Category: Competition
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Revived swimmer Roanne eyes redemption
A serious medical ailment has almost certainly ended Roanne Ho’s dreams of competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. But the swimmer is firmly on the road to recovery, and the mighty scare may just be the catalyst that re-ignites the spark to win more medals for Singapore. It has now been…
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Forbes Names Swimming Icon Katinka Hosszú Hungary’s Most Valuable Sport Star
Hungary’s swimming legend Katinka Hosszú is the most valuable sport star of the country, according to Forbes. The World and European Championships winner swimmer star, nicknamed “Iron Ladyâ€, will feature on the top of the list published in the magazine’s March edition. This is the 25th time Forbes makes such a list about Hungarians sport…
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Maria Lenk 2016 Rio Test Event Details Released, Location To Be Determined
See fina.org and the attached information bulletin and programme
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Peaty, Ledecky, Phelps and Dias honoured with nomination for Laureus Sports Award
Triple World Champion Adam Peaty has been honoured by worldwide sports writers with a nomination in the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award. Peaty not only world three world titles through 2015 he also lowered the world records first at British Swimming Championships in London and then at the World Championships in Kazan. He…
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Gopher Men’s Swimming & Diving Final Day of 2016 Big Ten Championships
The Golden Gophers finished fourth at the 2016 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships tonight in West Lafayette, Ind., after totaling 919 points over the course of the meet. Minnesota’s Matt Barnard was named to the All-Big Ten First Team, while Jakub Maly and Manny Pollard were selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team.
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Swimming: Dolphins team excels at Kenya swimming championships
Dolphins swim club Kampala has finished the 2016 Kenya Swimming Championships on a high at the Kasarani Aquatics Arena. The championships are contested across different categories such as National Age Groups, Open and Relays. Joel Khamadi travelled to the Kenyan capital where he watched the Ugandan team cover itself in glory.
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LIVE: Michael Phelps in Orlando
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will be in Orlando at the YMCA Aquatic Center off of International Drive. He will take questions from the media around 6:00pm on Wednesday March 2nd. Photo by Aringo
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Olympic swimmer, Daniel Kowalski, on being a gay athlete
Australian Olympic swimmer, Daniel Kowalski, speaks about being a gay athlete at the 2016 Sydney Lesbian & Gay Mardi Gras Film Festival, with a panel of Australian elite LGBT athletes, 28 Feb 2016, at the screening of LGBT sports documentary “Out to Win”. Fellow Panelists included Matthew Mitcham, Sally Shipard, Ian Thorpe, Shelly Gorman-Sandie and…
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For a Natural, Swimming Isn’t Always Easy
The calm, clear water beckoned Caeleb Dressel, who stripped to his swimsuit and jumped into an unoccupied lane for the 6-and-under boys’ 25-yard freestyle race. Upon reaching the other side of the pool, he climbed out of the water and cried: “I won a medal! I won a medal!†In the stands, his mother, Christina,…