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2014 Swammy Awards: Male African Swimmer of the Year Chad Le Clos

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 HONOREE: Chad Le Clos, South…

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On the 12th Day of Christmas My True Love Gave To Me, 12 Scottish Swimmers…

Like a chorus of angels, Scotland’s swimmers and support staff united this past weekend at the Scottish Short Course National…

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Australian Olympian, Commonweatlh Champion, Daniel Tranter to Join Bob Bowman’s Stable at NBAC

Bob Bowman and Michael Phelps will add another Olympian to the lineup in North Baltimore.

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Peter Daland Posthumously Awarded The FINA Gold Pin

The FINA Bureau posthumously awarded the Gold Pin to Peter Daland, former USC coach, for his outstanding contribution to swimming.

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Cate Campbell Receives “Susie O’Neill” Award From Swimming Queensland

Australian sprinter Cate Campbell had another banner year that included the fastest 100 freestyle on a relay start in history.

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Thomas Fraser-Holmes, Lauren Boyle And Bronte Campbell All Come Home With Wins At 2014 Queensland Championships

Fraser-Holmes had a quick turn-around to win the mens 200m IM in 2:00.04. He was a 25.56 on his fly split going out and a 30.68 on the backstroke. He led by a large margin at the 100, and kept his lead with Jared Gilliland finishing behind him in 2:02.84, just narrowly holding off Tommaso D’Orsogna who clocked in at 2:03.04.

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True or False – Swimmers Don’t Do Land Sports

When swimmers take to the field, court or track it can be difficult for their bodies to adjust to activities such as running, but is it really because of swimming?

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Hamish Rose Gets Hype for Perth City Swimming Club

Hamish Rose wears many hats. He’s a practicing engineer and an elite swimmer who has competed at the national and…

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Five Meet Records Broken on the First Day of Brazilian Championships

Cesar Cielo set one of the five competition records set on the first day of the Brazilian Championships…

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Facing Reality – Why It Shouldn’t Lessen Our Goals

SHOUT FROM THE STANDS: “Here’s the truth everyone. Not all of us are going to grow up to swim in the Olympics.”

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2014 Swammy Awards: Female Central American and Caribbean Swimmer of the Year

Editor’s note: for this particular geographical definition, we’re cutting South America off beneath Panama, and are counting the Caribbean as…

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International Swimming Hall of Fame Announces The Class Of 2015

Camillo Cametti, of Verona, Italy, Chairman of ISHOF’s International Selection Committee: “This year’s class of 13 athletes, coaches and contributors represents four aquatic disciplines (swimming, diving, swimming and water polo) from ten different nations.”

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Jazz Carlin Runs Away With British Swimming Athlete of the Year Award Voting

In a banner year for British Swimming, Jazz Carlin stood out even among a very tall crowd, as she received 78%…

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Italy lead after round 2 – FINA Water Polo World League

Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Russia registered clean wins in the second round of games of the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League 2015 Europe preliminaries taking place on Tuesday December 16, 2014.

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Deandre Small Puts Big Item On Swimming Resume

Small qualified for and competed in the 2014 FINA Short-Course World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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