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Weather Alert: Edinburgh Int’l/British C’ships Face Snowmageddon

The 2018 Edinburgh International Meet, incorporating the British Swimming Championships, is set to kick off tomorrow, March 1st, but some swimmers may be delayed due to a giant snow storm.

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Citing Shoulder Issues, Max Litchfield Pulls Out Of Commonwealth Games

“It is with great disappointment that I must announce I will be withdrawing from the 2018 Commonwealth Games,” says British 400m IM national record holder Max Litchfield.

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British Stars Get Final Tune-ups In Edinburgh This Week

James Guy is ready to get some final racing in at this week’s British Championships, including fine-tuning his 200 fly before facing South African foe Chad Le Clos at the Commonwealth Games.

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World Junior Champion Freya Anderson ‘More Confident’ After Altitude

“During the first two weeks, I found it quite difficult to breathe and suffered from altitude sickness, which wasn’t great,” World Junior Champion Freya Anderson of Great Britain said of her first altitude camp experience.

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Caeleb Dressel vs. Adam Peaty – An Analysis of the 100 Breaststroke

At the 2018 SEC Championship meet, University of Florida swimmer Caeleb Dressel broke the U.S. Open, American, and NCAA records with the…

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Hannah Miley Hoping To Make It A Commonwealth Three-Peat

“I swim a lot of races, because it gives me an indication of my physical state,” says Hannah Miley.

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Loughborough Breaks 5 Of 7 BUCS Records On Final Night

James Wilby, right, earned a lifetime best in the men’s 100m breaststroke, breaking a BUCS Record in the process.

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7 BUCS Records Bite The Dust On Day 2 In Sheffield

2018 BUCS LONG COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships (LCM) Friday, February 16th – Sunday, February 18th Ponds…

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Loughborough Gets Off To Quick Start At BUCS LC C’ships

Loughborough began its 2018 BUCS LC Championships with wins in both the women’s 800m and men’s 1500m freestyle events.

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UK Sport Re-Launches #DiscoverYourGold Talent ID Program

UK Sport recently announced the re-launch of its multi-sport talent identification campaign called #DiscoverYourGold. Developed as a partnership between UK Sport, the English Institute…

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2016 Paralympic Gold Medalist Steph Slater Retires at 27

Stephanie Slater (middle) won 2 medals at her first and only Paralympic Games as an athlete.

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Hattersley & Houston Added To Scottish Roster For Gold Coast

Although Scotland announced its original 21-strong roster for the 2018 Commonwealth Games back in October, two additional swimmers have been…

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Daily Dunks: What Olympian Duncan Scott Thinks About When Training

“Always thinking pays dividends in the long-term,” says British national record holder and 2-time Olympic silver medalist Duncan Scott in his ‘Daily Dunks’ video.

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Ashley Twichell Wins Fourth Midmar Mile Open Water Title

American Ashley Twichell earned her 4th Midmar Mile title over the weekend.

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Britain’s Wilby & Burnell Take On Colorado Springs OTC

James Wilby (right) and Jack Burnell recently documented their experience training at the United States’ Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.

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