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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
‘Supposed to be about me': Juiced Magnussen on record miss
James Magnussen says he will change his training and doping regime for the Enhanced Games after narrowly missing out on breaking the 50m freestyle world record and the $1 million prize. The retired Australian swimmer, whose 'massive' physique made headlines, was beaten by Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev at the North Carolina event. 'Kristian cruises in after eight weeks of protocol. He gets up and bam, breaks the world record in the week that's supposed to be about me breaking this world record,' Magnussen told the Hello Sport podcast. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. 'It was a really weird feeling, it was really mixed emotions. I love Kristian, he's a great guy. He's had a really tough life, lost both parents. That million dollars for him was completely life changing,' he said. 'It was more money that he'd ever made in his entire swimming career. So I was happy for him but that was meant to be me doing that. That was a hard moment.' Magnussen, who has been using testosterone and peptides, said, 'With my next preparation, I won't be as big as I was. My doses were low to moderate, doctors have been like, 'You can microdose that stuff'. You can microdose, get the same effects, get less size but still get the recovery and be able to train hard and have a much better for the actual games.' If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. He added, 'Now I think I would prepare like a natural athlete and the protocol is just a cherry on top. It just gives you that extra bit. This time around, I'll prepare and get myself in the best possible shape naturally and add that protocol on top, that extra couple of per cent that you need to go from world standard to fastest in history.' Magnussen also described the challenges of finding a banned supersuit for his attempt: 'We were scouring the world for a supersuit, we found one. We saved this, I tried the suit on the night before I race and the suit breaks at the thigh. The suits Kristian and I wear, they're like an open water suit,' he said. If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide. 'The ones we wore were about 40 per cent polyurethane, basically it's 40 per cent as good as the OG (original). The bigger the athlete, the more it helps. That was a big factor in me saying I can break the world record, I want one of these (suits). Now, leading into the actual Games. It doesn't seem that hard to make. 'There's no rules for these Games. Why can't we go double, triple the thickness and really float a guy. I'm now looking into who can manufacture me one of these bad boys for the actual Games.' Despite criticism from other top swimmers, Magnussen remains determined to compete at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas next year, where the use of performance-enhancing substances is permitted under medical supervision. 'Other competitors will watch that and go 'Oh he wasn't that fast',' he said. 'I know how fast I was at different times in my preparation and I know what to do differently.' If you'd like to view this content, please adjust your . To find out more about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Guide.
West Australian
5 days ago
- Sport
- West Australian
James Magnussen reveals training regime for next Enhanced Games after missing 50m freestyle world record
James Magnussen says he will change his training and doping regime for the Enhanced Games after narrowly missing out on breaking the 50m freestyle world record and the $1 million prize. The retired Australian swimmer, whose 'massive' physique made headlines, was beaten by Greece's Kristian Gkolomeev at the North Carolina event. 'Kristian cruises in after eight weeks of protocol. He gets up and bam, breaks the world record in the week that's supposed to be about me breaking this world record,' Magnussen told the Hello Sport podcast. 'It was a really weird feeling, it was really mixed emotions. I love Kristian, he's a great guy. He's had a really tough life, lost both parents. That million dollars for him was completely life changing,' he said. 'It was more money that he'd ever made in his entire swimming career. So I was happy for him but that was meant to be me doing that. That was a hard moment.' Magnussen, who has been using testosterone and peptides, said, 'With my next preparation, I won't be as big as I was. My doses were low to moderate, doctors have been like, 'You can microdose that stuff'. You can microdose, get the same effects, get less size but still get the recovery and be able to train hard and have a much better for the actual games.' He added, 'Now I think I would prepare like a natural athlete and the protocol is just a cherry on top. It just gives you that extra bit. This time around, I'll prepare and get myself in the best possible shape naturally and add that protocol on top, that extra couple of per cent that you need to go from world standard to fastest in history.' Magnussen also described the challenges of finding a banned supersuit for his attempt: 'We were scouring the world for a supersuit, we found one. We saved this, I tried the suit on the night before I race and the suit breaks at the thigh. The suits Kristian and I wear, they're like an open water suit,' he said. 'The ones we wore were about 40 per cent polyurethane, basically it's 40 per cent as good as the OG (original). The bigger the athlete, the more it helps. That was a big factor in me saying I can break the world record, I want one of these (suits). Now, leading into the actual Games. It doesn't seem that hard to make. 'There's no rules for these Games. Why can't we go double, triple the thickness and really float a guy. I'm now looking into who can manufacture me one of these bad boys for the actual Games.' Despite criticism from other top swimmers, Magnussen remains determined to compete at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas next year, where the use of performance-enhancing substances is permitted under medical supervision. 'Other competitors will watch that and go 'Oh he wasn't that fast',' he said. 'I know how fast I was at different times in my preparation and I know what to do differently.'
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NRL boss goes public with Mary Fowler plan as Cleary linked with $600m team switch
NRL CEO Andrew Abdo has revealed he hopes Mary Fowler's heritage will help grow rugby league in PNG and make the new team a success. And he admitted it would be the icing on the cake if her boyfriend Nathan Cleary decides to play for the PNG franchise as well. The Australian government has given the NRL $600 million to set up a new team in Port Moresby, and the PNG franchise will come into the competition in 2028. Part of the $600 million will go towards building a gated community for the players and their families to live in, and potential targets will have the added incentive of not having to pay tax if they decide to join the new team. Speculation has been rife about which top players might be lured to PNG, and Cleary would undoubtedly be No.1 on the wish list. Adding to the speculation around Cleary is the fact Fowler's mum was born in PNG and she still has family there. Speaking on the 'Hello Sport' podcast this week, Abdo said he hopes Cleary and Fowler stay together long-term so she can help promote the PNG franchise. 'It could be something that plays out in the future as something really exciting,' Abdo said. 'A really exciting combination isn't it? "It captivates people. There will be a lot of people that are Mary Fowler fans that now are interested in rugby league. There's a lot of people who know nothing about sport who are interested in the romance between the two. And obviously if Nathan was playing for PNG down the track that would be pretty interesting as well.' In Las Vegas last weekend for the NRL's season opener, Cleary was asked about the links between himself and PNG. The Panthers superstar admitted someone like him who doesn't have young children would be the perfect fit. 'It's not something I've had to think about too much,' he said. 'Obviously I don't have a family. In saying that, that will be spoken about quite a bit, especially if it's a young family. We'll have to wait and see. 'I think it's honestly amazing with Papua New Guinea. I've been over there once and it was like a NSW Cup trial and the crowd was unmatched to anything I've seen, so I couldn't imagine actually having their own NRL team to get behind. I think it's great for them. It's pretty cool with the incentive of the tax (concessions) that they can try and draw big-name players in. It'll be interesting.' Cleary's current contract with the Panthers runs until the end of the 2027 season, meaning he will be a free agent in 2028 when the PNG team comes in. The dream scenario would be for Nathan and father Ivan Cleary to both make the move north, with Ivan becoming the team's inaugural coach. Players who sign-up to play for the PNG team will be given special exemptions and won't have to pay tax. That means if Cleary is on $1.2 million, he'd be able to keep around $500,000 that he'd normally hand back to the government through tax. Speaking in December, NRL great Scott Sattler shot down suggestions that veteran players like Cameron Munster (who have small children) would be willing to move to PNG with their families. "Cameron Munster will be 33, going on 34 (in 2028)," Sattler said. "He's got three kids at the moment and may have more by then. I can't see Munster taking his young family up to Port Moresby." RELATED: Staggering call to bench Nicho Hynes amid $1 million dilemma Broncos player tipped to join Cowboys in immediate NRL switch But according to Sattler, suggestions that Cleary could join the new team aren't too far-fetched. "Nathan and Ivan Cleary come off contract at the end of 2027, and by 2028 Jett Cleary (Nathan's brother) might have played 50 NRL games with the Warriors. For 2028, the conspiracy is all going to play out," Sattler said tongue-in-cheek. "The Clearys times three - Ivan, Nathan and Jett - will sign with PNG, and move up there with Mary. We think this could be a conspiracy that's all been playing out in front of our eyes."
