Bringing a voice to women’s sports
Posted in From the blogosphere, NCAA, Swimming, Title IX, Wrestling on Nov 24th, 2008
NCAA President Myles Brand told USA Today last week that Title IX is not to blame for cutting men’s programs during tough economic times.
In my opinion, this is a message that was barely heard and needs to be shouted from the rooftops.
Because of tough economic times, the NCAA expects that some schools may drop men’s [...]
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Feminism, Health, Interviews, Objectification in Sports Blogs, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Journalism, Sports Programs, Sportsmanship, inspiration on Aug 29th, 2008
I recently had the unique opportunity to interview a pioneer who has dedicated her career to bringing a voice to women’s sports, Jane Schonberger. Jane is the founder and “Chief Trailblazer” for Pretty Tough, a #1 site for female athletes and fans of women’s sports.
Geared toward young girls and their growing desire to play sports, [...]
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Soccer, Swimming on Aug 18th, 2008
Dara Torres clinched the silver medal in the 50m freestyle event on Sunday, losing by 0.1 seconds to Britta Steffen of Germany. “Holy crap” is the only thing that came to mind when I saw that finish. She exited the pool with watery eyes. She deserves nothing but congratulations for her efforts this year, and [...]
Posted in Olympics, Sports Headlines, Swimming on Aug 15th, 2008
I have to admit it - I think swimming is my favorite event of the Beijing Olympics.
I know it seems like I’m “jumping on the bandwagon,” but it was SO exciting last night to watch the women’s 200-m breaststroke event, as American Rebecca Soni came from behind to beat world record-holder Leisel (a.k.a “Lethal [...]
Posted in Olympics, Sports Headlines, Swimming, inspiration on Aug 12th, 2008
According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, today, American Natalie Coughlin became the first woman to repeat as Olympic champion in the 100-meter backstroke. She set a USA record with 58.96 seconds.
Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball on Aug 11th, 2008
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport.
I thoroughly enjoy the positive impact that Wikipedia has made on my life, as well [...]
Posted in Cycling, Famous Women in Sports, Olympics, Other Sports, Sports Headlines, Sportsmanship, Swimming, Track and Field, Uncategorized, Volleyball on Aug 11th, 2008
An exciting weekend in international sports as Beijing gets started. It’s only been just over three days and we’ve already seen some incredible performances. Below are some highlights of what’s happened for the women over the weekend, broken down by sport.
I thoroughly enjoy the positive impact that Wikipedia has made on my life, as well [...]
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Feminism, Sports Headlines, Sports Journalism, Swimming on Jul 8th, 2008
Because my most popular post thus far (recieving over 2,000 hits) is that of Dara Torres, I feel compelled to announce that she has achieved what many have deemed impossible: on Sunday, she qualified for her fifth Olympic games, beating American-record holder, Natalie Coughlin by 0.05 for a spot on the
Apparently, she rose from the [...]
Posted in Famous Women in Sports, Sports Headlines, Swimming on Jun 23rd, 2008
It has been studied and confirmed over and over again: age and gender each have a significant impact on the cardiac response to exercise. But for some reason, it doesn’t seem to apply to Dara Torres, a 41-year-old mother who is attempting to qualify for her fifth Olympic Games on June 29-July 6 at [...]
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