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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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Injured Manaudou Withdraws from Singapore and World Military Games

French sprinter Florent Manaudou has sustained an injury to his wrist and will pull out of both the FINA World Cup in Singapore and the World Military Games in Mungyeong, Korea .

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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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USC Lands Another All-World Sprinter: Sweden’s Louise Hansson

“USC felt right from the beginning, they are a great school both in the pool and academically. I love the coaches, the team, and the weather.”

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City of Glasgow Win Scottish National Junior Team Title

The annual competition, held at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, saw the top ten ranked clubs in the country come together to race their swimmers aged 16/under over a series of events for overall team points.

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Teaser for French “Swim Idols” Pin-Up Calendar Released

The “making of” teaser video for the 2016 calendar featuring France’s “swimming idols” was released today. Have a peek here.

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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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New Chief of Competitive Sports at Swiss Swimming

Markus Buck (34) will take over the duties of the “chief competitive sports” at Swiss swimming by his predecessor Steffen Liess over the next months

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Marco Koch Starts 2015 Short Course Season With Fast Swims

200 m breaststroke World Champion Marco Koch competed last weekend at an international swim meet in Mainz, Germany, not far away from his hometown of Darmstadt.

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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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Rome 2024 Olympic Bid

Rome, host of the 1960 Olympics, has released details of its bid for the 2024 Olympic Games. The Italian capital is one of 5 cities vying to host.

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