International

Canadian Tia VanLandeghem Commits to Pitt

Canadian Tia VanLandeghem will come to the United States for her college swimming.

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Today In Swimming History: October 16th, The First Woman Swims Across The English Channel

Today in swimming history Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. In doing so, she set the English Channel record and her time stood as the fastest time in the world until 1950.

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Hardcore Swim of the Week: Ruta Meilutyte Breaks World Record in Moscow

Ruta Meilutyte broke a World Record in Moscow, despite focusing on studying this year.

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Swimming Australia to Hire Jacco Verahaeren as New Head Coach; Troy ‘Had Conversations” for Job

Double Olympic Champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo is one of Verhaeren’s biggest success stories.

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Park Returns To Competition At Aquatic Centre That Bears His Name

Park Tae-Hwan will be returning to competition at the National Sports Festival which is being held in Incheon, South Korea…

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Hosszu: “I Don’t Know if I Will Be Able to Break World Records Now”

Katinka Hosszu swam a brutal meet and event schedule in 2013, and didn’t crack. In this interview, she discusses how she ramps back up for a new year.

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Le Clos: Goal is to Take it Global Like Phelps Did

Chad le Clos knows there’s only one way to build a global footprint like Phelps did.

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Ryan Cochrane credits team effort for Swimming Canada Success

“We’ve built a really good team in and out of the pool to achieve those results,” said Cochrane, whose two medals in Barcelona (silver in the 1,500-m freestyle and bronze in the 800-m freestyle) made him Canada’s most decorated swimmer at the world championships.”

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Marseille’s Barnier to Lead French Team To Rio

The French team had another outstanding year in 2013, including gold in the 400 medley relay at the World Championships.

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Ottesen Gray Ready To Return To Competition

Jeanette Ottesen Gray had a spectacular end to her 2012-2013 season winning the 50 butterfly at the World Championships in…

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Australian Swimming Praised By Winning Edge; Spurned By Courier

On the same day two Australian media sources are reporting two very different views of the Australian National Swim Team….

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Marco Koch Performs Well In Aachen

While many of the world’s best swimmers were competing at the FINA World Cup event in Moscow, World Championships silver…

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British Gas Championships Information Released

British Swimming has released all the pertinent that relates to the 2014 British Gas Swimming Championships. The event will be…

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Denninghoff, Quigley Selected to Represent Respective Teams in Duel in the Pool Backstrokes

Texas’ Sarah Denninghoff is the latest addition to the American roster for the 2013 Duel in the Pool.

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