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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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2015 FINA World Cup Beijing: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Once again the Campbell sisters of Australia will go head to head in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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200 Fly Final in Rio Is Ultimate Goal For Germany’s Franziska Hentke

“My head is free.” says Franziska Hentke, Germany’s top 200 m butterfly swimmer, in an interview with the publication “Volksstimme.de, Magdeburg, Germany.”

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In Briefs 09/29/15: Rio Accommodation Concerns, UK Funding Cuts Loom

Get in the know on possible UK funding cuts, potential accommodation problems in Rio for 2016 and more in this edition of In Briefs.

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British Para-Swimming Announces Performance Squads for 2016

A group of 44 athletes has been selected to join the British Para-Swimming Podium and Podium Potential Programme as the sport enters the final stretch for Rio.

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Michael Jamieson Moves to New Training Home at Edinburgh

Michael Jamieson says good-bye to the University of Bath and sets his Rio sights on Edinburgh.

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Scottish “Winning Students” Infused With Additional Funds

Current “Winning Student” scholarship recipient, Ross Murdoch, says the funding is invaluable as an athlete.

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2015 Scottish National Championships Set for Saturday

The Scottish National Team Championships will be held over two sessions. Participating teams will comprise of 10 Junior Teams and two Invitational “Open” Teams.

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