Rebecca Adlington

Stockport Metro Swimmers Take Down Guinness Record For 100 x 50m Relay

A unique relay went down over the weekend at Stockport’s Life Leisure Grand Central Swimming Pool outside Manchester, England, where Stockport Metro swimmers past and present combined to break the Guinness Book of World Records in the 100 x 50m relay.

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Titmus Equals 3:59.66 Aussie & Oceanic Record At Aussie C’ships

Ariarne Titmus proved once again she is the real deal, repeating her Pan Pacs 3:59.66 performance tonight to take the 400m free title in South Australia.

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Nacionales China: 4 triunfos de Sun Yang y las adolescentes increíbles

Sun Yang no tuvo rival en el Campeonato nacional chino, arrasando en las pruebas de estilo libre. Wang Jianjiahe batió el récord asiático de 800 libre con 8:14. Wang Yichun, de 13 años, campeona del 50 mariposa. También brillaron Ye Shiwen, Yan Zibei y Xu Jiayu.

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Wang Jianjiahe Crushes Li Bingjie, Takes Chinese/Asian 800 Free Record

Wang Jianjiahe became the 3rd fastest 800m freestyle performer all-time with a new Chinese and Asian Record in the event tonight.

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No Swimmers Nominated for 2019 Laureus Sports Awards

Katie Ledecky was nominated for Sportswoman of the Year in each of the last 3 years, but no swimmer was nominated in 2019 for just the 2nd time ever.

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Duncan Scott Wins Inaugural British National Lottery Award

Duncan Scott, Scotland’s star of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has been named British National Lottery’s Athlete of the Year.

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Titmus Becomes 3rd Ever Sub-4:00 With Commonwealth Record In 400 Free

Australian Ariarne Titmus became the third woman ever under four minutes in the 400 freestyle with a new Commonwealth Record.

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Indianapolis: Ledecky Show Negli 800-Michael Andrew 21″7 Nei 50 sl

INDIANAPOLIS -TYR PRO SWIM SERIES 2018 16 maggio-20 maggio 2018 IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, IN Vasca Lunga 50m Calendario dell’Evento Liste…

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International Swimming Hall of Fame Announces 10-Member Class of 2018

The International Swimming Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2018 inductees which will include 10 names to be…

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British Swimming Federation Head Coach Bill Furniss Collects OBE

British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss collected his OBE on Tuesday.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Adam Peaty Does Wimbledon

British superstar Adam Peaty wore a different kind of suit as he waltzed into the Royal Box of Wimbledon this week.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Strongman Swimming

A naked swimmer readies for TV while the possible ‘strongman swimming’ era kicks off.

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Epic Showdowns: Ledecky vs. Adlington – London 2012 Olympic Games

In anticipation for the women’s 800 freestyle at the 2012 Olympics in London, commentators described the race as the “biggest moment in British swimming for who knows how long.”

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Female British Breaststrokers’ World Class Progress

Rachael Solway felt that the coverage of the Rio Olympics swimming, particularly on Swim Swam, inspired her to write articles on the performances of many of her ex-teammates and other British athletes.

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Ledecky Cruises To Olympic Record 8:12 in 800 Free Heats

It wasn’t her best time – wasn’t even within 6 seconds, in fact – but Katie Ledecky still smashed the Olympic record in heats of the 800 free.

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