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British Swimmer Sam Farrow Sets New Women’s Record for Fastest Lake Geneva Crossing

Farrow completed the swim in 22 hours and 48 minutes, which, if ratified, is almost three hours faster than the previous fastest time by a woman.

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European Junior Championships Qualifier Adam Graham to swim for Wisconsin (2025)

Graham was a 4x Commonwealth Youth Games Medalist in 2023, winning silver in the 200 back in 2:02.05, bronze in the 100 back in 56.39.

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British breaststroker Albert Whitlock to swim for St. Thomas University in Miami (2024)

Whitlock, who hails from Somerset, England, will look to help St. Thomas University defend their 1st ever national championship.

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High-Level International Meets For September 2024

In our post-Paris phase, check out the meets taking place in September, including the 2024 Australian Short Course Championships.

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Aquatics GB Head Coach Bill Furniss Announces Retirement

Aquatics GB Head Coac Bill Furniss announced his retirement after becoming most successful head coach in the history of British Olympic swimming.

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Olympic Champion Diver Tom Daley Retires, Age 30

Tom Daley, a four-time World Champion and Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medal winning fiver, has announced his retirement from the sport.

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AP Race Acquires Wave Swimming Academy

AP Race Founders Adam Peaty and Ed Baxter: “This project is something I am incredibly passionate about and it is an honour to be in this position.”

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British Father Neil Gilson Shatters 38-Year-Old Lake Geneva Crossing Record

Completing the swim to fundraise for the PANS PANDA UK charity, Gilson took 33 minutes off the previous crossing record.

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British Olympic Champion Tom Dean Joins ‘Strictly Come Dancing’

On the heels of the 2024 Olympic Games, gold medalist Tom Dean of Great Britain has revealed he will be joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing. 

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Adam Peaty Describes Finding Worms In Fish While Eating In Paris Olympic Village

Olympic medalist Adam Peaty conveys what he found while eating in the athletes village, adding to the multiple complaints surfacing in Paris.

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Adam Peaty After China’s Relay Win, “There’s No Point Winning If You’re Not Winning Fair”

“If you touch and you know that you’re cheating, you’re not winning, right?,” Peaty said after a 4th place finish in the men’s 4×100 medley relay.

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2024 Paris Olympics Day 9 Finals: Fun Facts

The United States closed out the meet with a new world record in the women’s 4×100 medley relay tonight. What else stood out from the last day of finals?

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Adam Peaty Stepping Away From Swimming, “Because It’s Just Hurt Too Much This Time.”

“But I think I’ve got to step away from the sport, really, because it’s just hurt too much this time.. It really has,” Peaty said after the men’s relay.

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2024 Paris Olympics Data Dive: Day 8 Prelims

Sarah Sjöström has the chance to win her first Olympic gold medal in the 50 freestyle. What else stands out from the last day of prelims?

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Adam Peaty “Probably The Worst Week Of My Life In Terms Of How My Body Is” After COVID Battle

“Everything’s come at once. Since Covid, it’s just every day waking up with a different thing,” Peaty said. He returned to competition this morning.

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