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Stirling Olympians depart for Rio

Students and staff bid farewell to members of the University of Stirling’s sensational swim squad as they jetted off to the unforgettable backdrop of Rio, to fly the flag for Team GB at the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Follow Great Britain Swimmers on Twitter and Instagram

Now that the 2016 Great Britain Olympic roster has officially been announced, we put together a list of the athletes, with their Twitter and Instagram accounts. Follow them along their Rio Journey!

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Wallace, Lloyd Entered In 200 IM, Walker-Hebborn In 100 Back For GB

Despite finishing 6th at British Olympic Trials, Dan Wallace will compete in the 200 IM in Rio.

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We’re the Superhumans: Rio 2016 Paralympics Hype Music Video

Watch the Paralympians of Rio 2016 get hyped for the upcoming Games in this new ad spot released by the British Channel 4. .

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Litchfield Is BUCS Sportsman Of Year, Loughborough & Stirling Honored

Check out the winners of this year’s BUCS Awards, including Max Litchfield from Sheffield.

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Scotland’s McLean & Brown Talk Euro Juniors Preparation

2016 EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, July 6 – Sunday, July 10, 2016 Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary Prelims 9:30AM / Finals 5:30PM (Local…

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Watch Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Rock New British Record In 100 Breast

  Versatile British swimmer Siobhan-Marie O’Connor recently broke GBR’s 100m breaststroke National Record while competing at the 2016 Scottish Open National…

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Scotland’s Dawson Joins Murdoch, Renwick At Stirling University

With several key members of Great Britain’s Olympic roster hailing from Stirling University, including breaststrokers Craig Benson and Ross Murdoch,…

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British Swimming Confirms Keri-Anne Payne’s Participation in Rio

British Swimming has officially confirmed that 2008 Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne will be a member of the British Olympic team in Rio…

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Dan Wallace Makes Move To Millfield Hoping To Ignite Spark For Rio

After lackluster performances at British Olympic Trials and the European Championships, Scottish swimmer Dan Wallace is making a move to Millfield.

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Daley and Reid Take Final Golds of British Championships

The final day of competition at the British Diving Championships saw Tom Daley and Grace Reid take impressive victories in the 10m Platform and 3m Springboard respectively.

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Daley and Goodfellow Grab British Title

European silver medallists Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow won the gold medal in the 10 Synchro on the opening day of action at the British Diving Championships in Sheffield.

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Commonwealth Star Erraid Davies Ruled Ineligible for Paralympics Again

Erraid Davies, whose smile after becoming the youngest Commonwealth Games medalist in history in 2014 brought the hearts of Scotland…

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5-Time Paralympic Medalist Stephanie Millward Reclassified to S8 Category

5-time Olympic medalist is expected to be reclassified to the S8 category, SwimSwam has been told by an anonymous source,…

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British Olympic Team Bound for Barcelona

Britain’s swimmers destined for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will continue their preparations this weekend when they compete at the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona.

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