AUSTRALIA captain Mark Viduka has rejoined his teammates for a closed training session ahead of Australia’s World Cup opener on Monday.
Viduka missed the majority of training on Thursday with a calf injury, and eventually emerged late in the session limping and wearing a compression sock.
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Australia’s presence on the Mare Nostrum Tour marks the end of a long period in which racing has been the kepy focus. As the emphasis shifts towards a sustained block of training for most of the Dolphins, Australia Head Coach Alan Thompson talks to SwimNews about what’s gone and what happens next.
“We’ve come here (Mare Nostrum) as a bit of a mixture of training and competition. The guy’s aren’t fully rested. We’ve been training doubles since we were here but they’ve been preparing to swim well - and better as the tour goes on. We came here off a national camp two weeks ago in Queensland. We reduced a little bit coming into racing, as you would normally do in a competition/training phase.
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If you had to think of something that makes your skin crawl… spiders and jellyfish would have to be up there.
So who would choose to WORK with them?? Dr Robert Raven is one of the world’s leading arachnologists and Dr Jamie Seymour gets up close and personal with deadly box jellyfish every day.
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