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Scott, Murdoch & Miley Highlight 2017/18 Scottish Perf Squads

Check out the 23 athletes named to Swimming Scotland’s Senior Gold Performance Squad.

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Metaphorical Swimming For Age Groupers

‘Elbow your brother, call your mother.’

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Swim Ireland & Jon Rudd Snag Ben Higson Of Stirling As New Head Coach

Ben Higson of the University of Stirling will now be headed to Swim Ireland, taking on the role of National Senior Team Head Coach and Head Coach of the National Centre, Dublin.

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Bethany Galat At Energy For Swim: “I Did Not Expect To Win”

Bethany Galat won the women’s 200m breaststroke in Rome. Hear from her and other winners at the Energy for Swim!

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Despite Stellar Swims From Smith, Kalisz, Team Energy Standard Wins

Team Energy Standard topped the podium overall at the inaugural Energy For Swim! event in Rome, despite a 4:04 400 free from American Leah Smith.

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Russia’s Kolesnikov Lowers Own 100 Back World Junior Record In Rome

Russia’s 17-year-old Kliment Kolesnikov lowers his own 100m backstroke World Junior Record in Rome at the Energy for Swim!

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Day 1 Energy Swim: Hear From Lochte, Pellegrini, Sjostrom, Murphy

“I like this type of competition because it is for charity, for children, says Federica Pellegirni of the uniquely-formatted Energy for Swim!

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Kalisz Rocks 2 Event Wins, But Energy Standard Leads Energy For Swim!

American Chase Kalisz rocked two individual event wins in Rome, but Team Energy Standard holds the overall point lead halfway through the unique Energy For Swim! meet.

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Michael Phelps’ Unforgettable Under Armour Ad Earns Webby Award

Think back to pre-Rio 2016 and there was one unforgettable ad featuring an Olympic legend – a moving, visual piece of art which still brings on chills when watching it to this day.

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Singapore Swimmers Schooling & Goh Enter Sports Hall Of Fame

Joseph Schooling and Theresa Goh of Singapore were both inducted into the nation’s Sports Hall of Fame today.

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Banned Aussie Thomas Fraser-Holmes: “I’m Not Making Excuses” (Video)

Suspended Aussie swimmer Thomas Fraser-Holmes gets raw in this one-on-one interview on his 12-month ban for missing drug tests last year.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Hannah Miley Gets Engaged

If the ‘Swim. Eat. Shower. School. Snack. Swim. Swim. Swim. Dinner. Homework. Bed. Repeat.’ routine sounds like you, you may like one of the new released in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Try To Dance Along With ‘Tokyo Gorin 2020’

We challenge you to try out Tokyo 2020’s new dance.

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Hungary’s On-Fire Dominik Kozma Leads National Record Charge In Berlin

Two world records fell today in Berlin, but several other swimmers also notched national records on the day.

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Hosszu Continues IM Destruction With New World Record In Berlin

The Iron Lady strikes again in Berlin, this time with a shiny new 100m IM World Record.

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