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69-Year-Old Australian To Tackle English Channel Swim

Sunshine Coast resident Chris Shapland is preparing to take on a challenge that would daunt many younger and fitter people. Any day now, when conditions are right, he will attempt to swim 33km across the English Channel.

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City of Glasgow Hires 3 New Coaches

Commonwealth Games finalist Lewis Smith (above) has joined the City of Glasgow coaching staff.

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Watch The Katinka Hosszu World Cup Highlight Reel

Hungary’s #IronLady Katinka Hosszu simply put on a show during the first 3-meet cluster of the 2016 FINA World Cup Series….

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Olympic Champ Anthony Ervin to Lead Americans in 2016 Raia Rápida

There has still been no full announcement about the non-Brazilian rosters for the 2016 Raia Rápida meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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Juba Extremely Happy With Denmark’s Performance in Rio

Danish National Team Head Coach Nick Juba is extremely happy with the team’s performance in Rio after achieving their best result at an Olympic Games since the Second World War…

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Italy Wins in Points and Medal Count on Day 3 of Euro Junior OW Champs

While Spain and Germany won the 15-16s and 19-and-under relays respectively, Italy finished the 2016 European Junior Open Water Championships at the top of both the points and medals tables.

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Brazil, U.S., South Africa, & Italy Will Face Off in Raia Rápida

The men of Brazil, the United States, Italy, and South Africa will go head-to-head in the Raia Rápida meet in Rio de Janeiro later this month, the final meet in the Olympic pool before it is dissembled.

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Rasovszky and Tettamanzi Win 10K Titles at European Junior OW Champs

Kristóf Rasovszky of Hungary and Alisia Tettamanzi of Italy won their respective 10K races on Day 2 of the 2016 European Junior Open Water Championships.

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UK’s Stephanie Millward Tells BBC That She Is Correctly Classified S8

Stephanie Millward reportedly told the BBC that she is now correctly classified at S8.

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Italy, France and Hungary Shine on Day 1 of European Junior OW Champs

The first day of racing at the European Junior Open Water Championships was dominated by Italy, France and Hungary. The Italian hosts took six of 12 podium spots.

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Peaty Discusses His Path to Olympic Gold

“Some of my rivals tried to put into my head that it’s my first Olympics and I should be nervous going in as what I was going in as (the world champion), but I knew exactly what I wanted and how to do it.”

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Rome’s Leading Municipal Party Opposes 2024 Olympic Bid

Rome, a city with an ancient sporting history, received a huge blow to its 2024 bid chances on Wednesday.

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China’s 4 Golds Leads Early Paralympic Swimming Medal Table

China has earned 4 golds and 11 total medals in the pool just one day into the 2016 Paralympics, building a big lead to try to defend its 2012 Paralympic medal table crown.

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Oliver Hynd Resets 400 Free World Record For Rio Paralympic Gold

Great Britain’s Oliver Hynd crushed his own S8 world record en route to Paralympics gold in the 400 free.

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Hungarian Márton Barta Verbally Commits to Notre Dame for 2018

Márton Barta, a Hungarian national who was an exchange student last year at Brookwood High School in Snellville, Georgia, has verbally committed to swim for University of Notre Dame beginning in the fall of 2018.

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