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Centrebet.com.au – The weekend’s national swimming championships heralded a changing of the guard for the seemingly invincible women’s swimming team after long time champion and multiple gold medallist Libby Trickett failed to so much as make the podium in the women’s premier event – the one hundred metres butterfly.

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The one hundred metres butterfly has become the star studded event of Australian swimming following the men’s recent slide into international anonimity while the girls have been flying the flag.

In total, their were seven Olympic gold medals spread between the field but it was Jess Schipper who nudged out Australia’s swimming golden girl Stephanie Rice to claim victory and ultimately end Trickett’s dominance in the event.

Trickett managed a relatively distant fourth and will not represent Australia at the World Championships for the first time in nearly five years.

Rice continue to go from strength to strength as she gives up for a fully loaded til at the world championships, hoping to sport a Michael Phelps like meeting card to stamp her authority as the queen of international swimming.

Schipper was extremely emotional following the event given that a swimsuit malfunction just prior to her attempt to take the individual gold at Beijing left her clutching a bronze behind two Chinese swimmers.
To add insult to injury, she later found out that her the Coach Ken Wood had assisted the two Chinese swimmers in their respective regimes leading up to the Olympics.

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Despite what may single the end of a stellar career, the future looks extremely bright for Australian women’s swimming.

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Swimming star Michael Phelps has escaped potentially career ending criminal charges after picture of the greatest Olympian ever smoking what appears to be a marijuana pipe or ‘bong’ surfaced in an English tabloid newspaper.

The image sent shockwaves through the swimming world as it was plastered across newspaper, the internet and television last month.

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County Sheriff of Richland Leon Lott was quick to advise the media that Phelps did in fact face serious criminal charges and that he, along with the District Attorney’s office would seek to prosecute Phelps to the full extent of the law if found guilty.

However, having thoroughly investigated the matter, Lott stated that there was not enough evidence to prosecute the superstar (or in fact anyone else at the party) and that it could not be proven that Phelps had in fact smoke marijuana, despite the fact that star openly admitted he had made a mistake.

The swimmer was quick to apologise to fans and fellow athletes following the surfacing of humiliating image and declared he had made a terrible error in judgement.

Phelps, who won an unprecedented eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics, elevating him to the status of the greatest Olympian of all time, has received a three month suspension from competing in any swim meet from the United States swimming governing body.

The star swimmer is also said to have lost a lucrative contract with Kellogg’s who were quick to pull the pin on a sponsorship deal despite many other of Phelp’s sponsors sticking by him.

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In a sensational about face, disgraced swimmer Nick D’Arcy has pleaded guilty to the assault of former swimmer and Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Simon Cowley.

Directly after the incident, defense for D’Arcy clearly stated that the champion butterflier would be defending the charge of assault occasional grievous bodily harm but in today’s preliminary hearing, D’Arcy defense team entered a guilty plea.

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D’Arcy’s spectacular fall from grace came literally just hours after qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

It is alleged that following the swim meet, D’Arcy and fellow team mates were out celebrating at a popular night spot when Cowley approached Nick D’Arcy and was punched to the ground – leaving him with a fractured eye socket, soft palette, cheekbone and nose.

Despite entering a guilty plea, defense for D’Arcy maintains that it was Cowley who initiated the violent altercation by slapping D’Arcy across the face.

Apparently D’Arcy then left the scene only to be followed by Cowley.

Fearing a further strike, D’Arcy countered with one punch to the face of Cowley that sent him reeling and caused the extent of his injuries.

Details of the incident are still shady but what remains clear is that D’Arcy forfeited quite possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent his country with a single instant of madness.

Cowley is still being rehabilitated for his injuries and will have five titanium plates permanently embedded in his face.

D’Arcy’s sentence hearing will take place on the 20th of February, 2009.

Two major bookmakers now have swimming bets open for the swimming events of the World Swimming Championships.

Both Centrebet and Expekt have odds open on the Mens 400m Freestyle and other events. This event looks open, however Peter Vanderkaay is in the favourites position at Centrebet at 2.85. The Korean Tae Hwan Park is next with Yuri Prilukov at 3.40. Then comes pre-heat front runner, Grant Hackett at 5.50. Check out the odds under WATER SPORTS at Centrebet now. You can place your bets to win on other prime events also, like the Womens 400m Freestyle and the Mens and Womens 4x100m Freestyle relays.

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The World Swimming Championships start today in Melbourne, Australia. We are going to provide some daily analysis of the odds and bets as the bookmakers put them up. The hard thing is that there is only around 7 hours between heats and finals so you’re going to need to stay on top of things if you want to have a bet on the Swimming.

As I write this, the heats of Day 1 Swimming are on, so the bookmakers will have odds for the finals online within a few hours.

Make sure you check back here later today for an update of odds and best bets.

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Just a quick update post letting everyone know that the 2007 FINA World Swimming Championships have started in Melbourne, Australia. This includes Waterpolo, Synchronized Swimming, Diving and of course the flagship Swimming events.

Believe it or not, swimming and waterpolo are massive betting events, with several high profile bookmakers reporting very large turnover on these events in previous World Championships.

The GREAT news is that well known European bookmaker Expekt Now has WATERPOLO ODDS online and you can bet now on all World Championship Waterpolo matches. PLUS, we have confirmed with Expekt that they will be offering great odds on the swimming events next week. That’s right, you can bet on outright and head to head swimming match ups for all events on the swimming program.

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The 2007 World Swimming Championships start in Melbourne on March 17, and it’s looking like it will be one of the biggest events on the Australian sporting calendar this year, with full media support here in Australia from Channel Nine and all newspapers and radio.

You will certainly be able to Bet On Swimming World Championships at Centrebet.com.au and a host of other sportsbooks – we will bring you full details as the event draws closer. One thing is for sure – The USA wants to hold onto it’s crown as the best swimming nation in the world and every other nation wants to knock them off. Given the results of meets around the world to date, it’s looking like the US will hold onto their crown yet again – proving how much of a swimming powerhouse they really are.

The World Swimming Championships will be held in Melbourne Australia between March 17 and April 1 – consisting of the sports of Swimming, Water Polo, Diving and Synchronized Swimming. You can bet on the Melbourne 2007 Swimming.

So if you want to Bet on the swimming – Melbourne2007.com or SwimmingWorldChampionships.com – stay tuned to us here at WinningMargin.com.au for all of the betting details. In fact, sports betting agencies in Australia have reported big betting on swimming events previously, including the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Olympics – Beijing2008.com betting will be huge in all sports.

Keep checking back for more details. In the meantime, sign up to www.Centerbet.com.au and be ready for the Action on March 17!

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