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Key British Swimmers Wait For Rio Roster Determination On April 22nd

Fran Halsall is one British swimmer who earned a national title, but was unable to clock the tougher-than-FINA-A-cut qualifying standard determined by her nation’s swimming federation. She’ll learn on Thursday if she makes the team by secondary criteria.

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Get A Glimpse Of Budapests 2024’s Logo, Promo Video

Even with Rio just over 100 days away, the bidding process for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games is getting more involved.

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Watch 2016 British Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims

Didn’t catch the final day’s worth of prelims in Glasgow? Watch the races now via the stream playback.

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Scottish Swimmer Jak Scott Announces Retirement

Best wishes to Scotland’s Jak Scott (right), as he announced his retirement earlier today.

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2016 British Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims Recap: Men’s 200 Free Brawl

Reigning 200 freestyle World Champion, James Guy, competes in the event today in Glasgow.

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GBR Olympic Trials: Day Five Full Session Race Videos

Re-live all the action from Glasgow with the playback of tonight’s (day 5) finals session.

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GBR’s Timothy Shuttleworth Is At A Loss For Words After 1500 Gold

Timothy Shuttleworth’s excitement is infectious, as the 18-year-old rocked a gold medal-winning performance in the men’s 1500m freestyle at the 2016 British Olympic Trials.

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Jazmin Carlin: “This Means Everything”

The 3rd race was the charm for Jazmin Carlin, as the Bath University swimmer nabbed a British Olympic-qualifying time in the women’s 400m freestyle in Glasgow tonight.

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Pavoni “Did Everything He Could”, Still Falls Short Of GBR OLY Team

Winner of the 200 IM tonight in Glasgow, Loughborough University’s Roberto Pavoni clocked a FINA “A” cut, but fell short of the must stricter British Olympic-qualifying time.

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Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Happy To Be On The Plane To Rio (Video)

Siobhan-Marie O’Connor nabbed a spot on the British roster for Rio with her 200 IM outing tonight.

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Ben Proud: “You Can’t Back Off At The Olympics”

Ben Proud lowered his own British Record in the men’s 50m freestyle while competing at his nation’s Olympic Trials in Glasgow. Catch his post-race interview here.

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GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 5 Stats

3 swimmers clocked British Olympic-qualifying times in Glasgow tonight. Check out the list of who’s in with one more day of competition left.

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2016 British Olympic Trials Day 5 Finals Live Recap: Carlin Makes It Happen

After missing out on the 200 free and 800 free individual qualifying marks, Bath University’s Jazmin Carlin claimed an Olympic berth in the women’s 400 freestyle race tonight in Glasgow.

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Watch Ben Proud Rock 21.65 British Record In 50 Free Prelims

Catch him if you can! Ben Proud scores new British Record in 50 free, clocking 21.65 in Glasgow this morning.

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FINA Denies Efimova’s Request For Provisional Suspension To Be Lifted

Yulia Efimova’s request for her suspension to be lifted has been denied by FINA.

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