Australia

Cate Campbell breaks Australian, All-Comers and Commonwealth records with 23.96 in 50 free

Cate Campbell managed to fit 4 major records into just 23.96 seconds, capping off a great season with a Pan Pacs gold medal in the 50 free.

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Ryan Lochte Video Interview: I’m Starting to get in my Groove

Swimming Video interview courtesy of Shannon Macdonald, SwimSwam Rankings Managing Editor.

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Pan Pacs Open Water Moved to Hawaii, Will be Swum Next Week with Jr. Pan Pacs

Rain in Southport this week has caused the cancellation of the 10k on Monday and reschedule for next week in Hawaii.

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Australian Women’s 400 Medley Relay Breaks All-Comers Record as Campbell Runs Away From Americans

Seven years later, Emily Seebohm was the only holdover on the new Australian All-Comers’ Record in the women’s 400 medley relay.

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Mack Horton presented the Georgina Hope Foundation Rising Star of the Australian Swim Team

“Obviously I’d like to thank the Georgina Hope Foundation for their ongoing support, to be able to dedicate myself to the sport knowing that I have the backing of the Foundation is a good feeling,” Horton said.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships – Day 4 live prelims recap

Michael Phelps made the final of the 200 IM, while his longtime rival Ryan Lochte just missed the cut in Australia.

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Pan Pacs 2014 – Day 4 scratches include Mann, McKeon, Hedlin

American Becca Mann has scratched the women’s 1500 free to focus on the open water event, as has Canada’s Eric Hedlin.

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WATCH: All race videos from Pan Pacs day 3, including Katie Ledecky’s World Record, Phelps’ 100 fly win

Watch Michael Phelps’ first international win since London, plus the new 400 free world record, along with all finals videos from day 3 at the Pan Pacific Championships.

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U.S. adds 10 more medals, Australia cuts gold gap to 3 with one day of Pan Pacs remaining

The Australian 4×100 free relay earned gold thanks to Cate and Bronte Campbell, and the Aussies cut down the U.S. lead in gold medals by 1 on the third day.

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8 things we learned from day 3 at the Pan Pacific Championships: streaks stay alive for Park, Americans

Tyler Clary kept the U.S atop the 200 back, an event the country has never lost in Pan Pacific Championships history.

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2014 Pan Pacs – Day 3 Finals Recap – Ledecky Delivers Record Swim

Ledecky breaks the 400 free World Record again, taking nearly a half a second off her record to improve to a 3:58.37.

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Australian Women Break All-Comers Record in 400 Free Relay

Sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell book-ended the Australians to a new National All-Comers Record in the 400 free relay on Saturday.

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2014 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 3 prelims sets up Lochte vs Phelps – who else?

Michael Phelps is just .02 behind longtime rival Ryan Lochte in the 100 fly after day 3 prelims.

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8 things we learned from day 2 of the Pan Pacific Championships

Lights-out Ledecky: Katie Ledecky showed her speed with a relay run-down, and proved she can take over the American team with Missy Franklin slowed up by an injury.

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100 Free Race Video, Interview: Campbell Sisters dominate

Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell do it again! The Australian sister finish first and second in the women’s 100 freestyle. Cate won with her time of 52.72, which is only .10 of a second off of her morning time.

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