Category: Competition
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Le Clos eyes Phelps swimming records after Olympic feat
Read AFP Chad Le Clos famously out-touched Michael Phelps to win Olympic butterfly gold and he said he now wants the great American’s world records after setting a new shortcourse mark in Singapore. The South African caused a sensation last year in London when he beat the most successful Olympic athlete of all time by…
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China suspends Olympic champion Sun Yang from all competition and training
See Xinhua News via SwimmingWorld China’s double Olympic champion Sun Yang has been suspended from all competition and training, announced the Chinese Swimming Administrative Center (CSAC) on Wednesday. Sun was “suspended from all the competitions at home and abroad; suspended from the training of the national swimming team; and suspended from all the social and…
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Ryan Lochte injured in fan encounter
Read USA Today After a run-in with a fan – literally – Ryan Lochte will be taking some time away from the pool. The three-time Olympian suffered a torn MCL and sprained ACL in his left knee on Sunday while he was in Florida. The five-time gold medalist encountered an excited fan, who ran at…
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Australia’s mixed 4×50 relay two world records in one day
At the World Cup meet in Singapore today, Australia’s mixed 4×50 meter medley relay broke the world record twice, with a time of 1:38.02 in the final, beating their own 1:39.08 world record from the prelims the same morning, and before that the 1:39.54 of France from Doha last month. The swimmers were Robert Hurley…
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China View: Olympic swimmer Sun Yang detained for illegal driving
“Sun Yang, a swimmer who took the gold at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, has been detained after local police found him driving without a license following a car accident.” See also CCTV
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Sexiest Athlete Alive? Chad le Clos on Trans World Sport
Chad le Clos on Trans World Sport. Trans World Sport travelled to South Africa to meet up with Olympic swimming sensation, Chad le Clos and his Dad, Burt.
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CC photo #674: Qualified
Faroese young guns Alvi Hjelm and Eyðbjørn Joensen celebrating their qualification for challenges in December. Óli Mortensen on lane 4 the quy who actually won the (400 meter freestyle) event,. also qualified and everything, but you know, 400 freestyle :-)
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Chad Le Clos 1:48.56 and new World Record in the 200 SC butterfly
At the FINA Swimming World Cup leg in Singapore tonight, South Africa’s Chad Le Clos became the first ever swimmer under 1:49 in the 200 short course meter butterfly, clocking 1:48.56 where his own record from the Eindhoven 2013 World Cup leg was 1:49.04. See the result list here. Post by FINA.
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Local super swimmer Michael Andrew youngest ever pro US swimmer
“Local swimmer tries to make it big in the swimming world.”