Ian Thorpe

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"For myself, losing is not coming second. It's getting out of the water knowing you could have done better. For myself, I have won every race I've been in."

Giochi Del Commonwealth 2022: I Motivi Per Seguirli

I Giochi del Commonwealth 2022 di Birmingham rappresentano un evento molto importante, che vedrà in acqua molti campioni olimpici

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Michael Klim, 6 Volte Medaglia Olimpica: ” Soffro Di Una Malattia Degerativa Rara”

Il pluricampione olimpico australiano Michael Klim, 44 anni, ha dichiarato che gli è stata diagnosticata una rara malattia degenerativa

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Retired Aussie Olympian Michael Klim Shares Diagnosis with Degenerative Disease

Retired Australian Olympic swimmer Michael Klim has been diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease rendering him unable to continue walking unassisted.

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2022 Commonwealth Games: Top Priority

No less than a dozen Olympic champions in individual events will be competing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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Ranking The Top 15 Men Of The 2022 World Championships

In the wake of 8 days of fast racing, check out our rankings of the top 15 from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

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David Popovici, 17 años, oro y récord mundial junior en 200 libre con 1:43.21

El prodigio rumano David Popovici, de 17 años, se ha proclamado campeón mundial en Budapest con el tiempo más rápido desde 2012 y nuevo récord mundial junior.

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Elijah Winnington 5° Performer All Time 400 Stile Libero 3:41.22

Elijah Winnington ha dato spettacolo nei 400 stile libero maschili conquistando la medaglia d’oro con il tempo di 3:41.22.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Brits Trying To Hold Onto 4×200 Title

With Matt Richards being off his best times and Duncan Scott being diagnosed with Covid, can the Brits still repeat their Tokyo win in the 4×200?

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Do Host Countries Do Well At The Olympics? Not So Much

While history shows that host nations typically do well at the Games, their performance in the swimming pool does not follow suit.

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Australian Chris Fydler Breaks Rowdy Gaines’ 50-54 Masters World Record In 50 Free

Fydler, a member of the Aussie men’s gold-medal winning 400 free relay in 2000, clocked 23.36 (SCM) to lower Gaines’ record from back in 2009.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 37.7% Think We’ll See A 1:43 200 Free In 2022

While the majority think it won’t happen, there’s a sizeable number of fans optimistic we’ll see a swimmer break 1:44 in the 200 free this year.

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Is David Popovici The Fastest 50/100/200 Freestyler Ever?

Despite being just 17 years of age, Popovici has already cemented himself as one of the world’s fastest freestyle swimmers across the three distances.

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Watch Michael Phelps’ 7 Gold Medal Races from the 2007 FINA World Championships

Phelps set a total of 4 individual and 1 relay World Records at the 2007 FINA World Championships, providing somewhat of a preview of the Beijing Olympics.

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WATCH: Flyin’ Flynn Southam’s 48.60 100 Free, 1:46.77 200 Free Race Videos

Check out the 100m and 200m freestyle races that Aussie 16-year-old Flynn Southam put up at his nation’s age championships this week.

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arena Swim of the Week: Lukas Märtens Drops Fastest 400 Free Time In Five Years

Märtens’ time of 3:41.60 is the third-fastest we’ve seen in a decade and is nearly two seconds quicker than what it took to win Olympic gold last summer.

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