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Chad Le Clos Undergoes 2 Successful Surgeries, ‘Out of Action’ 4-6 Weeks

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos underwent two surgeries over the weekend and will be “out of action” for four to six weeks, he announced on Twitter Monday. 

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Pentland Announces Jim Gerson’s Return As President Of Speedo North America

Jim Gerson says: “It’s a really exciting time to be re-joining team Speedo. Pentland has an outstanding track-record in brand building…”

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WATCH: Cameron van der Burgh Resets 50 Breast World Record In Rome

van der Burgh broke the 50 WR for the third time when he edged a historically competitive field at the 2009 World Championships in a time of 26.67.

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Farida Osman Details Arranging Travel Back To Egypt, Thoughts On Olympic Delay

The two-time World Championship medalist had the Egyptian Government schedule a specific Egyptair flight to get her and other athletes in the U.S. home.

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Doping Panel Decision Reveals Schoeman Spent $16K to Investigate Positive Test

While he couldn’t provide evidence of a source of accidental ingestion, the Doping Panel found, among other things, that probability was in Schoeman’s favor.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Cameron van der Burgh Back to 100% After COVID-19 Scare

Cameron van der Burgh was the first Olympic gold medalist to announce that he was diagnosed with COVID-19, but says he’s feeling back to normal.

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Part 2 Of Read, Watch, Play: More Of What Elite Swimmers Are Doing At Home

Who passes the time playing Bananagrams? Which swimmer is into The Lord of the Rings? Find out in Part TWO of Read, Watch, Play

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Chris Reid on the Importance of Journaling

Chris spoke to the importance of journaling and getting your feelings down on paper, so that way they don’t control you.

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Swimming From Home Talk Show: Brad Tandy on ASU Sprint Training

Brad helped me get my Practice + Pancake fix in by explaining what sprint group at Arizona State had done for their recovery practice.

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Epic Swims: The South African Quartet Who Shocked the 2004 Olympics

Heading into the 2004 Olympics, the men’s 4×100 free relay was a hot commodity. The United States had swept the…

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With More Time, Le Clos Looks To Add Another Olympic Event

With a few days’ worth of reflection under his belt, South Africa’s Chad Le Clos is already tossing around new schedule ideas for next year’s Olympic Games.

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South Africa Announces New OLY Trials Date For Postponed Event

Swimming South Africa has announced its revised dates for the National Championships which doubles as its Olympic Trials.

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2012 Olympic Gold Medalist Cameron van der Burgh Has Coronavirus Infection

2012 Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh is the first elite swimmer to publicly announce infection with coronavirus.

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South African Olympic Trials Postponed, Opening Door For Schoeman

The South African Olympic Trials have been postponed, leaving just the 2020 Japan Swim on the docket for the month of April.

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Your Guide To All Of The International Olympic Swimming Trial Meet Changes

There hasn’t been an hour gone by without a meet or event being cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus. Get the big-picture view of it all here.

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