Category: Competition
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Chad Le Clos survives bus scare to retain 200m butterfly title
South Africa’s Chad le Clos solidified his status as the world’s best 200m butterfly swimmer as he retained his Commonwealth Games title on Saturday, while Australia added another four golds in the pool. […] Le Clos nearly came a cropper before he even got into the pool on Saturday after twisting his ankle when slipping…
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Glasgow 2014: Adam Peaty beats idol Cameron van der Burgh in the breaststroke
Adam Peaty produced a storming last 25 metres to land the Commonwealth 100m breaststroke title on a night of double Glasgow gold for England at the Tollcross Swimming Centre. The 19-year-old reeled in South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh in the closing stages to touch in a Games record of 58.94 seconds, with home favourite…
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Dan Wallace goes from peeing on American cop cars to Glasgow Gold
The Scottish Commonwealth hero of Freedom Friday, Dan Wallace, has turned away from his bady boy days in Florida to make a splash in Glasgow. Twenty four hours after Thunder Thursday Dan Wallace gave us something even more special in the Tollcross swimming complex. This big, gangly ginger lad gave us Freedom Friday and in…
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Montreal ready to host Aquatics biggest ‘family party’
Montreal, Canada will stage the 15th FINA World Masters Championships, the last stand-alone edition of the event. The picturesque city, which already hosted the championships exactly 20 years ago, will welcome a total 7’794 participants, representing 101 nations, for the 12-day colourful bash. The Parc Jean-Drapeau Aquatic Complex on St. Helene island, regarded as the…
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Last Commonwealth Games for Alicia Coutts
On the pool deck, Alicia Coutts is realistic about defending her five gold medals from Delhi 2010 but behind-the-scenes she’s enjoying her last Commonwealth Games bonding with her teammates over a bowl of whipped cream. See Brisbane Times
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Hannah Miley re-lives her medal moment | Glasgow 2014 TV
Hannah Miley raised the roof at Tollcross Thursday night when she won Gold in the 400m individual medley. Defending her title from Delhi 2010, Hannah describes just how important the crowd were in bringing her home to victory. In other news, Hannah’s dad and coach Patrick had to skip a large queue in order to…
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Kazan 2015 celebrates one year to go to World Championships
July 24 marks one year until the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. To celebrate this occasion, the Kazan 2015 Organising Committee has prepared plenty of pleasant surprises for citizens of Kazan and people visiting the city. A gigantic newspaper painted on the pavement and dedicated to the 2015 FINA World Championships will be…
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Meet Team Scotland Aquatics 2014
Watch our video and learn how the athletes feel about being part of Team Scotland Aquatics for Glasgow 2014.
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Velodrom Berlin getting ready for the European Swimming Championships
Wow, that looks spectacular, see BLN2014 on Facebook Post by 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships – Berlin 2014 / Official Fanpage.