International

Victorian Open Champs, Including Kenneth To and Cate Campbell Comebacks, to Be Live-Streamed

Sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell (above) are both entered to swim in the Victorian open Championships from January 16th-18th.

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Tae-Hwan Park “Getting a Taste” of SwimMAC

Park Tae-Hwan posing underwater at SwimMAC Carolina.

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USOC releases first official promo video for Boston 2024 Olympic bid

The United States Olympic Committee officially selected Boston, Massachusetts as the city for the American Olympic bid in 2024, and now the USOC has released a short video hyping their selection.

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Entries Open, Time Standards Released for 2015 British Swimming Championships

British Swimming finished the 2014 long course season with the fastest male breaststroke in each of the three distances, including Ross Murdoch in the 200 (above).

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Carlile Swimming Club Wraps up Camp in Port Macquarie

Carlisle Swimming celebrates the end of a good evening workout with Port coach Michael Mullins.

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Sun Yang still training in Australia despite severed ties with former coach

Chinese World Record-holder Sun Yang is reportedly still training in Australia, according to NBN News, though Swimming Australia and Sun’s former coach Denis Cotterell have publicly cut ties with him.

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Brazilian Olympian Dies at the Age of 80

Two time Brazilian Olympian Haroldo Lara de Melo passed away on Sunday…

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Swim South Africa Schedules Two Local Grand Prix Events

Swimming South Africa has announced two stops for its inaugural local Grand Prix tour: Stellenbosch (SW coast) and Durban (NE coast)

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Cancer Survivor Katie Kennell-Langan Needs A Strong Heart

“She’d beaten cancer, but how the chemo weakened her immune system and a virus had settled in her heart…”

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Americans Release Full 28-Swimmer Roster for BHP Billiton SuperSeries, Including Open Water

Ryan Lochte is one of 28 American swimmers who will head down under later this month for a weekend of racing in Perth.

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VIDEO – Believe in Boston: One Last Push for a Beantown Olympic Bid

The U.S. Olympic Committee meets today to officially select the city for its official 2024 Olympic bid from four finalists.

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2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier Returning to Setubal, Portugal

Ous Mellouli (above), the defending Olympic champion in the 10km marathon swim, had to come through the last-chance Olympic qualifier meet to get his shot at gold in 2012.

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5 Easy Ways to Jumpstart Your Dolphin Kick

Underwater dolphin kicks can account for up to 60% of a race (in yards). There is a reason why swimmers are limited to 15 yards/meters of underwater dolphin kicks: they are faster than swimming on the water’s surface.

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Clary and Lochte to Lead American Team in Perth

The United States will be bringing a 24 member team led by Tyler Clary and Ryan Lochte to compete at the BHP Billiton Super Series…

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