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Eyeing His Legacy, Le Clos Offers To Pay For Teammates Gold Coast Trip

“I’ll even go as far to say I’ll raise the money‚ I’ll pay for them to come‚” said Chad Le Clos of his unselected South African countrymen regarding the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Daily Dunks: What Olympian Duncan Scott Thinks About When Training

“Always thinking pays dividends in the long-term,” says British national record holder and 2-time Olympic silver medalist Duncan Scott in his ‘Daily Dunks’ video.

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Ashley Twichell Wins Fourth Midmar Mile Open Water Title

American Ashley Twichell earned her 4th Midmar Mile title over the weekend.

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Katsumi Nakamura Cranks Out 21.87 50 Free For New NR

Katsumi Nakamura just became Japan’s fastest 50m freestyler ever, clocking the 2nd fastest mark in the world this season.

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Britain’s Wilby & Burnell Take On Colorado Springs OTC

James Wilby (right) and Jack Burnell recently documented their experience training at the United States’ Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

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Swimming South Africa Establishes High Perf Academy In Pretoria

Swimming South Africa announced the organization recently signed a Momorandum of Agreement with Tyger Valley College Pretoria for the establishment of a High Performance Schools Swimming Academy.

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Hugo Gonzalez Swims NCAA’s 8th-Best 200 Breast in Auburn Time Trial

Auburn’s Hugo Gonalez threw down a big league 200 breaststroke time in a sole swimmer time trial over the weekend.

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Hazardous Materials Incident Involving Chlorine At Buffalo High School

Media outlets in Buffalo, NY are reporting a hazardous materials situation involving chlorine at a local high school. Authorities say…

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South African Chad Le Clos Eyes Commonwealth Games History

South African Olympian Chad Le Clos is on the hunt for his 3rd consecutive 200m butterfly title at this year’s Commonwealth…

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Kirsty Coventry Appointed IOC Athletes’ Commission Chairperson

Zimbabwean Olympic legend Kirsty Coventry is adding another feather in her post-retirement accomplishment hat, as the 34-year-old has been appointed Chairperson of the IOC’s Athletes’ Commission.

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2018 Int’l Meeting Uster: Photo Vault Round-up

26TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING USTER February 3rd & 4th Indoor Pool Buchholz, Uster, Switzerland LCM Meet Site Entry List SwimSwam Meet…

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2018 Int’l Meeting Uster: British Swimming Photo Vault

Get inspired by a collection of British swimmer photos taken at the Int’l Meet Uster over the weekend.

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2018 Int’l Meeting Uster: Masse & Oleksiak Canadian Photo Vault

Catch some action shots of your favorite Canadian swimmers attending this past weekend’s Int’l Meet in Uster, Switzerland.

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Uster Updates: Masse 58.54 1Back, Oleksiak 1:57.7 2Free, Proud 21.52

Kylie Masse flew to the wall first in the women’s 100m backstroke in Uster, rocking a winning time of 58.54.

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Masse Clocks #2 200 Back In The World On Record Night In Uster

Canada’s Kylie Masse rocked a 2:07.47 meet record-setting 200m backstroke in Uster, as just one of several meet marks that went down on the night.

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