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Commonwealth Preview – Day 5 Finals – Aussie 100 free battles and a World Record on high alert

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh is just .13 off of his own super-suited World Record heading into finals of the 50 breaststroke.

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Australia Wins More Medals On Day 4 Than All Other Countries Combined

The Australian swim team set the tone of day four in the first two events of the final. Belinda Hocking…

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Commonwealth Games Day Three Finals – Live Results

Australians Belinda Hocking and Emily Seebohm finished first and second in the women’s 200 backstroke…

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Commonwealth Preview – Day Four Finals – Aussies Go Head To Head For the 100 Free Crown

Australians James Magnussen and Cameron McEvoy will face off in tonight’s 100 freestyle…

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Commonwealth Games Day Three Finals – Live Results

Fran Halsall had an amazing evening breaking two Commonwealth records on the third night of competition in Glasgow…

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Highlights From Glasgow – One World Record, Six New Commonwealth Games Records, And Much More On Night Two

The individual records themselves were impressive, but so was Dan Wallace’s swim in the men’s 400m IM to take home another gold for the host nation

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Records Continue To Fall On Day Two Prelims Of Commonwealth Games

As eventful as yesterdays prelim session was at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the prelims this morning might…

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10 things you NEED to know about the Commonwealth Games

The 2014 Commonwealth Games begin tomorrow in Scotland and world-class swimmers from across the world are poised to battle it out for glory in the pool. But who competes at the Commonwealth Games, and what makes the event so special for so many athletes?

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Men’s 50 and 100 Meter Freestyle – Commonwealth Games Preview – Australian Sprinters Unbeatable?

There’s been no denying that Australian sprinting is well on the rise and the Australians contain some of the fastest swimmers in the world on their roster. Five swimmers have been under 22 seconds this year in the 50m freestyle according to the TYR world rankings; all but one have been Australian.

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Aussies Unveil New Look For Glasgow

Speedo and Swimming Australia unveil new look suits for the Commonwealth Games…

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French Open team rosters announced, Hosszu, Cielo and Magnussen to compete

The French Open will bring together a whole field of tough international names, including Aussie star James Magnussen.

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Peaty, Adrian, Carlin and Miley All Post Top Three Times

On the first day of racing in Barcelona at the final stop of the Mare Nostrum Series Adam Peaty, Nathan Adrian and Jazz Carlin all put up times that rank in the top three in the world…

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Cate Campbell Just Misses World-Leading Time in 100 Free At Australia Grand Prix 2

After a rousing first day at the 2014 Australia Grand Prix 2 in Brisbane, day 2 had many of the…

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Campbell Sisters, Emma McKeon Lead Strong Freestyle Charge at Australian Grand Prix 2

The Australian women’s freestylers, led by World Champion Cate Cambell (above), showed off on the first day of the 2014 Swimming Australia Grand Prix 2.

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FINA Points: Illogical and Impractical

For some swims, like Sun Yang’s 2011 World Championships race in the mile, FINA Points are showing skewed comparisons.

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