International

South Korea Makes $200,000 Donation To World Anti-Doping Agency

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reveals it has accepted a donation in the sum of $200,000 from the South Korean…

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Toronto Still Undecided On 2024 Olympic Bid As Deadline Approaches

With just hours remaining between now and the deadline to submit a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, Toronto mayor John Tory still has not indicated whether or not the Canadian city will be vying to host the games of the XXXIII Olympiad.

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Daley and Peaty Help Launch London 2016 Ticket Sales

Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley and three-time world champion Adam Peaty have thrown their support behind the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships.

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How to Ramp Up Stroke-Specific Strength Training

Swimmers train differently depending on their stroke specialty and preferred distances. Butterflyers, backstrokers, breastrokers, and freestylers require unique strength exercises…

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Swimmers without Borders

For a competition whose slogan is “swimmers without borders”, the EU Swim Series will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in perfect style. On the 19th and 20th of September, 2015, this international competition will cross the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in its history

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Magnussen To Attend Aussie Rio Protocol Camp, But Not Yet Competing

Magnussen will attend his team’s ‘Rio Protocol Camp’, but most likely will not be ready to compete until early 2016.

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World Record Holder Ruta Meilutyte Breaks Elbow In Bike Accident

World record-holding breaststroker Ruta Meilutyte broke her elbow while biking to practice late last week, and will have surgery this week.

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Paris Officially Submits 2024 Olympics Bid

Following its City Council approval vote in April of this year, Paris, France has now formally submitted its bid to…

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Records Fall In Droves At Western Australian Short Course Champs

The record books were not a safe place to be during the West Australian SC Championships with a multitude of records broken over the weekend.

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Franca, Santos Lead Brazil To Win At 2015 Raia Rapida Sprint Showdown

Felipe Franca and Nicholas Santos (pictured) each won their respective strokes as Brazil dominated the 2015 Raia Rapida sprint meet in front of a home crowd.

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Strength Training with Hyper-mobile Joints

Hyper-mobile joints are advantageous in swimming, but can be detrimental to strength training on land if the athlete is not mindful of the tendency to hyperextend or hyper-rotate these joints.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Suzuki (JPN) Nabbed for Sports Agency Role

Japanese former Olympic swimmer, Daichi Suzuki, has been announced as the head of a brand new, yet-to-be-named national sports agency…

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Botswana, The Bahamas Now Possible Hosts of 2017 C’Wealth Youth Games

With the recent announcement that St. Lucia has had to withdraw as host of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, two other countries are now stepping up as possible replacement hosts.

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Kenneth To Wins 5, Breaks State Record at NSW Short Course Champs

Kenneth To won 5 and Marieke D’Cruz took 4 this weekend at the New South Wales Short Course Championships.

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Coventry Clinches Triple Three-Peat On Final Night of All Africa Games

With tonight’s win in the women’s 200m backstroke, Kirsty Coventry’s trifecta of wins across three editions of the All Africa Games is now complete.

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