Swimming Australia

Rocco Potenza's Remarkable Time-Drop in Men's 1500 Concludes 2011 World University Games

Men’s 1500 free This men’s 1500 free ended up being a much better race than previously expected (the posted psych…

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Japan's Watanabe, Australia's McEvoy Perform Well on Day 3 Prelims from FINA Youth Worlds

On the day 3 prelims of the 2011 FINA Youth World Championships, we saw yet another Meet Record go down,…

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2011 WUGs Final Day Preview/Start Lists: Heated Four-Way Battle in Men's 400 Medley Relay Caps Meet

Start lists are posted for the final day of the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China. Full start lists,…

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Virginia's McLean, Tennessee's Connolly Shine on Day 5 from WUG's

Men’s 200 freestyle In the past 6 months, Matt McLean has scored a ton of personal firsts that show why…

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2011 WUG's Day 4: American Women Set Relay Record, Ling Yu Sets 100 Fly Record

Day 4 of the 2011 Summer Universiade is in the books with some very exciting swims. After a record-less day…

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New Zealand Wins Two Gold, US Four Silvers on Day 1 From World University Games

Day 1 of the swimming portion of the 2011 World University Games in Shenzhen, China with a total of 6…

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TSC Awards, Under/Overperformers For 2011 World Aquatics Championships

With the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships in the books, it’s time to give out some awards. These are our awards…

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New Poll Question: "Maggie the Missile" versus "Missy the Missyle"

Through 7 days of the 2011 FINA World Championships, we’ve seen plenty of great swims from young swimmers. Two of…

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World Championships Day 5 Prelims: Soni Already in a Class of Her Own in 200 Breaststroke Prelims

Women’s 100 free prelims This 100 free prelim was pretty fast; really faster than I expected that it would be. Femke…

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Will Coutts Get Relief at 2012 Olympics?

Alicia Coutts has been one of the top performers thus far at the World Championships, and her two silvers in…

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Race of the Day: James Magnussen/Australian 400 Free Relay; [Link to Video]

With only four finals on the first evening session, it might seem like there was a derth of candidates for…

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Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Medley

Our final relay breakdown, just in the nick of time for tonight/tomorrow’s first prelims section, is also the last event…

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Shanghai News Roundup: Look Out for Goldman in Women's 800 Free

FINA completed their bureau meeting today, where they discussed, among other things, the upcoming round of Major Championship meets. There,…

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Shanghai 2011: Women's Freestyle, Backstroke, and IM Predictions

As the 2011 FINA World Championships looms now only a week away (with the swimming portion beginning a week later…

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Fullerton, McKeon Win, But No Relay Swimmers Added in Australian 200 Free Time Trial

On Day 1 of the special 2011 Australian Relay Selection meet, Kyle Richardson and Marieke Guehrer claimed relay spots for…

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