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  • Glasgow 2014: Hannah Miley eyes five Commonwealth Games events

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    Read BBC Hannah Miley will attempt to record the times she needs to qualify for a further two Commonwealth Games events at next week’s British Championships. Miley has won five titles at the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships at Tollcross in Glasgow. But she did not post the 400m freestyle and 200m breaststroke marks needed…

  • Cate Campbell wins 100 freestyle, but sister Bronte’s swim

    Cate Campbell wins 100 freestyle, but sister Bronte’s swim

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    Read The Age Cate Campbell won the 100-metre freestyle at the Commonwealth Games selection trials at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre on Saturday night in a blistering time of 52.68 seconds, but the world champion’s night was made special by the performance of her sister Bronte, who pushed her to the limit in a race that…

  • Rocket science fan McEvoy stops Missile

    Rocket science fan McEvoy stops Missile

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    Read and watch video here on 9MSN It wasn’t quite revenge of the nerds in the men’s 100m freestyle final at the national swimming titles in Brisbane. But academically gifted, socially awkward students across the country would have been forgiven for unleashing a rare triumphant air punch when 19-year-old physics fanatic Cameron McEvoy upset dual…

  • Eamon Sullivan not ready to be written off yet

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    Read The Age Eamon Sullivan cringes a bit when he sees stories published about him nowadays. It is not so much because of the many injuries that have marred his career or out-of-pool controversies in which he was involved but more because of a simple word that often precedes his name. ”I keep seeing ‘veteran’…

  • Vegetarian Athlete Tips: Olympic Swimmer Kate Ziegler

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    Read Stack Endurance athletes are known to be voracious eaters—especially during their peak training months (look no further than Michael Phelps’ 12,000-calorie-per-day diet ahead of the London Games). So you might be surprised to learn that Kate Ziegler, a two-time Olympian and four-time World Champion swimmer, powers her performance with fruits, veggies, whole grains and legumes. The 25-year-old…

  • Gareth Kean to take break from pool

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    Read The New Zealand Herald Olympic swimmer Gareth Kean has decided to take a break away from the sport but few reasons have been given for his sudden departure. The 22-year-old will miss next week’s national championships in Auckland, which double as the Commonwealth Games trial. Kean, who won a silver medal at the Delhi…

  • Ingvild Snildal retires

    Ingvild Snildal retires

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    See nrk.no, there is a nice video interview with her also, in Norwegian. Ingvild Snildal can’t find the motivation again. Therefore, one of Norway’s best swimmers ever retires at the age of 25. ‘The last half year I have felt that I am comfortable as a normal person who isn’t an elite athlete, Ingvild Snildal…

  • Star or moon, 13-year-old Japanese swimmer aims to shine in pool

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    Read The Japan News There are high hopes that a new swimming star will emerge at this month’s Japan national swimming championships, although “star” might not be the appropriate word for 13-year-old Runa Imai. Imai, whose first name is based on the word Luna, the Roman goddess embodying the moon, finished third in the women’s…

  • Norwegian Teens Rewrite Record Books On Day 1 Of SC Champs

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    See tv2.no The Norwegian Short Course Champs started with a bang Thursday, with youngsters clocking a total of six Norwegian records, nine Norwegian junior records and two world records for disabled people. 17-year-old Henrik Christiansen demolished Gard Kvale’s 7:50.45 Norwegian record in the 800 freestyle from back in 2005, with a time of 7:43.26 now.…