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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Double Olympic medley champion Stephanie Rice may return to racing for the first time since shoulder surgery next week at New South Wales state titles; meet to feature top line up, including Olympic champ Leisel Jones and world champ James Magnussen
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Posted: February 1st, 2012, 11:00pm CST
USA Swimming, which hosts its Olympic trials in Omaha from June 25, is to supply FINA with a list of likely team members for London 2012 in time for a June 18 qualification deadline set by the international federation to get the job done
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Posted: January 31st, 2012, 11:00pm CST
News Round-Up: Dirk Lange left his role in Germany by mutual consent at the end of 2011 and will now help Mexico raise its game in time for a home FINA world titles in 2017; Mass walkout at Spanish club; Perkins urges Thorpe to slow up
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Posted: January 29th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
NADA, Germany's national anti-doping agency says 28 athletes are implicated in a scandal involving Dr Andreas Franke, who worked at Thuringia's Olympic training facility and is said to have treated blood then reinjected it
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Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
News Round-Up: Markus Diebler (GER) clocked 50.08sec to win the 100m free at the Luxembourg Euro international ahead of Ian Thorpe (AUS), on 50.76; Thorpe on 1:51.51 over 200m; Gianniotis wins FINA 10KM in Santos
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Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Sarah Sjoestrom, with junior Swedish marks in the 200m medley (2:08.17) and 100m free (52.15) in the bag, added two more youth records to her tally at nationals in Valby with a 56.70 (26.91) win in the 100m butterfly and a 23.82 victory in the 50m free
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Posted: January 28th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Matthew Targett powered to a best time of 21.98sec to deliver a knockout blow in a bout with world-champion 4x100m free teammates Matt Abood and James Magnussen as the action wrapped up at South Australia State titles in Adelaide
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Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
A speech by the monster Caliban from William Shakespeare's 400-year-old play will form the basis for the 27 million Olympic ceremony at London 2012, Danny Boyle, the producer, has revealed
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Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
At the Miami Swimming Club's Miami Super Challenge today, Sun Yang clocked times of 49.50, 1:46.84 and 3:42.89 over 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle; Hao Yun, 16, made his world ranks debut on 1:48.74 and 3:45.49 - and 54.11 100 'fly
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Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
A day after a 4:36 400m IM at SA State Titles in Adelaide, Blair Evans clocked 4:08.36 and 1:58.23 respectively in 400m and 200m freestyle finals and earned plaudits from her Perth coach - who said she would be much faster come OG trials
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Posted: January 27th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Sarah Sjoestrom, the Swedish 'fly and free ace who took two weeks off at Christmas in the face of convention as world-class swimmers approach Olympic season, set a Swedish short-course record of 52.15 in the 100m free at junior nationals in Valby
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Posted: January 26th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
James "the missile Magnussen, world 100m free champion and the swiftest man ever in a textile suit, gave South Australia swim fans a thrill with a 48.05 blast at state titles in Adelaide; Blair Evans on 4:36 400IM
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Posted: January 25th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Dr Gary Hall Snr is directing an effort on behalf of United States Olympians and Paralympians and National Team members and alumni of all Olympic sports "to reverse the alarming trend of childhood obesity in America"
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Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Aussie 'fly ace Geoff Huegill had to abandon a training camp last weekend, according to media reports Down Under. The reason was the best there could be: back home in Sydney his wife Sara had given birth to the couple's first child, a girl
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Posted: January 24th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
A reconnaissance mission is how Perth coach Matt Magee sees Blair Evans's trip across the country to the South Australia state titles that run for three days from Friday; the venue is key - the Adelaide pool will host Olympic trials in March
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Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 11:00pm CST
News Round-Up: Long-time FINA and LEN Bureau member Klaas van de Pol (NED) passed away aged 87 yesterday; Abdul Rehaman Al Bader (KUW) has been slapped with a six-month ban for a positive Methylhexaneamine test
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Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 11:00pm CST
This Chinese New Year marks the start of the Year of the Dragon - but not any old dragon. Every 60 years, the Year of the Water Dragon fires into view. A good excuse to consider the threat of the nation that took as world No2 in 2011 - China
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Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Mireia Belmonte clocks 4:07.10 and 4:38.77 over 400m free and medley respectively at Catalan Champs; freestyle time a lifetime best and medley effort a standard setter for early 2012 world rankings
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Posted: January 20th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Femke Heemskerk (NED) added victory in the 100m free to her victory over 200m on Friday with a dominant 54.27 effort at the Nancy International; European 400m champion Yannick Agnel was way out ahead in the 200m free, on 1:47.01
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Posted: January 20th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
On the last day of action at the West Australia state titles, Japan's Ryosuke Irie clocked 53.32 to lead his team's medley relay to victory
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Posted: January 19th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Camille Lacourt roared home to a swift 53.59 victory over fellow world champion Jeremy Stravius (54.83) at the Nancy International today at their first test since arriving back in France this week after training camps overseas
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Posted: January 19th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Ky Hurst and Mel Gorman, Australia's London 2012 Olympic marathon pair, have been forced to go hunting for lane space in Switzerland after being told their plans don't match those of the rest of the swimming team ahead of the Games
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Posted: January 19th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
No details are given but Aussie media reports today tell us that Australia's Olympic bosses are "throwing money at maybe medallists in a desperate last cash splurge before London"
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Posted: January 19th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
News Round-Up: Ryosuke Irie clocks 1:54.02 at state titles in Australia; Hoff, Ziegler and Myers leave FAST in a return to mentor programmes and Ed Moses goes too; FINA wins its case to have Molina ban extended
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Posted: January 18th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Pierre Lafontaine, national coach and CEO of Canadian swimming, has called on all Canadians based abroad and who may be eligible to compete for their country at the London 2012 Olympic Games to make sure they meet all conditions
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Posted: January 18th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
USA Swimming today announced five staff promotions in the Business Development Division and two hires in the National Team Division
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Posted: January 17th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Rebecca Adlington, Britain's double Olympic champion of 2008, has for the first time spoken about retirement and what may follow as she prepares for Olympic trials in March with a positive outlook on the season ahead
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Posted: January 17th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
Lauren Beard on Ashley McGregor; US Winter Nationals; Julia Wilkinson talks to Richard Weinberger; Russ Ewald on Janet Evans; Craig Lord on Rebecca Adlington; Nikki Dryden on corruption; Joanne Malar on Dr. David Smith; Cecil Colwin and more
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Posted: January 17th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
American legend Janet Evans, one of the greatest distance swimmers of all-time and back in the swim once more as a 40-year-old mother of two, has signed an endorsement agreement with Arena in the week she made 2012 trials cut
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Posted: January 17th, 2012, 11:00pm CST
News Round-Up: France teams arrive home this week and head straight to competitions at Nancy and Amiens; Milan Trophy for Pizzetti, Rosolino, Cavic, Fesikov and Korotyskin; Pellegrini at altitude in Flagstaff; USA lane lines good and bad