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  • The World Swimming Time Zone is now GMT+8 hours

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    All the best swimmers in the world are now flocking along the China Standard Time zone, waking up at approximately 7 AM in Shanghai, midnight in London, 7 PM the day before in New York and 4 PM the day before in San Francisco. The Brits are in Osaka, the Americans at the Gold Coast…

  • Cullen Jones almost drowned as a kid

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    Alright, I’ve learned that he had a bad experience as a kid, but didn’t know that it was so bad that he had to be resuscitated. Read theadvertiser.com, and let’s support his efforts to encourage more people to learn how to swim. At an amusement park in Pennsylvania when he was 5, Jones almost lost…

  • Poolside interviews at Santa Clara 2011

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    Some media talk before the start of the Santa Clara International Grand Prix this weekend, featuring top names like Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Brendan Hansen, Amanda Beard, Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer and Cullen Jones. Here Michael Phelps and Bob Bowman: Here Ryan Lochte: And here Brendan Hansen:

  • Cullen Jones wins the swim-off, 22.24 to 22.28

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    Cullen Jones this evening won the 50 meter freestyle swim-off against Josh Schneider at the Charlotte UltraSwim 2011, and is therefore USA’s 2nd swimmer on the 50 free in Shanghai. Victory in 22.24, 22.28 for Schneider. Tough luck for Schneider, but what an exciting event for all of us. Read more here on SwimmingWorld Magazine.

  • NewsChannel 36 on the Jones vs Schneider duel

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    Tomorrow Thursday May 12 at 6:20 PM Eastern Time (22:20 UTC), Cullen Jones and Josh Schneider will fight for the last spot on the US World Championship team, in a 50 meter freestyle swim-off at the Charlotte UltraSwim. With an official webcast transmitting live on Ustream, we are all ready, for instance on swimmersdaily.com/live. Read…

  • Jones vs Schneider for last spot on US Shanghai team

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    Josh Schneider and Cullen Jones tied each other in the 50 freestyle last summer at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships and World Championships Trials, setting up the need for a swim-off now 9 months later at the Charlotte UltraSwim on Thursday May 12, 2011, to determine the last spot on the US World Championship…