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Beyond The Lane Lines: Pallister & Clareburt Earn Awards, Rice Opens Academy

Catch up with this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Aussies Stephanie Rice & Lani Pallister, along with Kiwi Lewis Clareburt.

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Swim Wales West & Devon Take Swim England County Team Titles

Swim Wales West and Devon took the respective Division 2 and 1 titles at the Swim England County Team Championships meet this weekend.

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Speedo Aims to Keep Students Swimming with Deal to Sponsor BUCS Swimming Series

Iconic global swimwear brand Speedo has today been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Swimming Series.

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Flashback to Rio As British Swimming Releases Stiff Qualifying Times For Tokyo

World Record holder Adam Peaty should have no problem dipping under the stiff British Swimming qualifying times for the 2020 Olympic Games.

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British IM Specialist Abbie Wood Joins NY Breakers

Another Brit enters the International Swimming League (ISL) fold, with Abbie Wood joining the US-based NY Breakers squad.

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Duncan Scott, Archie Goodburn Among Scottish Swimming Award Winners

Medley relay anchor Duncan Scott brought home 2 awards from Scottish Swimming last night, recognizing his stellar championships summer.

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Pyle Moves To Stirling, Yendell Makes New Home At Derventio Excel

British youngsters Nicholas Pyle and Sophie Yendell are changing things up training home-wise as they continue to grow in their aquatic careers.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Grgic Nominated For Euro Award, Carlisle’s Swim City

Check out the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Franko Grgic, Zac Reid, Johnny Carlisle, Fayetteville, North Carolina & Flowers Sea Swim.

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Looking At British Swimming’s Podium Potential Program’s Predictiveness

British Swimming released its athletes eligible for funding for the 2019/20 season, but let’s take a look at how their past talent predictors have fared.

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Tazmin Pugh’s Death Ruled An Accident, Although Drug Use Was Involved

Additional details concerning the death of former European Junior champion Tazmin Pugh are coming to light almost a year after the British swimmer’s death.

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Shake-Up On British World Class Program Roster Leaves Out Several Veterans

Duncan Scott made the grade and was named to British Swimming’s World Class Program for the 2019/20 season, but other elite athletes didn’t fare as well.

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Whittle & Richards Among Young Guns At Derventio Excel Baseline Meet

The reigning European Junior Champion in the men’s 100m freestyle, Matt Richards, raced a heavy schedule at Derventio Excel’s Open SC Meet this weekend.

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High-Level International Meets For October 2019

Check out the elite international meets headed our way in the month of October, including the first set of International Swimming League (ISL) competitions.

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Elite Squad Assembly Adds Spice To Scottish Nat’l Team Championships

Mark Szaranek was among the competitors vying for the Scottish National Team Championships title today in Glasgow, with the former Gator taking the 100m IM.

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Adelaide Withdraws Interest in Hosting 2026 Commonwealth Games

Adelaide is the latest city to withdraw its intent to bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games – which don’t have any official announced suitors.

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