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Updated: Singapore Stop of FINA World Cup Faces Possible Cancellation

Katinka Hosszu from Hungary is one of the many high-profile athletes who may miss out on racing in Singapore amid air quality concerns.

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Indiana Tops Cincinnati At Season Opener Duel

New Hoosier Lilly King won the 200 breaststroke at her first collegiate meet against the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.

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Q & A With British World Record Holder Adam Peaty

To what does Adam Peaty attribute the rise of British breaststroking?

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Phelps Lends Insight One Year After DUI Arrest

Phelps comments on the one-year anniversary of his 2nd DUI arrest, which occurred on September 29, 2014.

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Melanie Marshall Earns BSCA’s Coach Of The Year Award

Adam Peaty is Melanie Marshall’s most recently successful athletes, helping her earn the BSCA Coach of the Year Award.

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Michael Phelps Swim School Launches In India

Children in India will have an opportunity to learn to swim at the newly launched Michael Phelps Swim School there, opened in association with GameDay arts.

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2015 FINA World Cup Beijing: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Cate Campbell keeps on bringing it! 52.96 for Aussie gold in women’s 100m freestyle tonight in Beijing.

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Lauren Boyle Named NZ’s Swimmer Of The Year; New Chairman Announced

With two silvers at the World Championships in Kazan, Lauren Boyle is your Swimming New Zealand ‘Swimmer of the Year’.

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In Briefs 09/29/15: Rio Accommodation Concerns, UK Funding Cuts Loom

Get in the know on possible UK funding cuts, potential accommodation problems in Rio for 2016 and more in this edition of In Briefs.

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Reece Whitley Up For SI Kids ‘SportsKid Of The Year’

Reece Whitley is one of five athletes nominated as Sports Illustrated Kids ‘SportsKid of the Year’.

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Australia’s Atherton Tears Up Backstroke Age Group Records

Minna Atherton, backstroke from Queensland, Australia – remember that name.

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Banned Brian King Still On Deck In Australia

In June we reported how controversial Australian swim coach Brian King received a three-year suspension from coaching children, as well as a…

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Update On The UVA Alleged Hazing Lawsuit

In the ongoing civil lawsuit involving five former University of Virginia men’s swim team members being accused of hazing by…

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USOC: “There Is Work To Be Done Between Now And Rio”

Michael Phelps was dropped from the Worlds roster, a fact which didn’t help the U.S. Worlds medal haul the USOC examined earlier this week.

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Is Australia Becoming A Drug Cheat Haven?

Sun Yang had served a doping ban last year, but is still allowed to train at unofficial, non-excellence training centers in Australia.

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