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2018 Commonwealth Games: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

After winning the 800 free and taking silver in the 200 free, Ariarne Titmus of Australia will race prelims of the 400 free this morning as she’ll try to grab a win later tonight.

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2018 Irish Open: Tuggle 2:15.93 2IM, Hyland With 2nd Fly Nat Record

Ireland’s Brendan Hyland nailed a 100m fly national record, while American teen Claire Tuggle landed among the best 13-14 200m IMers ever.

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C’Wealth Day 5: Guy, Peaty, Thomas Among British Euro Qualifiers

Olympic silver medalist James Guy was off to a rocky start in the Gold Coast, but he rebounded from illness with 100m fly silver in a quick 51.31.

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C’Wealth Games Federation Considering Measures to Curb Australian Dominance

With one day to go in swimming at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia has won three times the number of medals of any other nation.

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Day 5 Finals Recap

Welsh flyer Alys Thomas smashed the meet record with a stellar 2:05.45 in the 200 fly. That ranks her #1 in the world by more than half a second and would have taken bronze at last year’s World Championships.

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2018 C’Wealth Games Medal Table: 2 More Punishing Aussie Sweeps

Australia overloaded the podium tonight on their home turf, completing sweeps in the men’s 200m backstroke and women’s 800m freestyle.

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2018 C’Wealth Games: Van Der Burgh Upsets WR Holder Peaty In 50 Breast

South African Cameron van der Burgh crushed Englishman Adam Peaty’s hopes of making it a 50m/100m breaststroke sweep in the Gold Coast.

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2018 C’Wealth Games: Ben Proud Produces 21.30 British National Record

England’s Ben Proud crushed the Commonwealth competition in tonight’s 50m free semi-final, taking the top seed in a new British national record of 21.30.

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

100 back medalists Taylor Ruck, Kylie Masse and Emily Seebohm will do battle once again in the 200 back final on day 4 of the Commonwealth Games.

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Why the Commonwealth Games are Good for Swimming

The debate about the residual value of the Commonwealth Games as the Queen, the head of the Commonwealth, ages has…

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Duncan Scott Leads British Euro C’ships Qualifiers On Day 4 Down Under

Duncan Scott’s 48.02 more than comfortably slid under British Swimming’s qualifying mark of 48.93 for this year’s European Championships.

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2018 C’Wealth Games Medal Table: Canada Moves Ahead of South Africa

Canadians Kylie Masse and Taylor Ruck went 1-2 in the women’s 200m backstroke, helping move the nation ahead of South Afica in the Commonwealth Games medal table through 4 days of competition.

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2018 Irish Open Day 4: Tuggle Dips Under 2:00 Barrier In 2Free

Claire Tuggle dipped under the 2-minute barrier for the first time ever in the 200m freesytle.

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Adam Peaty will be amongst the competition during day 4 prelims of the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Adam Peaty will shoot for a sub-58 100 breast on day 4 on the Gold Coast.

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