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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.”

South Africa Pledges an Additional $4.4 Million to Olympic Athletes

South Africa government has pledged $4.4 million out of the country’s lottery fund to support South African Athletes in their…

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Thorpe Touches 13th in 100 Fly; Blair Evans Cracks All-Time Top-10

We’ll start the wrapup of day 2 in Beijing with the obligatory Ian Thorpe report, as he finished 13th in prelims…

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Thorpe Fails to Final in Two Tries on Day 1 in Beijing

The next evolution of the Ian Thorpe comeback, as he swam a freestyle race for the first time since retiring…

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Thorpe, Trickett Returns Highlight Singapore WC Start Lists

FINA has released the start lists for the first meet of the Asian World Cup leg, that will start tomorrow in…

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Moscow World Cup Preview: Phelps, Franklin, Schmitt Join the Fun (LIVE VIDEO LINK)

Thus far at the 2011 edition of the FINA/Arena World Cup, the Americans have been buoyed by participants few-and-far betwen….

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McGill Lone American Representative at Stockholm World Cup Stop

The Start Lists are now posted for the Stockholm World Cup stop that will begin on Saturday, October 15th in…

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World Cup Dubai, Day 1 Finals

Day 1 of the World Cup stop 1 has concluded in Dubai, and the short course meters competition got off to…

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5 Things to Watch at Dubai World Cup Stop

On the eve of the first stop of the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup, we now have psych sheets for the…

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Kromowidjojo, Le Clos Highlight Dubai Start-Lists

FINA has released the start lists for the first stop of the 2011 World Cup in Dubai that will begin…

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Irie Continues Backstroke Domination on Day 2 in Canet

Japan’s Ryosuke Irie was the big story on the 2nd day of competition when he swam a 1:54.54 to take…

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Alshammar Leads Charge as Swedes Rack up 5 Gold on First Day in Canet

On the first day of the Canet stop of the 2011 Mare Nostrum, the second of a three-meet series, the…

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Alicia Coutts, Hungarians Impress on Day 1 of Barcelona Mare Nostrum Stop

The two-day Barcelona Mare Nostrum stop is the first of a 3-meet series that, later this month will include stops…

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In Briefs: Alshammar, le Clos Compete at UAE International Swimming Championship

A meet that flew a bit under the radar over the weekend (but attracted a few notoriously wandering superstars) was…

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Versfeld Posts Top-10 Breaststroke Time To Add His Name to Shanghai Roster on Last Day in South Africa

Only 1 swimmer was added to the Swimming South African World Championships roster on the final day of competition from…

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Prinsloo Takes 4th and 5th titles, van der Burgh Posts World Best in 50 Breaststroke

Karin Prinsloo is going to take home a haul of gold medals from the South African Championships, after winning her…

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