Category: Competition
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Irish Swimming club ‘in turmoil’ over claims head coach breached suspension
The national representative body’s complaints and disciplinary committee directed that head coach Pearse McGuigan be suspended from “all activities as a coach or otherwise with Galway Swimming Club†over his treatment of a 14-year-old swimmer at a gala last January. The complaint which led to his suspension related to his public reprimand of the teenager…
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Mark Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals with Seven World Records | Throwback Thursday
On Mark Spitz earns superstar status by winning seven gold medals and setting seven world records in the pool at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games.
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Fisu Athlete stories: Anna Hopkin part 2 – Swimming – 29th Summer Universiade 2017, Taipei
Taipei – Anna Hopkin on her aspirations, Keira Knightley and Olaf from Frozen…
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Commonwealth Games swimmer ‘raped a woman who had just had sex with his friend’
A Commonwealth Games swimmer raped a woman who had just had sex with his friend after she told him she wouldn’t be “passed aroundâ€, a court has heard. Otto Putland, 23, who represented Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, is accused of raping the complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, twice…
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Park Tae-hwan, An Se-hyeon named ambassadors for Gwangju 2019 World Championships
South Korean swimming stars Park Tae-hwan and An Se-hyeon were named honorary ambassadors for the 2019 world championships Wednesday. The organizing committee for the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships, which take place in Gwangju, 350 kilometers south of Seoul, unveiled Park and An as their goodwill ambassadors. Park is the only South Korean swimmer to…
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Should you quit swimming? Asking the right question
Swimmers often write to me asking if they should quit swimming. They don’t enjoy swimming as much as they used to or they have stoped improving which makes them hate swimming. I would like to tell you a story about the greatest breaststroker of our time, Adam Peaty. In an interview he said that one…
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6 Days in 6 Minutes – Recap | FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2017
We recap 6 days full of action from the 6th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2017 in Indianapolis within 6 minutes.
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Pernille Blume: Home ground will be an experience of a lifetime
In 100 days, the European Swimming Championships will be staged in spectacular Royal Arena in Copenhagen. The countdown for the 19th edition of LEN European Short Course Championships has begun. In 100 days, the Danish capital of Copenhagen will be ready to receive the top swimmers of Europe in beautiful state-of-the-art surroundings. The five-day championships…