International

Records Fall At Can-Am Para-Swimming Championships

Canadian Alex Elliott took home three big wins, shocking the crowd in the 50m fly, 100m free and 100m breaststroke on day one.

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How to Flip Turn, dos and don’ts

There are two common mistakes that many swimmers of all abilities make when performing flip turns. The first and most frequently observed is gliding into the wall, causing the swimmer to lose speed thus slowing down the flip.

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Russians Break World Records One More Time to Close Herning 2013

Vlad Morozov and the Russian men have broken yet another relay World Record to finish off the 2013 European Short Course Championships.

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Another Swim, Another Record at SEA Games for Schooling; Sidiq Takes Second Sprint Title

Joseph Schooling continues his run at the Southeast Asian Games this week, in what was overall a very good day for Singapore.

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Belmonte Garcia Takes 400 IM On Final Day Of European Champs

Spaniard Mireia Belmonte Garcia continued her run of victories picking up a win in the women’s 400 IM on the final day…

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All 31 Legal Relays Clear Indiana’s World Records in Last Prelims Session of 2013 Euro SC Championships

Above, the Danish women are seen celebrating their World Record in finals from an earlier relay. In prelims on Sunday, they broke another, by 19 seconds.

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White Breaks Second Canadian Record In As Many Days

White swam a fast 2:10.72 in the short course meter
breaststroke to beat out his closest competitor Yannick Lindenburg
who touched just behind White in 2:10.83.

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Records Keep Falling At the Scottish National Championships

In the first two days of the Scottish Gas National Short Course Championships in Edinburgh there have been two British, nine Scottish, three Scottish Junior and two Welsh records broken.

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Canadian Evan White Breaks National Age Group Record In 200m Fly

White swam to an impressive 1:56.69 to break the boy’s 15-17 short course 200m butterfly record at the Thunderbolt Junior Invitational in Oregon…

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Russia Breaks Official World Record; True European Record in 200 Mixed Free Relay

Russia’s Vlad Morozov (above), Sergey Fesikov, Rozaliya Nasretdinova, and Veronika Popova have combined to break the official World Record in the 200 SCM mixed free relay, and are only a couple-of-tenths away from the all-time best.

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2013 European Short Course Championships: Day 3 Real-Time Recaps

The Danish women will look to continue their momentum on day 3 of the 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark.

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Joseph Schooling Wins Three Golds in Three Days at 2013 Southeast Asian Games

Joseph Schooling has already won three gold medals (two individual) at the Southeast Asian Games, with at least one more individual race to go – the 200 fly.

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PPO Crushes Decade-Old Canadian National Record in 200 SCM Free Relay

Victoria Poon and a trio of teammates from PPO broke a decade-old relay record by almost three seconds on Friday.

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European Championships Day Two: Final Thoughts

Some final thoughts on day two. Full recap of the events can be found here. A full PDF of day…

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