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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Men's Breaststroke
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Superfish isn't keeping count (his goals lie elsewhere, perhaps) but we are. Here's what he's got to say and what he might achieve over nine days in the Watercube, starting Saturday
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On Hardy, Jack Bauerle, US women's head coach: 'It certainly wasn't good for anybody. It was a tough situation that our team has handled well'
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Hansen's take: When we heard about Eric it gave us all a sense of the big picture. The Olympics looks alot smaller when you're dealing with cancer'
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US medley ace and chaser of Phelps says: 'There's going to be a big battle. It's going to be a lot of fun'
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Aussies get coloured LZR; Americans also out of black; rest of world gets the 'Henry Ford' choice
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US sprinter says: 'I just want to go out there for all those 40-something-year-olds and show that age is just a number and go out and have fun'
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Patten: 'the first strike's an accident, the second strike 'you're playing on a dodgy line there', and the third time I give 'em one back'; Davies: 'You know it's intentional when the girls take their hand-bags to the starting line'.
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Dara Torres' cancer-stricken coach, is waiting to learn whether his sister might be a match for a bone marrow transplant
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British medal hope says: 'Holding the 50m world record, I'm going to be out there at the 50 and hopefully pushing the big guys. I'm just excited to be here competing against the best in the world and I'm just going to have to see what happens'.
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Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in naked protest over animal rights; other protest over human rights
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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Women's Breaststroke
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The Korean world champion is clear about his target in the 400m freestyle and his coach says he can get there
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The Olympic champion has struck back at the French paper which leaked the finding that adversely affected his image as a clean athlete and anti-doping campaigner.
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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Women's Backstroke
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had La Tourette (Mission Viejo, Calif.) brought the US Open to a fast conclusion with US Open and meet records; Nick Thoman clocks 52.91 100 back medley relay, 0.02 shy of Peirsol's WR
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US swimmer and legal team step back from forcing a fast appeal on the basis that they accept that the banned substance for which she tested positive was present and the testing procedure was carried out correctly; appeal and intent still on the agenda
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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Men's Backstroke
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There will be no Olympic Games for Nick Thoman and Hayley McGregory but their spirit, rather than being dampened by trials disappointment, appears to have been lent a cutting edge: 52.92 and 59.20 on 100 back at US Open
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Austrian's European record will not count: pool too short
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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Women's 200m-800m Freestyle
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Irish broth has been the breaststroke champion's fuel for the past month and now she's hungry to break her world records; Galvez case highlights the downside of that suit and its availibility
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Respect for seniority lies at the heart of the USA team philosophy: in a squad vote at camp in California, the choice was Beard, Coughlin, Torres, Vendt, Lezak and Hansen - with 18 Olympic Games experiences between them
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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Women's Sprint Freestyle
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The Olympic champion is happy not to enter the 400m free in Beijing with the fastest time - but she wants her crown back, and more besides
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French team visit 45,000m² site just 500m from the grand Stade de France where the Centre Aquatique Olympique will be built at Aubervilliers in time for 2012 European Championships (bid)
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A leading US coach once told me 'if it was up to be, relationships between swimmers would be barred outright'. For the sake of performance in the Olympic pool, the Australian world record holders have called time-out on matters of the heart
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The world s/c record holder did not join the Croatian team when it took its first dip in the Water Cube in Beijing this morning ...
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Countdown to 08/08/08: SwimNews continues its preview to the Games with a look at how the seascape has changed in the past year, who is still in the race, who is out and where the medals are likely to go. Today: Men's 200-1,500m Freestyle
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Japanese fears that China would not be able to cope with its culinary demands have been put to rest by the double Olympic champ but Ai Shibata is missing her bathtub