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Ruta Meilutyte, the 15-year-old winner of the 100m breaststroke ahead of American favourite Rebecca Soni, was given a hero's welcome in Lithuania after arriving in her native country; President greets her at special celebration...
Norbert Warnatzsch, coach to Britta Steffen, has announced his retirement; performance head Lutz Buschkow blames coaches and faces a tough time as Germany reviews its status after missing the podium for first time since 1932...
Britain's Olympic Association chairman Lord Moynihan has told British Swimming that it must launch an in-depth investigation into its disappointing show in the pool at a home London 2012 Olympic Games...
Not since 1976 had Australia failed to win a single solo gold in the pool, its world No2 status gone to China, whose swimmers have been partly honed Down Under; review to focus on high performance programs and administration...
2000 (5th), 2004 (6 gold, 2 bronze), 2008 (eight gold), 2012 (4gold, 2 silver); medals: 22 (18 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze) - where they came from and how they unfolded, a brief guide to the achievements of Michael Phelps...
What they said about the greatest Olympian: from Bowman to Obama, Lochte to Cseh and Latynina to Lord Coe...
Olympic Games, London 2012: There were almost too many to count...
I owe him so much. I love him to death and I'm thankful to have had someone who cares so much for me and who put up with all my crap - Michael Phelps on Bob Bowman, the coach who shed a tear when the swimmer thanked him in warm-up...
Olympic Games, London, Day 8 finals: The last masterstroke is done. Michael Phelps will hang up his golden goggles as the undisputed greatest of greats after joining US medley relay teammates for one last push into outer orbit...
Olympic Games, London, Day 8 finals: The United States stormed into uncharted waters with a 3:52.05 world record in the 4x100m medley, each of the four solo Olympic champions on its squad firing in turn for USA's 15th gold and 29th medal...
Olympic Games, London, Day 8 finals: Sun Yang slipped off his blocks; they stretched the rules to let him back in - and he thanked everyone with a 14:31.02 world record victory; Cochrane and Mellouli take minor spoils...
Olympic Games, London, Day 8 finals: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) takes the double - winning the women's 50 freestyle in an Olympic record time of 24.05; Herasimiena second in 24.28, and Veldhuis third in 24.39 ...
Among several nations to underperform as the United States claimed a third of all medals in the pool at London 2012, Germany's tale is truly woeful. Not since 1932 have German swimmers failed to win a medal; GBR under performs too...
Daniel Gyurta, the Hungarian Olympic champion in the 200m breaststroke in a world record of 2:07.28, is to make a copy of his London 2012 gold medal and present it to the family of his late friend and fellow breaststroker, Alexander Dale Oen...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Finals: Laure's little brother Florent Manaudou rocketed to Olympic champion status alongside her in 21.34sec, the first champion siblings in the Olympic pool ever; Laure there to hug bro on poolside...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Finals: After the furore over Chinese 16-year-old Ye Shiwen, 15-year-old American Katy Ledecky found herself fielding questions about doping after an 8:14.68 storm in the 800m freestyle...
Olympic Games, London, day 7 finals: American Michael Phelps roared back from seventh at the turn in the last solo race of his towering career to a 51.21 victory to become the first ever to win the same title at three Games in two events...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Finals: Missy Franklin took the backstroke double in a world record of 2:04.06; Anastasia Zueva (RUS) and Elizabeth Beisel (USA) taking silver and bronze ahead of Britain's Elixabeth Simmonds...
Olympic Games, London 2012, Day 7 Finals: Dutch Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) in the 100 rules supreme to secure lane 4 for the final in the 50 - her time 24.07 the fastest in the world this year...
Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) has alleged that he and other finalists at the London 2012 Games broke the rules but were not prepared to sacrifice success to be on the right side of morality...
