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Commonwealth Games Day One Finals – Live Results

Hannah Miley started off the first night of swimming in Glasgow taking Scotland’s first gold winning the 400 IM in a time of 4:31.76…

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Cunha nips Jennings in Open Water photo finish to claim World Cup lead

Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha won a nailbiter at the Lac St. Jean, Canada stop of FINA’s Open Water 10K World Cup to take over the lead in the points standings. Meanwhile Germany’s Andreas Waschburger picked up the men’s win on what’s been a German-dominated tour so far.

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Record Falls On Night One Of Canadian Age-Group Championships

In the final for 14-year-olds Tai Long Singh’s time of 56.99 absolutely obliterated the rest of the field. That time broke Emil Goin’s boys 13-14 Canadian age group record in the event, which was previously held at 57.31.

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Commonwealth Games will be the backbone of Canadian teams for 6 years says Atkinson

“This team is having great exposure and opportunity at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs, and will be the backbone of Canadian teams for the next six years,” said John Atkinson, Swimming Canada high performance director.

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Irish Olympic Hopefuls Compete Against Top Canadians

Twelve members of the Swim Ireland International Youth Squad departed on Sunday July 20th for Winnipeg, Canada, to represent Ireland at the 2014 Canadian Championships.

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Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s Backstroke

Emily Seebohm will be looking to add to her Commonwealth Games medal total in all three backstroke events…

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876 Compete at 2014 Canadian Age Group Championships

876 swimmers from 144 clubs are competing at the Pan Am Pool. Nine of the 10 provinces as well as the Yukon have entries. There is also an international flavour with swimmers from Ireland, Hong Kong, Bermuda and England.

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PHOTO VAULT: Twitter’s inside glimpse at the Commonwealth Games

With most of the athletes competing in the Commonwealth Games now moved into the athlete village and preparing for competition, Twitter has been flooded with some great photos of the facilities and athletes. We’ve reposted a few of the best here to give you an insider’s look at the Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games Preview – Women’s 200 and 400 freestyle

Jazz Carlin looks to add a gold to her Commonwealth medal collection…

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Noemie Thomas And Alec Page Take Home More Gold On Final Night Of Canadian National Championships

The final night of competition kicked off in Saskatoon tonight as the Canadian Nationals came to an end. The night…

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Canadian National Championships – Day Four Prelims

David Sharpe and Noemie Thomas both qualified with top times going into the final night of the 2014 Canadian Championships…

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Thomas Picks Up The Win In The 100 Butterfly At Canadian Championships

Noemie Thomas had a poor showing at the Canadian Trials in April, but has rebounded well winning both the 50 and 100 butterfly in Saskatoon…

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Canadian Championships – Day Three Prelims

Oak’s Dominique Bouchard was the top qualifier in the women’s 200 backstroke…

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Sportsnet will provide Pan Pacific Championship Nightly Coverage to Canada

As part of their long-term broadcast partnership with Swimming Canada, Sportsnet is providing the most in-depth Canadian coverage ever of this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships.

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Jeremy Bagshaw And Alec Page Take Home Wins On Night Two Of Canadian Nationals

Alec Page, who recently was removed from the Canadian Commonwealth Games and Pan Pac roster due to a doping violation, was able to shed some light in what must’ve been a tough turn of events for him with a win in the 400m IM here in Saskatoon. Page was a 4:20.11 here, slower than he was at trials.

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