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Australian Swim Coach Brian King’s Appeal Dismissed, Ban Upheld

Banned Australian swim coach Brian King appealed his suspension with Swimming Australia, but his appeal was denied this week.

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Parasitic Bug Explains Mack Horton’s Lackluster Swims In Kazan

Although Australian Mack Horton pulled out a bronze in the men’s 800 free in Kazan, his performances in the 400 and 1500 freestyle events left some questioning what happened to the 19 year-old.

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Cutting Edge 50m Pool Opens at Trinity Grammar (Australia)

Trinity Grammar, home of Australian sprinter, Kenneth To and coach Matt Brown, has just opened its state-of-the-art 50m indoor pool facility.

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Swimming Queensland CEO: “Why Are We Working Kids So Hard?”

Swimming Western Australia held its annual conference this weekend, where guest speaker, Swimming Queensland CEO Kevin Hasemann shared his thoughts on declining membership within the sport.

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China Leads Medal Count after Day One of World Military Games

Chinese star Ning Zetao won gold in the men’s 50 freestyle on the first day of the World Military Games…

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Kylie Palmer Makes Post-Doping Case Debut in Tokyo

Australian Kylie Palmer takes to the pool in Tokyo in her first post-doping-case competition.

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Aussie Leisel Jones Releases Book On Her Battle With Depression

Now-retired Australian breaststroking champion, Leisel Jones, shares stories of how she battled depression, thoughts of suicide, even while on top of her game.

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2015 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day 2 Finals

With Day 1’s finals cancelled due to alarming haze levels in the open air OCBC Aquatic Center, athletes are more than ready to throw down some speed on Day 2 of the FINA World Cup Singapore

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FINA World Cup Beijing (HIGHLIGHT VIDEO)

Cate Campbell’s sprint freestyle times were the talk-of-the-deck after the Beijing stop of the 2015 FINA World Cup Series.

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2015 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day 1 Prelims

Five events were swum in the prelims on Saturday morning, including a top-seed in the 50 breaststroke from American Kevin Cordes, who is based out of Singapore.

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Singapore World Cup Preview and All the Links You Need

Cameron van der Burgh and Masato Sakai will battle for World Cup points in Singapore…

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The Training and Development of Mitch Larkin

Mitch Larkin announced to the swimming world that he had truly arrived as a top contender for Olympic gold this…

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2015 FINA World Cup Beijing: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Once again the Campbell sisters of Australia will go head to head in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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7 Reasons Why Swimmers Date Swimmers

Funky Trunks and Funkita swimmers fess up on their swimcest and the upside of dating other swimmers.
(Swimcest / ’swim-cest / verb: when a swimmer forms a romantic relationship with another swimmer, usually from the same swim team.)

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Australian Age Group Swimmers Attend Kaizen Talent Camp

On Sunday a 35-strong squad of Australia’s most talented age group swimmers embarked on the annual Kaizen Talent Camp at the National Training Centre in Canberra, and will remain there until Saturday 3 October.

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