An article written by Craig Lord of the Times Newspaper and the Swimnews online website talks about; Laure Manaudou, the 2004 Olympic champion whose success in the pool took a dive when she left coach Philippe Lucas after Melbourne 2007 world titles, has called time on her career - at least for the 2008-2009 season. To read more of the article click here

Last week in Singapore FINA held their first World Coaches Conference. Many presentations were given by the world leading coaches and FINA also delivered their 2009-2013 strategic plan. Craig Lord has again produced a concise version of the changes that FINA have proposed for the swimming calendar. To view this article click here or the comprehensive article covering the whole FINA conference click here