Ben Proud

Mare Nostrum Preview: Le Clos vs Seto headlines Barcelona as series comes to a close

The final stop of the circuit will feature a big-time showdown of the top two 200 flyers in the world for 2014, Chad le Clos and Daiya Seto (pictured).

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Mare Nostrum Stop #2 Preview: Brits arrive to load up Canet entry lists

Though this stop of the circuit will not include female money-earning leader Katinka Hosszu, there are still loaded fields in each event as some of the top British, Canadian and Polish athletes will make their Mare Nostrum debuts in Canet.

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Tancock, Halsall head up English Commonwealth Games roster of 39

England has announced its official roster for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland this July, a 39-swimmer group led by returning Commonwealth Games medalists Liam Tancock and Francesca Halsall.

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Ben Proud Tweaks Training, Breaks British Record in 50 Free in Time Trial Swim

British Swimmer Ben Proud has broken the 50 long course meter free British Record at a regional meet, swimming a 21.86…

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Meilutyte and Proud lead Plymouth Leander to U.K.’s National Arena League Championship

World Record-holder Ruta Meilutyte and British record-holder Ben Proud combined to lead Plymouth Leander to its sixth National Arena League title in the last seven years.

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O’Connor Breaks English Record in 200 IM, Brown Wins Men’s 100 Free at British Champs

Unlike the rest of the 8 national championship meets going on last week and through the weekend, the British Championships…

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Kelly Surprises to Win 100 Fly; Pavoni Breaks English Record on Friday at British Nationals

We’ve seen a lot of great swimming this week around the world (there’s 8 major national championship meets going on), but…

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Loughborough Takes Team Title At 2014 Long Course BUCS

Loughborough University has dominated the British Universities and Colleges Sports Swimming Championships for a number of years and the 2014 season was no different…

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Proud Impressive In 50 Freestyle Victory At BUCS

Proud has started off the 2014 season with a strong performance at the 2014 British Universities and Colleges Long Course Championships winning the 50 freestyle…

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Grand European Tour Marches Onward to Nice International Meeting

Hungary’s World Swimmer of the Year Katinka Hosszu will be back in action this weekend in Nice, France.

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Six More Event Records Fall At Flanders Cup

Another six competition record were taken down on the second day of the Flanders Speedo Cup…

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Proud Leads British Invasion Of Antwerp

Teenager Ben Proud took both the 50 freestyle and 50 butterfly at the Flanders Speedo Cup to lead the British team to 12 wins on the evening…

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Flanders Cup scheduled for Saturday, Hosszu, Plummer, huge British squad among entrants

Katinka Hosszu is entered in 16 events in Belgium, while Great Britain has nearly all of its top swimmers entered. David Plummer and Kim Vandenberg are the U.S. representatives.

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Promising Young Swimmer Joins Rudd’s Plymouth Crew

Coach Jon Rudd’s talent pool just got a little stronger as it was announced that 14 year old Laura Stephens will be joining his group at Plymouth College…

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2013 Swammy Awards: European Coach Of The Year

Jon Rudd of Plymouth Leander had a reach in European that spanned the continent, including at home in the UK.

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