Ross Murdoch

Britain Finalizes 21 Pool Swimmers for European Championships; O’Connor Pulls Out With Illness

British breaststroker Ross Murdoch had a breakout meet at the Commonwealth Games. He’ll look to carry that through to the European Championships, where the competition doesn’t get any easier.

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Record Watch: 10 records on high alert at the European Championships and the swimmers going after them

Sarah Sjostrom has already cracked a world record this year. Can she add more in Berlin over the coming week?

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European Championships Preview – Men’s Breaststroke

50 breaststroke British teenager Adam Peaty swam at his first major international competition at the Commonwealth Games and showed that his inexperience…

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PHOTO VAULT: Scottish Swimming at Commonwealth Games, days 4 and 5

Get a glimpse into the host country’s Commonwealth Games experience in the pool thus far.

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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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Commonwealth Games Day Two Finals – Live Results

Ben Proud, Katerine Savard, Fran Halsall, Chris Walker-Hebborn and Adam Peaty all set new Commonwealth Games records during the second night of action in Glasgow…

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2014 Commonwealth Games: Day 2 finals preview – defending champs face tough tests

Can Alicia Coutts come from the third seed to repeat as the women’s 100 fly champ?

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WATCH: All of the Day 1 Finals from 2014 Commonwealth Games

As SwimSwam’s Mitch Bowmile outlined late on Thursday night on the first day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the swimming was…

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Commonwealth Games Day One Finals – Live Results

Hannah Miley started off the first night of swimming in Glasgow taking Scotland’s first gold winning the 400 IM in a time of 4:31.76…

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Golds, Records, And Glory – A Historic Day At The Commonwealth Games

After that it was all Murdoch as he took absolute control of the race turning first at the 150m wall. Jamieson was just a fraction of a second behind him at the turn, but Murdoch managed to pull away from the previous Scottish record holder and touch the wall in 2:07.30 just off of the world record held by Japanese swimmer Akihiro Yamaguchi.

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Men’s Breaststroke – Commonwealth Games Preview – Christian Sprenger Looking For The Sweep

MEN’S BREASTSTROKES – PREVIEW Commonwealth Games 2014. Glasgow, Scotland. July 24-August 2 50m breast- Monday July 28th 100m breast –…

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Siobhan-Marie O’Connor with double top seeds on day 1 of British Gas International

Bath University’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor paced the first day of action at Manchester’s British Gas International Meet, taking the top seed in two events heading into finals Wednesday night.

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Peaty puts himself right in the middle of the breaststroking battlefield

19-year-old Adam Peaty has put himself right in between Christian Sprenger and Cameron van der Burgh in what once looked like a two-man race for world’s top sprint breaststroker.

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Hanser Re-Emerges With Top Seed in 100 Free in Canet; Ervin and Adrian Chasing

Cal Golden Bear Anthony Ervin had the fastest morning swim in the 100 free, though it took as much to even get him into the final.

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