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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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Magnussen Shares Information On His Training And Nutrition Programs

Australian superstar James Magnussen has teamed up with both Maurice Lacroix and AskMen.com to produce to short videos where he…

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Commonwealth Games tickets sold out for Swimming and Diving

The 2014 Commonwealth Games have officially sold out spectator tickets for the swimming and diving events as anticipation continues to build for one among this summer’s slate of premier international competitions.

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Singapore Swim Stars to award $150,000 in prize money, event lineups set

The Singapore Swim Stars meet, billed as a kick-off to the brand-new, state-of-the-art Aquatic Center in the Singapore Sports Hub, will award $150,000 in prize money between 10 total events, according to Italy’s SwimBiz.it.

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Campbell Goes Sub-53 Again in 100 Free at Canberra Grand Prix

World champion and Olympic gold medallist Cate Campbell has posted her second fastest 100m freestyle of the year and the third fastest…

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James Magnussen Headlines inaugural Swimming Australia Grand Prix

This Saturday May 17 the National Training Centre in Canberra will play host to 87 of the best swimmers from across Australia as they take part in the first Grand Prix event for 2014.

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Swimming Australia Names First 30 for 2014 Pan Pac Championships

Swimmers like Emily Seebohm, who hit “A” standards at the Australian National Championships last week, are qualified for both the Commonwealth Games and the Pan Pac Championships

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Horton, Harrison Lead Australian Distance Swimming Back With Final-Day 2014 Trials Swim

17-year old Mack Horton is now the 4th-fastest Australian of all-time in the 1500 free.

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Eamon Sullivan Qualifies With The Fastest 50 Freestyle Time In Prelims

Eamon Sullivan was the story of the preliminaries on the fifth day of the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships…

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