Injury forces Aussie swimmer Rice out of C.Games

Triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Libby Trickett has come out of retirement for a crack at the 2012 London Games, but Australia's head coach questioned Thursday whether she could recapture her best form.Trickett, 25, announced her comeback late Wednesday and said she wanted to be eligible in time under international drug-testing protocols to represent her country again at next year's world championships in Shanghai.The former 50m and 100m freestyle world record holder retired last December, citing a desire to move on to the next stage of her life.

Triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Libby Trickett has come out of retirement for a crack at the 2012 London Games, but Australia's head coach questioned Thursday whether she could recapture her best form.Trickett, 25, announced her comeback late Wednesday and said she wanted to be eligible in time under international drug-testing protocols to represent her country again at next year's world championships in Shanghai.The former 50m and 100m freestyle world record holder retired last December, citing a desire to move on to the next stage of her life.

Australia's triple Olympic champion Leisel Jones said Friday she has no security or health concerns about competing at next month's New Delhi Commonwealth Games.Jones, who will be defending her Commonwealth 100/200m breaststroke crown at the October 3-14 Games, said the Indians will put on a great show for the 71-nation multi-sports event.The run-up to the Games has been dogged by delayed venues, corruption scandals, public rifts among officials and international concern ranging from dengue fever outbreaks to the risk of militant attacks.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett will make her return to competitive swimming at the Australian Short Course Championships in Adelaide next month, according to Swimming Australia.Trickett, 26, retired from the sport in December 2009 but announced her return to competitive swimming last September.She has had to wait nine months because of international drug-testing protocols before being eligible to compete again at a FINA-recognised meet.

Australia's Commonwealth Games chief rebuked Olympic great Dawn Fraser on Thursday for urging athletes to boycott the New Delhi Games to "prevent another Munich."Debate continues to swirl over New Delhi's readiness to host the Commonwealth Games in October amid construction delays of venues and a series of corruption scandals.Fraser, a triple Olympic 100m freestyle champion, created headlines on Thursday when she raised the spectre of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre over her fears about security for the October 3-14 New Delhi Games.

Seven swimmers have been added to the final Australian swimming team announced Friday for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games in October.Melissa Gorman, Grace Loh, James Magnussen, Kenrick Monk, Mitchell Patterson, Kyle Richardson and Tessa Wallace were added to the initial squad named last March based on their performances at this month's Pan Pacific Championships in California.In total 31 members of the 52-strong team are set to make their Commonwealth Games debut in New Delhi from October 3-14.

Triple Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett struggled in her comeback to competitive swimming at Australia's short course championships in Adelaide.Trickett, 26, in her first meet since her retirement in August 2009, on Saturday was 11th overall in the 50m freestyle heats in a time of 25.41sec and 13th in 1:00.86 in the heats of the 100m butterfly.This follows her sixth placings in Friday's 50m butterfly and the 100m freestyle finals.She clocked 26.72sec in the 50m butterfly final, more than one second outside the winning time of 15-year-old Yolane Kukla.

Key defender Teneal Attard will miss the Commonwealth Games after suffering a serious knee injury in Australia's loss to the Netherlands at the women's World Cup, Hockey Australia said on Sunday.It is the third anterior cruciate ligament injury in Attard's career. She returned to the national squad 12 months ago after recovering from a similar injury, Hockey Australia said.Coach Frank Murray said Attard still had a chance of being part of the 2012 London Olympics squad and that captain Madonna Blyth may revert to defence to cover for her loss.