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Britain’s 15-yr-old Emily Large Scores Monster 2:09.47 200 Fly

The 200m butterfly bronze medalist at the 2016 British Championships, Emily Large, is making some major moves at just 15 years of age.

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2016 British Olympic Trials Day 4 Prelims Recap: Breaststroke Battle Brewing

University of Stirling’s Ross Murdoch will take on the likes of Andrew Willis, Michael Jamieson and Craig Benson in the men’s 200m breaststroke.

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GBR Olympic Trials: Day 3 Full Session Videos

Re-live all the action from Glasgow with the playback of day 3 of the 2016 British Olympic Trials.

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Jazmin Carlin Battling “Ghosts of the Past” At British Trials (Video)

Jazmin Carlin now has 2 British National Titles under her belt, yet no assured Olympic berth.

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Duncan Scott Amazed With 100 Freestyle National Title (Video)

Duncan Scott roared to the wall to win the men’s 50m freestyle event in new personal best, becoming the British National Champion in the process.

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Willmott Feeling More Positive After 200 Fly Win (Video)

Aimee Willmott notched a win tonight in Glasgow, taking the women’s 200 butterfly in a time of 2:08.82.

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Litchfield “Stuck To His Own Race Plan” En Route to 400 IM Gold

British swimmer Max Litchfield breaks down his Olympic-qualifying 400 IM race from tonight in Glasgow.

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GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 3 Stats

With her 50m freestyle win tonight, Fran Halsall notched her name on the ‘possible consideration’ list for the British Olympic team.

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2016 British Championships Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Ben Proud was upset by University of Stirling’s Duncan Scott in the men’s 100 freestyle tonight.

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Horton Becomes 2nd-Fastest Australian 1500 Freestyler Of All Time

Mack Horton logged his name on the list of legendary Australian distance aces, such as Grant Hackett, with an incredible 1500m freestyle effort tonight in Adelaide.

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Watch McEvoy Become First Aussie To Claim 3 Free Titles In Same Year

Cameron McEvoy completed a historic trifecta with his 50m freestyle win on day 7 of the Australian Olympic Trials.

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Russian Swimming Fed Waiting On Efimova’s Meldonium Concentration Data

After WADA’s announcement earlier today that some cases where athletes have tested positively for meldonium may see the athlete’s suspension lifted, eyes turn to Yulia Efimova’s situation.

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2016 British Championships: Scottish Swimming Photo Gallery

See your favorite Scottish swimming stars in the photo array provided by Scottish Swimming.

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WADA’s Latest Meldonium Statement May Excuse Some Athletes

WADA states that in the particular circumstances where the meldonium concentration found is below 1mcg and the test was taken prior to March 1, 2016, the case may be deemed as having no fault.

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Ruled Out Of Rio, Park Tae Hwan May Still Compete At Korean Trials

On the heels of our report last week that Korean Olympic gold medalist Park Tae Hwan was deemed ineligible to compete at the 2016 Olympic Trials, Asian sources indicate that Park may still partake in his nation’s Olympic Trials.

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