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Beyond The Lane Lines: Olympian Wanted For Fraud

Get your weekly news fix on happenings outside the pool, with this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines. A wedding engagement, first pitch, a memorial meet and more stories make-up the latest edition.

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Arkansas Snags Verbal from British National Champion Anna Hopkin

British sprinter Anna Hopkin, who won the 50m free at this year’s British Swimming Championships, has verbally committed to swim at the University of Arkansas in the fall.

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Former GBR Para Coach Accused Of Bullying, Rob Greenwood, Speaks Out

In a follow-up to the ongoing situation regarding former British Para Swimming Head Coach Rob Greenwood, the 2016 UK Coaching Coach of the Year has broken his silence on the independent investigatoin’s findings.

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Olympic Champ Adam Peaty: “I’m All About The Long-Term Investment”

2017 MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET Saturday, October 21st – Sunday, October 22nd Manchester Aquatics Centre LCM Meet Site Entry Lists…

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UK, Canada Universities To Compete In Virtual Dual Meet Nov. 25

In what could be the premiere international collegiate dual meet of the year, Great Britain’s Loughborough University will compete in a virtual dual meet with Canada’s University of Toronto, with plans for an in-person dual next year.

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Peaty & Wilby Split Breaststroke Events On Night 2 In Manchester

Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty was back in the Manchester pool tonight, winning the 50m breaststroke in his signature power-producing style.

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Manchester Int’l Day 1: Adam Peaty Is Kind Of Human

In Adam Peaty’s first meet of the season, the world record holder and Olympic champion swam an actually of-this-Earth time.

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Swim England’s Travel Policy Now Includes Specific Terrorism Steps

Swim England’s Travel and Security Policy reflects the times by including a special section on terrorism preparation.

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British Swimming Federation Head Coach Bill Furniss Collects OBE

British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss collected his OBE on Tuesday.

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British Para Swimming Bullying Scandal Sees Greenwood Out Of New Job

Canada’s Edmonton Keyano Swim Club had recently hired former Head Coach of British Para Swimming, Rob Greenwood, but has since withdrawn its offer citing ‘shock’ and ‘disappointment’ over the allegations of its would-be new coach.

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Peaty, Scott, Ulyett, Anderson Among Brits Headed To Copenhagen

British Swimming has released its 10-swimmer strong roster for the 2017 European Short Course Championships set for December 13-17th in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Sun Yang Defends Himself

Catch up on smaller stories from around the web in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Grant Hackett, Brooke Hanson and Sun Yang.

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2017 Manchester Int’l Meet: Peaty, O’Connor Among Powerhouse Players

It’s almost Peaty Time, as the 2016 Olympic champion and world record holder sets his sights on the Manchester International Swim Meet this weekend.

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Video Replay Determines Winners Rasovszky & Cunha At World Cup 10k

The 6th stop of the 2017 FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Cup concluded in dramatic fashion, as video replay had to be used to determine the winners in both the men’s and women’s 10k races.

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Richard Whitehead Elected England’s Swimming President

Richard Whitehead has been elected President of England’s national governing body for swimming at the organisation’s Annual Council Meeting.

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