Category: Competition
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Record swim sends NZ women’s team to Commonwealth Games
See video on TVNZ A record-breaking swim at the New Zealand Open Championships has seen the women’s 200-metre relay team qualify for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Emma Robinson, 19, knocked three and a half seconds off her personal best to propel her team past the notoriously tough qualification standards. Robinson’s fast finish will be…
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Live Coverage of the British Gas Swimming Championships 2014
Tollcross, Glasgow. 10-15 April 2014, see swimming.org Event Landing Page • News • Schedule • Qualifiers Live streaming video by Ustream
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Go Time For Swim Cup Eindhoven 2014
The 10th Swim Cup Eindhoven is about to start, 10th to 13th April 2014, with a spectacular field of participants including local swimmers vying to qualify for the Berlin 2014 European Championships, and swimmers from Sweden, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Brazil, Russia, Denmark, Faroe Islands, … Event Landing Page • Start list • Live…
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Stephanie Rice announces retirement with YouTube video
Read Swimming World Demonstrating the class with which she’s typically carried herself within the sport of swimming, three-time Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Rice waited for the completion of the Australian National Championships before making her retirement public with an emotional YouTube video. Post by Australian Swim Team.
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Le Clos, Bosch highlight day one of SA Champs
Read SuperSport Chad le Clos won his big showdown with Dylan Bosch on the opening night of the South Africa Aquatic Championships with the pair among four swimmers to post Commonwealth Games qualifying times in Durban on Monday. Olympic gold medallist Le Clos recorded the fastest time in the world this year to win the…
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Eamon Sullivan, Emily Seebohm claim national titles
See news.com.au Veteran swimmers Eamon Sullivan and Emily Seebohm booked their tickets to the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with victory at the national titles on the weekend, while youngster Mack Horton impressed in the men’s 1500m.
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Australian swimming’s best days are behind it, says Olympic legend Shane Gould
Read ABC The 59-person squad for the July Games, which includes world champions James Magnussen, Christian Sprenger and Cate Campbell, was announced on Monday night after a gruelling week of qualifying in Brisbane. There were some impressive performances in the Chandler pool, but Olympic legend Shane Gould says the glory days are gone. “I think the…
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Eamon Sullivan caps pool comeback with Glasgow Commonwealth Games berth
Read ABC The closest Eamon Sullivan had come to the Australian swimming team in the last two years was as their host at his Perth restaurant in January. No wonder he was surprised he had booked a Glasgow Commonwealth Games berth at the national titles in Brisbane on Sunday night. And it seems “Stilnox Six”…