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Canadian Report – Day 4 – Cochrane Earns Canada’s First Medal

Ryan Cochrane earned Canada’s first medal of the 2013 FINA World Championships by placing third in the 800 freestyle…. (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)

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Canadian Report – Day 3 – Cochrane Set Up for a Strong 800

Two Canadians qualified for second swims on the third day of the FINA World Championships in Barcelona… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Euro Report – Day 3 – Friis was Fabulous

On most days the event winners would be the athletes we would highlight, but on this day Danish swimmer Lotte Friis, who won the silver in the 1500 freestyle stole the show…(Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Canadian Report – Day Two – Savard 5th and Thomas 7th in the 100 butterfly

There wasn’t much action for the Canadians during Monday night’s finals, there were only four Canucks that competed… (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)

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Euro Report – Day 2 – Meilutyte was Incredible What Else is There to Say?

There is no debate that the story for the Europeans, the story of the day, the story of the meet so far is Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Canadian Report – Day 1 – Women Set a Second National Record in the Relay

Canada’s 4×100 Freestyle relay set national records in the preliminaries and the finals (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)

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European Report Day 1 – Hosszu Impressive in the 200 IM; Costa Schmid Gives the Crowd a Reason to Cheer

Katinka Hosszu, who has been having an extremely impressive year… (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Pellerin Does Not Hide His Feelings About Agnel’s Departure

It was in May that Olympic Champion Yannick Agnel made the decision to change his training environment, to leave the…

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Singh has the Midas Touch at Canadian Age Group Championships

On the fourth night of competition in Montreal, Quebec at the Canadian Age Group Championships Tai Long Singh of the Winskill Dolphins continued his domination of the boys 13 and under age group by collected two more golds bringing his win total to six. (Image courtesy of Swimming Canada)

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Thorpe Would Like the Opportunity to Mentor Young Australians

As it has been reported by many new agencies Ian Thorpe has decided to give up his quest to return…

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ESWIM’s Ray Yang Breaks 11-12 200 Butterfly National Record

On Friday night at the Canadian Age Group Championships in Montreal, Quebec Ray Yang of the Etobicoke Swim Club broke his…

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Danish Sports Director Expects Results in Barcelona

The Danes have brought a national team that consists of four women to compete in Barcelona. The team is made…

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ESWIMs’ 13-14 Boys Break Canadian Record in 4 x 200 Free Relay

On the second day of the Canadian Age Group Championships the Etobicoke Swim Club’s 13-14 boys 4 x 200 freestyle…

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Racing Different Events has Increased Coutts’ Confidence

It is always an adjustment for an athlete going into a new Olympic cycle, especially for an athlete who was as successful as Alicia Coutts was in London…

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White Does it Again at Canadian Age Group Championships

Last weekend at the Canadian Summer National Championships in Pointe-Claire, Quebec Evan White of the Oakville Aquatic Club had a…

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