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British Breaststrokers Peaty, Willis, Renshaw Test Wheelchair Basketball Skills

World record-holder Adam Peaty, Olympian Andrew Willis and Commonwealth Games medalist Molly Renshaw were among the basketballing participants, strapping into wheelchairs to try out a different training activity.

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Germany’s Yannick Lebherz Says He’s Done With 400 IM For Good

Germany’s top 400m individual medley swimmers in recent years, Yannick Lebherz says he will no longer swim that distance internationally.

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Budapest 2017 World Championships Logo Revealed on FINA’s Site

The logo for the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary has been revealed on the FINA website.

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Lifeguard Association: German Drownings Spike in 2015

In German waters are from January to the end of August this year at least 374 people drowned in German…

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Daley and Peaty Help Launch London 2016 Ticket Sales

Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley and three-time world champion Adam Peaty have thrown their support behind the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships.

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Swimmers without Borders

For a competition whose slogan is “swimmers without borders”, the EU Swim Series will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in perfect style. On the 19th and 20th of September, 2015, this international competition will cross the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in its history

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World Record Holder Ruta Meilutyte Breaks Elbow In Bike Accident

World record-holding breaststroker Ruta Meilutyte broke her elbow while biking to practice late last week, and will have surgery this week.

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Paris Officially Submits 2024 Olympics Bid

Following its City Council approval vote in April of this year, Paris, France has now formally submitted its bid to…

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Franca, Santos Lead Brazil To Win At 2015 Raia Rapida Sprint Showdown

Felipe Franca and Nicholas Santos (pictured) each won their respective strokes as Brazil dominated the 2015 Raia Rapida sprint meet in front of a home crowd.

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German Olympic Champ Britta Steffen To Take Part In TV Show

Famously private about her personal life, German world record-holder Britta Steffen will take part in an upcoming TV series in which former pro athletes compete in various challenges.

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Fifteen-Year-Old Russian Swimmer Dies At Training Camp

A young Russian swimmer has died after falling from a balcony at a sports academy training camp, the Associated Press reports.

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Rome Puts Their Name In To Host The 2024 Olympic Games

“No other city in the world can offer an artistic, historical and cultural heritage that stretches over such an ample arc of time”

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Preview: Raia Rapida Set To Blast Off In Rio On Sunday

Brazil’s Raia Rapida sprint format meet is slated to take place Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, with sprinters from Brazil, the U.S., South Africa and Italy entered.

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Swimmer Michael Gross inducted into Germany’s Sports Hall of Fame

Olympic gold medalist Michael Gross has been inducted into Germany’s all-sports Hall of Fame as part of a star-studded class.

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Jeanette Ottesen’s Road Rage Aggressor Receives Punishment

Jeanette Ottesen and boyfriend, Maro Loughran, were victims of a road rage incident last June; their attacker has now been punished by the Danish justice system.

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