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11/30/15 In Briefs: Latest News On Yip Pin Xiu, Ottesen, Chalmers

Kyle Chalmers earns another Australian award for his stellar swimming in 2015.

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Belmonte Happy With Results in Her Return to the Pool

Spanish star Mireia Belmonte let the world know that she was very happy with her results at the Spanish Short Course Championships in a Facebook post this morning…

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UBC Takes Both Women’s and Men’s Canada West Titles

The University of British Columbia won both the women’s and men’s titles at the Canada West University Championships…

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Russia Will Reform, Not Disband, RUSADA After Doping Allegations

Russia’s anti-doping agency will undergo reforms rather than be officially shut down as originally suggested, according to the Associated Press.

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Queensland Comes Away With State Title At 2015 Aussie SC Championships

Swimming Queensland scored the state title, with a little help from Emily Seebohm’s Brisbane Grammar.

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29-Year-Old Meet Record Falls On Final Day of Brazilian Youth Champs

The Carlos Campos Sobrinho Trophy, also known as Brazil’s Youth Summer Championships, closed with a bang when Maria Luiza Pessanha broke a record nearly three decades old.

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Yoga for Swimmers: 3 Poses to Keep Your Knees Healthy

Knee injuries are a common ailment that swimmers, especially breaststroke specialists, suffer from…

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Update: Hamburg 2024 Olympic Bid Defeated

The Hamburg 2024 Olympic bid has died tonight, with opponents winning the city’s referendum vote.

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Czerniak Puts Up Second Fastest 100 Freestyle at Spanish SC Champs

Konrad Czerniak took the men’s 100 freestyle ini a time of 46.76…

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Mie Nielsen Races To Two More Titles on Final Night of Danish SC

The final night saw a Danish Junior National Record broken

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Watch The Latest Construction Time Lapse Video From Rio

A week after Rio de Janeiro’s city government revealed that construction on the Future Arena, the Olympic Golf Course and…

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Full Race Videos from the 2015 Australian SC Swimming Championships

2015 HANCOCK PROSPECTING AUSTRALIAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, November 25th – women’s 1500m free/men’s 800m free Thursday, November 26th…

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The Bahamas Are Only Bidder For 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

As reported back in September, St. Lucia withdrew itself as host of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games.  At the time,…

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Larkin Smashes Australian Record in the 100m Backstroke (Race Video)

Mitch Larkin swims another impressive race, touching in a new Australian record time in the 100m backstroke.

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Pioneering ‘Tappers’ Join Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame

Audrey Strom is among a select few people who has the pride of knowing she changed a sport for all time. Today’s S11, S12 and S13 Para-swimmers work with a tapper, who touches the athlete with a long pole to indicate the end of a lap or race.

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