Category: Competition
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Jazz Carlin reveals reasons she stayed in Wales
Read WalesOnline Swimming star Jazz Carlin has revealed the backroom support she receives in Wales persuaded her to stay in Swansea. The Swansea pool lost its Intensive Training Centres (ITC) status at the end of last year from British Swimming. Carlin watched former training partners Jemma Lowe and Georgia Davies relocate to Bath and Loughborough…
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SwimmingWorld and SwimVortex launch petition asking FINA to recognize all victims during during the DDR Olympic Reign
See open letter and petition on change.org, plus articles on SwimmingWorld and SwimVortex On behalf of the swimming community worldwide, we are calling on FINA to recognize all victims during this dark period in Olympic history and to lobby the International Olympic Committee to take similar action. When Nelson Mandela passed away of late, his story reminded us all…
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Pál Joensen named Faroese sports name of the year 2013
Maybe not so surprising; but Pál Joensen was named the Faroese sports name of the year 2013, a few moments ago on national TV. Secured with his silver at the Europeans in Herning, and the silver in the 2013 Duel in the Pool.
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Sun Yang resumes training
Read ChinaDaily Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang arrived at a natatorium in Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan in southwest China, on Thursday afternoon to resume altitude training on the plateau. Sun arrived at Kunming Tianyi sports center with members of the Zhejiang provincial swimming team at around 4 p.m. and began training. Sun has…
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New Zealand Swimming: Lauren Boyle provides highlights in pool
Read The New Zealand Herald The 26-year-old distance freestyler lives in Whenuapai, having returned after flourishing in swimming and business studies at the University of California. She was looking forward to her holiday break – all three days of it – when the Herald caught up with her at the North Shore’s Millennium Institute. Apart…
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Brooke Bennett returns to competition, calls Janet Evans her inspiration
Read The Examiner Three-time Olympic gold medalist Brooke Bennett announced that she would return to swimming in an effort to qualify for open water swimming at the 2016 Olympic Games. Bennett was last seen competing at the Olympics in 2000, where she won gold in the 400- and 800-meter freestyle events. Before that, Bennett won…
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Season’s Greetings from Speedo
Featuring Tyler Clary, Michael Jamieson, Daryna Zevina, Mireia Belmonte, Jessica Hardy, Melani Costa and Cullen Jones.
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The Independent: Meet Ruta Meilutyte ‘our secret world and Olympic star’
Read the Independent Robin Scott-Elliot meets the Plymouth schoolgirl who is the fastest breaststroker ever – famous in Lithuania but unknown here.
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2013 Duel in the Pool Interviews
Courtesy of British Swimming, Conor Dwyer, Jeanette Ottesen, Michael Jamieson, Eugene Godsoe, Sophie Allen, Tom Shields, Fran Halsall and Mireia Belmonte being interviewed.