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Florent Manaudou Opens New Restaurant With Predictable Name

Defending 50 free Olympic and World Champion Florent Manaudou has opened his first restaurant.

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Large Collects Her Fourth Gold on the Final Day of British Summer Champs

2016 BRITISH SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday July 26th-Sunday July 31st Ponds Forge International Sports Centre – Sheffield, England Prelims – 9 am…

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IOC Creates 3-Member Panel to Finalize Decisions on Russian Athletes

The IOC has set up a three-member panel that it says will have final review authority over which Russian athletes are and are not accepted into the Olympic Games, including swimmer Vlad Morozov (above).

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Norwegian Record Holder Henrik Christiansen Turns Down NCAA

Norwegian Henrik Christiansen has turned down offers to swim in the NCAA, opting to stay and train in his native Norway.

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Ross Murdoch Talks Scottish Olympic Team, His Rio Goals & Taper Time

Get to know Scottish breaststroker Ross Murdoch, a man on a mission for Rio.

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Russian State-Run Media Says FINA to Decide on Morozov, Lobintsev

Both the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and FINA have taken up the need for decisions on two Russian…

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Dawson Sets Second Scottish Record at British Summer Championships

After breaking the Scottish national record in the 200 backstroke on Friday Kathleen Dawson returned to the pool to set another national record in the 50 backstroke…

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Russian Nikita Lobintsev Accepts ‘No Fault’ Finding for Meldonium

Russian swimmer Nikita Lobintsev has been cleared on Meldonium charges, but is still ineligible for the Olympics pending any appeals.

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Scotland’s Kathleen Dawson Hammers Out New 200 Back National Record

Kathleen Dawson lowered her own Scottish National Record in the women’s 200m backstroke while competing at the 2016 British Summer Championships.

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15-Year-Old Freya Anderson Nabs 54.73 100 Free In Sheffield

Freya Anderson won the women’s 100m freestyle (15 yrs) in a time just .01 shy of what it took her to win the event at 2016 European Junior Championships.

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British Nissan Ambassadors Could Claim Gold Of Another Kind In Rio

Check out what two Nissan-sponsored British paralympians may get their hands on should they win gold in Rio.

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Redfern Scores S13 WR, Barrett Nabs Sub-49 1Free On Day 3 In Sheffield

Rebecca Redfern earned a new S13 100m breaststroke World Record, while Adam Barrett touched in 48.98 in the 100m freestyle on Day 3 of the 2016 British Summer Championships.

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Fiona Doyle Among Irish Olympians To Release Spotify Playlist

The Spotify playlists of several Irish Olympians have been published through Team Ireland’s Rio Olympics sponsor Electric Ireland.

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British Swimmers Make Final Olympic Preparations In Brazil

Adam Peaty and his British Olympic teammates are currently training just 40 minutes outside of Rio.

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