Melanie Schlanger

2014 Pan Pacific Championships Preview – Women’s sprints – Can anyone topple the Campbell sisters?

Australia’s Cate Campbell is the odds-on favorite in both women’s sprint events, while her sister Bronte is a likely finalist as well.

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Records Continue To Fall On Day Two Prelims Of Commonwealth Games

As eventful as yesterdays prelim session was at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the prelims this morning might…

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Watch the Australian Women Break the 4×100 Free Relay World Record

WR SPLITS: BRONTE CAMPBELL (53.15), MELANIE SCHLANGER (52.76), EMMA MCKEON (52.91), CATE CAMPBELL (52.16) – 3:30.98

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Australia Leads Commonwealth Games Swimming Medal Count After Day 1

After day 1 of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the Australian team is leading the pack with 8…

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Golds, Records, And Glory – A Historic Day At The Commonwealth Games

After that it was all Murdoch as he took absolute control of the race turning first at the 150m wall. Jamieson was just a fraction of a second behind him at the turn, but Murdoch managed to pull away from the previous Scottish record holder and touch the wall in 2:07.30 just off of the world record held by Japanese swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi.

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Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Sprint Freestyle

Since her Olympic disappointment Cate Campbell has returned to the water with a vengeance and has her sights set on Commonwealth gold in Glasgow…

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Aussies Unveil New Look For Glasgow

Speedo and Swimming Australia unveil new look suits for the Commonwealth Games…

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Blueseventy sponsors swim star Lorna Tonks

Lorna Tonks, Australian women’s 100m Breaststroke champion is the first Australian pool swimmer to be officially sponsored by leading race suit brand Blueseventy International.

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Emma McKeon Breaks National Record; First Commonwealth/Pan Pacs Spots Awarded

Australian Christian Sprenger is one of 6 swimmers to have locked up spots in the first priority for this summer’s Pan Pac and Commonwealth Games meets.

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Australian Women’s Relay Team Receive Order Of Australia Medal

The Australian women’s 4 x 100 freestyle relay team were awarded gold in London and today, Australia Day, they will receive another medal, the Order of Australia Medal….

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Canadian Junior Team Preparing For Victorian Championships In Geelong

A 15 member squad made up of some of the most promising 17-18 year old Canadian swimmers are currently in the midst of a training camp as part of the process of preparing for the Victorian Open State Championships….

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Johansson posts world’s second fastest 100 breaststroke in Adelaide

The most impressive swim of the morning at the EnergyAustralia Swimming Championships was not done by an Australian, but was…

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Coutts and Bohl feel Aussie training camp a huge success

After a disappointing performance at the London Olympics and even more disappointing behavioural problems, the brass within Swimming Australia decided…

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Top Australian Swim Coach Defects to 6-Week Assignment with China

Australian Coach Stephan Widmer resigned his post in Australia after the Olympics and will now work with the Chinese. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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