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Chad le Clos

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“There are many ways of thinking about how I won that gold, and when I watch that race, even now… I also shed a tear thinking about what went into that race and what it meant to me.”

Le Clos, Schoeman, Prinsloo, van der Burgh Skipping Pan Pacs; Trip Will Be Fully Athlete Funded

According to a letter sent out by Swimming South Africa, Chad le Clos has not registered an interest to race Michael Phelps and crew at the 2014 Pan Pac Championships.

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Mare Nostrum Preview: Le Clos vs Seto headlines Barcelona as series comes to a close

The final stop of the circuit will feature a big-time showdown of the top two 200 flyers in the world for 2014, Chad le Clos and Daiya Seto (pictured).

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South Africa Announces Commonwealth Games Squad

South Africa will be sending a team of 21 athletes to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow…

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HardCore Swim of the Week: Tom Shields breaks through in the big pool

Tom Shields crashed onto the international scene last week, winning a pair of US National titles in the 100 and 200 fly and setting himself up as the US’s top dog come Pan Pacs next week.

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Mare Nostrum Stop #2 Preview: Brits arrive to load up Canet entry lists

Though this stop of the circuit will not include female money-earning leader Katinka Hosszu, there are still loaded fields in each event as some of the top British, Canadian and Polish athletes will make their Mare Nostrum debuts in Canet.

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Adrian Wins 100 Free, 5 Meet Records Go Down on Day 1 of 2014 Mare Nostrum-Monaco

Nathan Adrian picked up a win in the 100 free and pushed through as the top seed in the 50 free on day of the 2014 Mare Nostrum-Monaco meet.

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Pawel Korzeniowski rips big 200 fly to open Polish Championships

Former world champ Pawel Korzeniowski highlighted the first day of the Polish National Championships by blasting his way into the top 5 of the world ranks in the 200 fly.

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SwimSwam Preview: Mare Nostrum series begins in Monaco this weekend, 50,000€ up for grabs

Japanese backstroker Ryosuke Irie is one of a number of international swimming stars set to compete this weekend on the first stop of the whirlwind weeklong Mare Nostrum tour .

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Start Lists for 2014 Monaco Mare Nostrum Stop

Double butterfly World Champion Chad le Clos will be racing at the 2014 Monaco stop of the Mare Nostrum series.

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Commonwealth Games tickets sold out for Swimming and Diving

The 2014 Commonwealth Games have officially sold out spectator tickets for the swimming and diving events as anticipation continues to build for one among this summer’s slate of premier international competitions.

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The Michael Phelps & Bob Bowman Show: Gold Medal Minute Video

Phelps is on track for a great 100 fly this summer. PREDICTION: The Phelps, Lochte and le Clos 100 fly will be the race of the year. Phelp and Lochte go sub 50.8, but only one of them gets past le Clos. What’s your prediction?

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The Race for 2014 World Swimmer of the Year

2014 Swammy Award winner for Male World Swimmer of the Year Chad le Clos has a chance at repeating his crown in 2014, and here’s what he has to do to earn that title

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Schoeman, Nicholas join Commonwealth Games roster, Le Clos wins two more at SA Nationals day 5

At 33 years old, Roland Schoeman has qualified to once again represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Games. Tara Lynn Nicholas joins him after winning the women’s 100 breast of day 5.

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Le Clos Wins 3rd Event, But Run for 8 Golds Ends on Wednesday at SA Nationals

Chad le Clos took the 200 back title on Wednesday, but was upended by another South African star, with relative ease, later in the session.

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