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Thorpe Taken To Hospital After Being Found In A Disorientated State

Ian Thorpe, one of the greatest swimmers in the history of the sport, was taken to the Bankstown Hospital and Rehabilitation Clinic early this morning…

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Brits Smash World Record in 100×100 Relay By 8 Minutes

Want to take your own shot at the 100×100 World Record relay to raise money for Swim4Leukemia? Send it to [email protected] and we’ll be happy to support it!

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Cate Campbell Sweeps Swimming Australia’s Swimmer of the Year Awards

Cate Campbell’s breathtaking win in the 100 freestyle earned her a pile of accolades at Swimming Australia’s convention this weekend.

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Jared Poort Wins $17,000 Swim the Swan 10KM Race

Australia’s Jared Poort and American Ashley Twichell won $17,000 a piece for their wins in the elite SwimTheSwan 10km race.

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Australian Chloe McCardell Breaks Record By Swimming for 16 Straight Hours in a Spa

Australian Chloe McCardell swam for 16 straight hours…in a spa.

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Amanda Reason Picks Up Three Golds At Alberta Open

Tonight, we’ll see Reason in the 50m freestyle as she took the top spot heading into finals with a 27.11. She’ll also be testing the waters in the 400m freestyle, an event that we don’t often see her in.

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GILLS: Sci Fi Novel for Swimming Kids of all Ages launches Kickstarter Campaign

We love new and interesting ways to explore swimming. Why not a Sci Fi Novel for kids of all ages? Well now the swimming community has one!

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Sprinters Steal The Show On The Final Day In Perth

The two biggest show stoppers of the day were the Australian sprint due of Cate Campbell and James Magnussen…

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Swimming Australia Plans To Strengthen Domestic Competition

Swimming Australia plans to implement a “summer of swimming” initiative for next season with the goal of increasing the quality of domestic competition…

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Shaw Centre In Saskatoon Receives Major Upgrades

Of the $650,000 budget $475,000 are going towards upgrading the heating and ventilation system whereas the remaining sum will be used to add a new 70 ton chiller to the venue.

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Evan White’s 5 National Age Group Records From Thunderbolt International Won’t Be Ratified

Swimming Canada has not ratified Evan White’s National Age Group Records.

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Hosszu overcomes food poisoning to win three in France, Stravius wins twice for home crowd

Hosszu’s coach and husband said she was up the night before dealing with food poisoning, but Hosszu still won three races on the first day of competition in Nice, France.

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Bergen Swim Festival 2014 Will be Last in Short Course; European Stars Heavily Committed

Rikke Moeller-Pedersen, who is the second-fastest 200 breaststroker in textile in a 25m pool, will race at the Norwegian-based meet.

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Aussies With A Comfortable Lead After Day One In Perth

With the first day of the BHP Billiton Super Series in the books the Australians hold a comfortable lead over Japan in the overall points race…

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Claire Donahue Set for 3-Week Training Trip at New Zealand High Performance Center

U.S. Olympian Claire Donahue is in the midst of a month in South Florida, and next up she’ll take a three week training trip to New Zealand.

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