Alexander Dale Oen

Adlington One of Four Mare Nostrum Record Breakers on Day 1 in Barcelona

Rebecca Adlington quieted her critics on day 1 of the 2012 Mare Nostrum Series with a scorching 800 free (Photo Courtesy: Kierra Smith)

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Sprint News 6/1/12: Iceland Accepts Olympic Invite; Adrian Scratches Finals

Nathan Adrian dropped a bomb in prelims of the GP, but won’t swim finals. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Norwegians Honor Oen With Two Titles on Day 5

“Much like Dale Oen lifted his country from tragedy at last year’s World Championships, we heard echoed from his former teammates that they would do the same – band together and lift each other up now that he is gone.” (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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17 year old Gregorio Paltrinieri going the distance at Euro Champs

Garrett recaps day 3 from Debrecen, plus some college swimming news and more love for swimming on NBC.

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Alexander Dale Oen Honored on His Birthday

There was a bit of an understandable pall cast across the Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex on the first day of…

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European Championship Start Lists Posted

Katinka Hosszu is one of the few swimmers entered in a full schedule at this week’s European Championships.

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Alexander Dale Oen, reflections from his fellow countrymen…

Many of us ask the question, why? How could life take such a hero…a man who decided to lift his…

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Sad Stretch for Swimming

With the deaths of Alexander Dale Oen and Ron Ballatore coming just 4 days apart, it’s been a rough week for swim fans.

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Kvale First Dale Oen Teammatemate to Speak Out

“As Alexander showed us…last year, we are stronger when we stand together.”

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World Champ Alexander Dale Oen Dies at 26

Cardiac arrest steals away one of the great ones.

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LEN Shortlists Swimmer of the Year Candidates

LEN, or the Ligue Europeenne de Natation, has shortlisted the top contenders for European Swimmer of the Year award that…

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A History of Cheating in the Men’s Breaststrokes

For those of you who haven’t seen the video yet, click here to watch Universal Sports’ replay of the men’s…

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5 Things To Watch on Day 3 at World Championships

Day 3 will feature a very-light prelims session, with only four races being contested: the men’s 50 breaststroke, men’s 200…

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World Champs Day 2 Race of the Day: Alexander Dale Oen's 100 Breaststroke

There were two strong candidates for race of the day on the 2nd day of competition at the Shanghai Oriental…

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Shanghai 2011: Men's Breaststroke, Butterfly, and Relay Predictions

In the first part of the men’s meet, we picked Ryan Lochte to have a huge meet, and sweep gold…

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