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Tickets Now Available For British C’ships, Para Swimming Int’l Meet

Today is the day tickets for both the 2019 British Swimming Championships and British Para Swimming International Meet have hit the market, which means you can now try to get your hands on the best seats in the Tollcross International Swimming Centre house.

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Trainability Squad Launched At Swim Ireland’s National Center Dublin

Swim Ireland’s National Center in Dublin has announced the creation of a ‘Trainability Squad’ intended for part-time athletes.

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Wilby, O’Connor, Scott Among Brits Headed To Arizona Altitude

Duncan Scott is among 18 British athletes headed to Flagstaff for altitude training this month.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Steven Tigg, British Coach Of The Year

Duncan Scott’s coach at the University of Stirling, Steven Tigg, is SwimSwam’s British Coach of the Year.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Male Breakout Swimmer of the Year James Wilby

Great Britain now has the two fastest active breaststrokers in the world (Adam Peaty, middle; James Wilby, right), further emphasizing their huge medley advantage headed toward Tokyo.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Euro Male Swimmer of the Year Kliment Kolesnikov

Kolesnikov piled up a huge number of medals in 2018 and broke a World Record, even at only 18-years old.

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Great Britain Swimming in 2018: Successful, but Trending the Wrong Way

When Great Britain won the rights to host the 2012 Olympics, as many future hosts do, they began pushing huge…

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7 Reasons Why Hiring a Swimmer Will Enhance Your Company

Just because so-called “swammers” may have hung up their goggles, doesn’t mean that those years of hard work were wasted. Former swimmers have spent years developing skills which can be integral to their new lives in the workforce.

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After 95 Years, Swimming Times Magazine Will Shutter in 2019

The magazine stood as one of the oldest institutions in the sport.

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The 2018 Swim England Winter Championships Photo Vault

James Guy & Edward Mildred from the 2018 Swim England Winter Championships.

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After Historic SC World Performances, Shane Ryan Moves To Ireland

50m backstroke bronze medalist from Hangzhou, Shane Ryan, will be moving back to Ireland to continue his journey towards Tokyo 2020.

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17-Year-Old Greg Butler Breaks Peaty’s City of Derby BR Club Records

Greg Butler broke all three of Adam Peaty’s City of Derby Club Records in Toronto.

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Sanchez Comes Close To Another WJR; Greenbank 3rd Fastest 1Back Brit

On-fire Canadian teenager Kayla Sanchez kept her winning streak going in Sheffield, while Luke Greenbank, Holly Hibbott and more slid into the all-time British performers lists.

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Oleksiak Nails New Canadian NR In SCM 50 Fly

Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak has now gotten into the record-breaking mix in Sheffield, firing off a new Canadian National Record in the women’s 50m fly.

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Max Litchfield Nails SCM 400 IM British Record; World’s #3 Time

23-year-old Max Litchfield produced a new British National Record in the men’s SCM 400 IM while competing in Sheffield finals tonight.

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