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Ellie Cole, Campbell Sisters Among AIS Sports Award Nominees

Paralympic multiple gold medalist Ellie Cole is up for Australia’s Sports Personality of the Year Award for 2015.

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Kosuke Kitajima Runs The World (Video)

Recognize Japanese breaststroking beast Kosuke Kitajima with long hair and a beard?

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Dynamic Kosuke Hagino Decides On Olympic Trials Schedule

Proven to be a weapon of competition destruction across a myriad of events, 21-year-old Kosuke Hagino has zeroed in on 3, possibly 4 events to contest at the Japanese National Championships (Trials), slated for April 3rd through April 10th.

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Watch: Cullen Jones On Barriers To Minorities In The Sport Of Swimming

Four-time Olympic medalist Cullen Jones explains the three major barriers that keep minority children and adults from learning to swim for safety, for fun, and for sport.

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2016 Australian Open and Age Group Open Water Championships Preview

Some of the best open water swimmers in the world will compete at the 2016 Australian Open Water Championships in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, QLD this weekend…

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Paris Reveals the Official Logo for its 2024 Olympic Games Bid

Parisians braved the cold, gathering at the Arc de Triomphe at the top of the famed Avenue des Champs-Elysées on…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: McEvoy Dials In The Physics Of Speed

Australia’s Cameron McEvoy is filling a role the sport of swimming didn’t know it needed.

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Markus Deibler Races at German Nationals, But Remains Retired

Paul Biedermann, Steffen and Markus Deibler took part in the second league of the short course meters German National Team…

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World Health Org Submits Zika Report; Kenya Ponders Olympic Withdrawal

Kenya: “We have made it clear that unless they clean the venues of this potentially dangerous disease, we will not go there. But if they assure us that things are in order and there is no risk to participants, mothers, we will go.”

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256 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 256 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Meyer, Bruni Win First Leg of FINA/HOSA 10km World Cup Circuit

American marathon swimmer Alex Meyer (featured above) emerged on top this weekend with Italian Rachele Bruni representing the ladies in the first leg of the 2016 10km World Cup.

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USOC Denies Telling Federations To Consider Not Going To Rio

“We’re taking steps to ensure that our delegation and those affiliated with Team USA are aware of the CDC’s recommendations regarding travel to Brazil,” says USOC spokesperson Patrick Sandusky.

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Toxic Culture Turn-Around Leads To Aussie Success In The Pool

The Australian National Team has done an about-face internally since its so-called ‘toxic culture’ was brought into the spotlight post-2012 London.

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Koch, Pothain Break Records on Final Day of Golden Tour in Amiens

Marco Koch broke another Golden Tour record with his 1:00.66 win in the men’s 100 breast on Sunday in Amiens, France.

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SG Essen and SV Würzburg are Germany’s National Team Champions 2016

German National Team Championships February 6th and 7th, 2016 –  Essen, Germany Short Course Meters Event Website Live results Result…

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