Chinese Swimming

Sun Wins, Shun Sits on Day 5 at Chinese Trials

Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 of the Chinese Long Course National Championships and Olympic Trials in Shaoxing,…

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15-Year old Xin Xin as Fast as Janet at Chinese Trials

Day 3 at the 2012 Chinese Olympic Swimming Trials had some fantastic, mind-blowing swims, but before diving into those, let’s…

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Sun Yang Debut Disappoints Local Media on Day 2 of Chinese Trials

The first day at the 2012 Chinese Olympic Swimming Trials, also known as their Long Course national Championship meet, was…

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2012 Olympic Trials International Schedules

Here’s a quick breakdown of dates, names and locations of the major upcoming Olympic Trials meets. Note that there are…

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Sun Yang Goes 3:42 in 400 Free; Chinese Competitors Go 3:45's

At the Miami Superchallenge meet in the Gold Coast, Australia, Sun Yang is back to action and showing off the training…

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Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10

We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…

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Shao Yiwen Completes Sun-Like Run in Women's 800 Free

On day 7 the 2011 Chinese Intercity Championships, Zhang Qibing completed a sweep of the butterfly events with a 52.69…

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Ye Shiwen Adds 100 Freestyle Medal to her Trophy Case at Chinese InterCity Championships

Day 6 is in the books at the 2011 Chinese Inter-City Championships, which are a multi-sport youth festival that seeks…

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Ye Goes 2:10.0 in 200 IM for 3rd Gold, Skips 200 Free

Sometimes, you can’t have your cake and eat it too. This was the case on day 4 of the 2011…

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Wang Shun Posts 7th-Ranked 200 Free at Intercity Championships

At this week’s Chinese Intercity Championships, which are a premier national event to identify budding star athletes ahead of the…

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Yiwen Shao Goes 4:04 in 400 Free at Chinese Inter-City Champs

On day two at the 2011 Chinese Inter-City Championships in Nanchang, China – a meet designed to identify the country’s…

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Chinese Inter-City Championships Kick Off with 2nd-Ranked 400 IM from Ye Shiwen

The Chinese Inter-City Swimming Championships kicked off today in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. In the never-ending quest to decipher the inner-workings…

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5 Things to Watch at Dubai World Cup Stop

On the eve of the first stop of the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup, we now have psych sheets for the…

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Happy 16th Birthday to Australia's Yolane Kukla

At 14, Australia’s Yolane Kukla won National Titles in the 50 free and 50 fly at the 2010 Australian Championships….

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Sun Yang Completes Historic Season in 1500 on Day 5 in China

Sun Yang was back in action on day 5 from Chinese Nationals in Rizhao, and he was back to spectacular…

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