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Double Olympic Silver Medalist Jazz Carlin Announces Retirement

Two-time Olympic silver medalist in Rio, British freestyle ace Jazz Carlin has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.

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First-Year NCAA British Swimmers’ Results At Conference Championships

See how British swimmers such as Anna Hopkin fared in their respective college conference championships debuts.

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Scott, Murdoch, Willmott Among Committed to Glasgow International

The Glasgow International Swim Meet announces Olympians Duncan Scott, Ross Murdoch and Aimee Willmott among the line-up of competitors for the 2nd annual 3-day meet to be held May 24th-26th at the storied Tollcross Pool.

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Corbett Produces Huge 200 Breast PB In Stellenbosch

19-year-old Kaylene Corbett of South Africa notched a new 200 breast personal best of 2:25.98 in Stellenbosch, clearing her previous lifetime best by over a second.

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Ryan Racks Up Another Win, Corby Another Record At McCullagh

25-year-old Shane Ryan doubled up on his 100m free victory from last night with another gold tonight in the 100m back at the 2019 McCullagh International.

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Blume Entered In South African Grand Prix For Post-Surgery Debut

24-year-old Pernille Blume underwent heart surgery last month and is entered in the South African Grand Prix this weekend for her first race back.

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Sheffield Remains As BUCS Host Through 2022

The City of Sheffield will continue to serve as host for the British Universities & Colleges Championships for the next 3 years.

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Team Bath Grand Prix: Anderson Begins Monopolizing 18&U World Rankings

17-year-old British budding star Freya Anderson took on a monster schedule while competing at the Team Bath Grand Prix Level 1 Meet over the weekend and collected several season-best efforts while doing so.

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Brits Burnell & Dearing Wrap Up Open Water World C’ships Roster Spots

Per British Swimming’s qualification criteria for the 2019 FINA Open Water World Championships, Jack Burnell and Alice Dearing have wrapped up their roster spots for Gwangju, Korea with their performances at the opening leg of the FINA Marathon Swim World Series last week.

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Whittle Clocks New 50 Free British Age Record In Dubai

While competing at the 2019 Middle East Open and Junior Championships, 14-year-old Jacob Whittle lowered his own British Age Group Record in the men’s 50m freestyle.

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Wilby Posts World’s #3 100 Breast Time; Scott Anchors In 48.22 At BUCS

Commonwealth Games champion Duncan Scott took the men’s 200m fly gold at BUCS, but he also helped his Stirling squad take the men’s medley relay with a 48.22 anchor.

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Commonwealth Champion Wilby Double Downs BUCS Records On Day 2

Commonwealth Games gold medalist James Wilby took down 2 BUCS Record on night 2 in Sheffield.

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Peaty Puts Down World-Leading 26.74 50 Breast In BUCS Heats

While not a university student, Olympic and World champion Adam Peaty was still able to compete in the heats of the 2019 British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Long Course Championships today in Sheffield.

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Derbyshire Doubles Up On Day 1 Of 2019 BUCS

Bath got on the board during day 1 of the 2019 BUCS LC Championships, courtesy of Tom Derbyshire’s double victories in the men’s 800m and 1500m freestyle events, as well as silvers for the team from Matthew Wright and William Ryley.

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Speedo Launches New Tech Swimsuits Ahead Of 2020 Olympics

Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, has launched its smartest ever Fastskin range as it aims to combine the latest technology…

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