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Keri-anne Payne Wins the FINA Marathon World Cup in Hong Kong

The Warrender Baths swimmer won the last World Cup of the series and will now continue working towards sealing qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next year.

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Why Great Britain’s Olympic Qualifying Standards Might Not Be As Crazy As They Seem

Great Britain’s selection system will cut the team’s size, sure, but it shouldn’t affect any clear medal hopefuls and gives the federation flexibility to put together a roster it feels good about, two major pluses in Olympic selection.

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UK Olympic Standards Are Beastly, Leave Lots of Room for ‘Discretion’

Fran Halsall is one of only 10 swimmers who would have hit British Swimming’s automatic Olympic qualifying standards in 2015.

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British Swimming Announces 2016 Performance Squads

British Swimming has announced its Podium and Podium Potential performance squads for 2016.  After extensive selection procedures, including an analysis…

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Want to be ultra successful in the pool, but you’re not getting there?

Here are the 9 things you have to do and 9 famous quotes to motivate you along the way…

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Podcast Preview: Scott, Benson, Murdoch & Stirling’s Secret Sauce

Duncan Scott (2nd from left) earned British Swimming’s ‘Emerging Athlete of the Year’ award, further cementing the University of Stirling as a threatening force on the international swimming scene.

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Dutch Record holder Moniek Nijhuis to train with Ruta Meilutyte

Dutch champion and record holder Monike Nijhuis will try her training in Plymouth after failing to qualify for the semi-finals at last summer’s World Championships.

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2015 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day 2 Finals

With Day 1’s finals cancelled due to alarming haze levels in the open air OCBC Aquatic Center, athletes are more than ready to throw down some speed on Day 2 of the FINA World Cup Singapore

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Peaty, Daley Earn British Swimming Athlete of the Year Awards

Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley has been named British Swimming Athlete of the Year after a public vote that saw him receive almost a quarter of the votes.

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2015 FINA World Cup Singapore: Day 1 Prelims

Five events were swum in the prelims on Saturday morning, including a top-seed in the 50 breaststroke from American Kevin Cordes, who is based out of Singapore.

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Scotland’s Jennifer King Gives Verbal to Mizzou for 2016-17

Jennifer King, who swims with East Kilbride Swimming Club in Glasgow, Scotland, has made a verbal commitment to the University of Missouri for the 2016-17 season.

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2016 British Olympic Trials Event Schedule Released

James Guy’s signature freestyle events will be held on the first (400m free) and last day (200m free) of the 2016 British Olympic Trials.

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Q & A With British World Record Holder Adam Peaty

To what does Adam Peaty attribute the rise of British breaststroking?

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Singapore World Cup Preview and All the Links You Need

Cameron van der Burgh and Masato Sakai will battle for World Cup points in Singapore…

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Melanie Marshall Earns BSCA’s Coach Of The Year Award

Adam Peaty is Melanie Marshall’s most recently successful athletes, helping her earn the BSCA Coach of the Year Award.

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