XXX LONDON OLYMPICS: ARIZONA WILDCATS & TUCSON STYLE
#LondonIsWildcatCountry
By Christopher C. Wuensch
@BearDownAndBlog
click headlines for full posts
.
Arizona’s Brigetta Barrett wins silver medal, the world reacts
Brigetta Barretts earns fans and detractors and all sorts of nicknames…but none better than Olympic champ.
Exit Tweets from the 2012 London Olympics: Arizona Wildcat Style
.
Sounding off in the pools, courts and fields…and on Twitter
.
.
.
Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics
Arizona legend Frank Busch leads USA Swim to best showing in 18 years
.
Team USA fall several medal shy of eclipsing mark set by ’84 team
.
.
.
.
The Grateful Dead rescued Lithuanian hoops. Jason O. Watson – U.S. PRESSWIRE
Resurrecting Lithuania basketball from (Jerry Garcia and) The Dead
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Michael Phelps – 22 Olympic Medals, most all time<
< Michael Phelps vs. the U. of Arizona: Battle for worst Olympic mugshot
Who are you taking in the battle for worst Olympic mugshot? All-world swimmer Michael Phelps or the University of Arizona field?
Tweets from the London 2012 Olympics: Arizona Wildcat Style >
There are more than 20 athletes with ties to Tucson looking to make some noise in the pools and on the tracks, courts and fields of London at the XXX Olympic Games. They’re also sounding off on Twitter:
.
.
Misty May-Treanor, right, of Team USA’s women’s beach volleyball team blows out candles on a birthday cake, one day after turning 35 on July 30 in London. Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Happy Birthday from London: Breaking down Olympic birthdays
There’s one song being played at the XXX London Olympics more than any other ditty — more than the anthem’s of gold-medal leaders China and the United States combined.
It’s the traditional celebratory jingle “Happy birthday.”
Arizona alum Alyssa Anderson jumps into to pool for Team USA in the preliminaries of the women’s 4X200 relays. Kirby Lee-US PRESSWIRE
Arizona’s Alyssa Anderson earns Wildcats’ first gold medal
British cuisine needs no introduction to the bland taste buds of the world. The best thing to bite in London these days is your gold medal, to test if it’s real.
Alyssa Anderson got a sweet taste of victory on Wednesday, earning the first gold medal of the XXX Olympic Games for a University of Arizona alumnus.
Tucson native Caitlin Leverenz after claiming a bronze medal. Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports
Tucson’s Caitlin Leverenz falls to Ye Shiwen, claims bronze medal
Leverenz stepped to the winner’s podium for the first time in her very brief Olympic career on Tuesday, vanquishing all but two opponents in the 200-meter individual medley to claim a bronze medal.
Tweets from the London 2012 Olympics: Arizona Wildcat style
There are more than 20 athletes with ties to Tucson looking to make some noise in the pools and on the tracks, courts and fields of London at the XXX Olympic Games. They’re also sounding off on Twitter:
Arizona’s Simon Burnett retires from swimming after Olympic shortfall
For Simon Burnett, the latter proved true on Monday in a pool some 45 miles east of his hometown.
For the University of Arizona alum, his career is now over.
Burnett, 29, called it a career on Tuesday, leaving a wake that won’t soon be forgotten on either side of the pond – or pool, depending on how far you’d like to stretch the metaphor.
Above right, Simon Burnett competes in March’s British Gas Championship. Immediately above, Clark Burckle competes at Team USA’s time trials in June. Photos by Al Bello/Getty Images.
Tucson’s Matt Grevers sets Olympic backstroke mark, Thoman takes Silver
When Matt Grevers returns home from London, his bags and résumé will be a little heavier.
The Old Pueblo resident and Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatic swimmer set a new Olympic record on Monday with a 52.16 second time in the 100m backstroke. The previous mark held by American Aaron Peirsol had stood since the 2008 Olympics.
According to Arizona Athletics, Thoman’s medal means the University of Arizona keeps its streak of medaling in the summer Olympics going. A Wildcat has stood atop the podium in every Olympics since 1968.
