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Being Adam Peaty In Thailand & Tokyo (Video)

Want to get a glimpse into Adam Peaty’s lift sessions?

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Singapore Swimming Hires Aussie Stephan Widmer As National Head Coach

Joseph Schooling, Singapore’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist in swimming, will have an Aussie at the helm of his nation’s swimming program.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Michael Phelps Joins Up With Golfer Jason Day

The GOAT helps spread the word about childhood drowning, while Daiya Seto ties the knot.

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Schooling Wants To Take Down 100 Fly World Record In Budapest

The 100m butterfly record is held at 49.82 by now-retired Michael Phelps, but Singapore’s Joseph Schooling has the mark on death watch.

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Swim England’s Leadership Team Announced For 2018 Commonwealth Games

Current England Programmes Team Leader Grant Robins has been appointed Team Leader for the 2018 Commonwealth Campaign and will be joined by 3 additional team members.

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Study On Sports Drinks’ Effects On Swimming Renders Surprising Results

A sports-related study’s findings recently presented at the UK’s Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health’s annual conference may have you re-thinking what you’re putting into your on-deck hydration bottle.

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Phelps & Family Reveal Training Plan For 2032

As he alluded to in his latest Facebook Live post earlie.r this week, 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps is indeed training for 2032….however, completely unlike any training he’s done in the past

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World Champion Ning Zetao Makes Brisbane Home Under Coach Matt Brown

Ning Zetao will now train under Aussie coach Matt Brown, the former coach of Emily Seebohm.

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Gyurta’s Former Coach Sándor Széles Passes Away

Sándor Széles, former President of the Hungarian Swimming Federation has passed away this week at the age of 61.

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05/25/17 In Briefs: West Australia Edition

Catch up on the smaller swimming news stories from down under in this West Australia edition of ‘In Briefs.’

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Swimming Victoria Performance & Development Squads Announced

Swimming Victoria (Australia) has announced its Performance and Development Squads for 2017.

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Swim England Advises Meet Goers To ‘Be Extra Vigilant’

“This coming weekend, Swim England North East request both spectators and athletes to bear with us during a higher level of security which is required at Sunderland Aquatic Centre.”

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Australia’s National Sports Plan Pitches Lottery Funding Concept

Looking at the UK’s lottery funding model as an example, Australia is headed towards that direction.

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South Dakota State University Welcomes Doug Humphrey As Head Coach

South Dakota State University has announced its new Head Coach.

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Despite High Water Temperatures, Asian OWS Championships Marched On

By the time the 10k race was slated to kick-off in Malaysia this past weekend at the Asian Open Water Swimming Championships, the water had warmed to an alarmingly high temperature 31.9°C (89.42°F).

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