Category: Competition
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The Day Australia Ended the Reign of USA Freestyle Relay | Throwback Thursday
Ian Thorpe helps Australia to 4x100m freestyle victory in Sydney 2000 to inflict a first Olympic defeat on the United States since 1964.
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Sarah Sj̦str̦m РBest Female Athlete from Europe 2017 | ANOC Awards
Congratulations, Sarah Sjostrom! The Swedish swimmer has been named the best female athlete from Europa 2017 at the ANOC Awards!
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Adam Peaty: Athlete of the Year – British Swimming Awards
Adam Peaty continued to go from strength to strength in 2017, as he became double World Champion following on from a Golden Olympic year. Alongside his Swimmer of the Year prize, he was honoured with British Swimming’s highest accolade: the Athlete of the Year award.
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Chad Le Clos – Best Male Athlete from Africa 2017 | ANOC Awards
Congratulations, Chad Le Clos! The South African swimmer has been named the best male athlete from Africa 2017 at the ANOC Awards!
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International top times at North Sea Swim Meet 2017
In its 44th edition the North Sea Swim Meet continues to deliver World class times. Even though the meet had to relocate 250 km this year, the magic from previous event were recreated in Aquarama, Kristiansand. Among a strong international field of swimmers, a new Norwegian star emerged, Tomoe Zenimoto Hvas, only 17 years old…
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Study reveals Windsor 2016 generated over $32M of ‘economic activity’ for the city
A recent economic impact study, conducted by the Canadian Sports Tourism Alliance, revealed that the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) and the FINA World Aquatics Convention held last December in Windsor, Canada, generated over $32 million of “economic activity” for the city. The six-day swimming competition, held at the WFCU Centre, resulted in a surplus of $146,311, which a…
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The LEN President in Azerbaijan
LEN President Paolo Barelli visited Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to meet Sport Minister Azad Rahimov and Khanlar Fatiyev, the President of the Azerbaijan Swimming Federation. LEN President Paolo Barelli paid a visit to Azerbaijan, the country with one Europe’s fastest growing economies. He met Sport Minister Azad Rahimov and Khanlar Fatiyev, the President of…
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Brazilian court revives case against Olympian Ryan Lochte
Over the summer, it appeared Ryan Lochte had been cleared of criminal charges in Brazil after he was accused of fabricating a story about getting robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympics. Not so fast. On Friday, a decision made by an appeals court that originally ruled the case should be dismissed was…
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Tokyo marks 1,000 days until 2020 Olympics
Tokyo marked 1,000 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, with countdown events held to set the mood for the games. Preparation for the Olympics, to be held July 24-Aug 9, 2020, is making progress, with its main stadium currently being built in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward with its completion…