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2 Multi-Class World Records, British Age Group Records Go Down At Ponds Forge

Two multi-class world records, along with a new British Age Group Record from Anna Fleming highlighted Day 2 of 2016 British Summer Championships.

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Video: Emily Overholt Overcomes Injury On Road To Rio

Canadian swimmer Emily Overholt was forced to overcome a hamstring injury that occurred right after she qualified for the Olympic team in the 400m IM as she trained for the upcoming Games.

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Video: Ben Titley Says Canadian Team Is Looking Fabulous

Canadian Olympic head coach Ben Titley discussed the state of the Canadian team with SwimSwam as they prepare for the Rio Olympic Games.

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Drop All Olympic Events Except Swimming, Men’s Marathon and Ping Pong

In a time where the Olympic movement seems to be falling apart from disease, corruption, doping, and every other imaginable flaw of sports, Charles Hartley envisions a different version of the Olympics, one where the focus is on just 3 Olympic events.

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FINA Releases What They Say to Be “Final” Entry Lists for Rio

After numerous invitational mishaps, confusion on the Olympic qualification process, and the Russian doping scandal, FINA has released the “final”…

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Putin Says Fewer Russian Athletes Competing Means Medals ‘Devalued’

Russian President Vladimir Putin calls the Russian Olympic punishment as a ‘double standard.’

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GBR’s Fran Halsall Has Bad Aquatic Barbie Memories

Guess GBR sprinter Fran Halsall’s favorite animal and see if you’re right.

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WADA Confirms Finding of “Disappearing Positives” for Morozov

Morozov, along with 2 other nominated Russian Olympians, were beneficiaries of “disappearing false positives,” according to WADA.

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Newly-Reclassified Millward Breaks S8 100 Back World Record

5-time Olympic medalist Stephanie Millward (middle) now is the world leader in the 100 back for S8s in 2016 by more than 6 seconds.

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Rio Torch Relay Day 84: Ilhabela, An Island Off the Coast of São Paulo

On each day of the official Olympic torch relay, carrying the Olympic flame to the Olympic cauldron in Rio de Janeiro,…

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2016 British Summer Championships: Day 1 Recap

Sheffield, Newcastle and Stirling are among the several clubs scoring wins on Day 1 of the 2016 British Summer Championships.

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CAS Sets Up Two Temporary Offices For Rio Olympics

The Court of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) has opened two temporary offices designated to resolve legal disputes and doping cases on the site of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The two offices will operate every day until August 21st, 2016 when the Games come to a close.

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2016 Rio Olympic Preview: Larkin Looks To End US Dominance In 200 Back

Australian Mitch Larkin will look to end the Americans streak of five straight Olympic wins in the men’s 200 back.

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First Female Emirati Olympic Swimmer chosen as Flag-Bearer

18 year old Nada al Bedwawi, the first female Emirati Olympic swimmer, has been chosen to be the flag-bearer for…

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Inge Dekker, 3-Time Dutch Olympian & Conqueror Of Life

Inge Dekker of the Netherlands is readying to take on the world at her 4th Olympic Games, just months after taking on a cancer diagnosis.

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