Arcy has been kicked off the Australian swim team – what a disgrace. Tried, convicted, let him move on. No winners here. 07 Apr 2009 from web
  6. tassb
    tassb Can’t believe Nick D’Arcy decision. Way to ruin someone’s career over one punch thrown in self-defence, what is a man supposed to do? 07 Apr 2009 from web
  7. John Kung
    johnkung SMH calls Nick D’Arcy “controversial”. The guy is a convicted thug, and all he gets is “controversial”? http://bit.ly/wTUJw 07 Apr 2009 from web
  8. Alun
    subfuze Time for Nick D’arcy to try his hand at another sport…how about water polo…or professional bar brawling same thing minus the water 07 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
  9. Michael Sheil
    Michael_Sheil Can’t believe Nick D’Arcy has been kicked off the National team again! What is the world coming to? 07 Apr 2009 from Tumblr

Other twitterers looked at the affect this move would have on the Australian swimming team:


  1. BehindTheBlocks.com
    BehindTheBlocks The Aussie WC team been further weakened by SAL’s expulsion of Australia’s fastest ever 200m flyer, Nick D’Arcy 07 Apr 2009 from web
  2. Ayush Parajuli
    aparajuli if nick d’arcy can’t swim for australia he should change to another smaller country, race for them and show Swimming Aust. who they let go. 07 Apr 2009 from TwitterFon

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