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Olympic Games, London, Day 1 finals: The Australian women's quartet of Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger upset the Dutch favourites to claim a maiden 2012 gold for the Dolphins in 3:33.15; US take bronze...
Olympic Games, London, Day 1 semi-finals: Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa set himself up in lane 4 of the men's 100 breaststroke final on Sunday by posting an Olympic Record of 58.83; Vollmer in poll position ...
Tough Semis for Dickens and Savard; After his Canadian record swim in the morning Scott Dickens fell short in his bid to reach the final in the semi of the men’s 100 breaststroke; Savard 16th in 100 'fly...
Park Tae-Hwan (KOR) is back in the 400m freestyle final after the Jury of Appeal from FINA voted in his favour. Canada's Ryan Cochrane takes it with grace....
Olympic Games, London, Day 1 heats: Michael Phelps scrapes into final by 0.07sec, Laszlo Cseh misses out in 400IM; Park disqualified in 400m free heats (Jury of Appeal to meet), Biedermann in 12th; Dana Vollmer rocks with 56.25OR in 100 'fly...
Canadian Rec for Dickens, Cochrane Strong...
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Managing expectations on eve of Games...
It is we who keep the count, not Michael Phelps, says the greatest of greats for whom London marks closure on a stellar career; the 2012 swansong and clash with Ryan Lochte was “about how many toppings I want on my sundae”...
The sound of smashing guitars echoed down the years from Sydney to London today when a reporter from Down Under asked Michael Phelps to comment on the Aussie 4x100m freestyle quartet calling itself "The Weapons of Mass Destruction"...
Therese Alshammar (SWE), world 50m freestyle champion, is being treated for a trapped nerve in her knock and may have to withdraw from the Olympic Games...
'I want to achieve something big and what other people think they're allowed, but the most pressure is coming from myself' - Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED), swiftest ever in 50m and 100m free in textile suit...
Britain head coach reads Kipling to his troops on the eve of battle at a home Olympic Games in London - in a group decision none will attend opening ceremony on Friday...
Australian team chief Nick Green has rushed to the defence of Olympic 100m breaststroke champion Leisel Jones, calling claims that she is out of shape, "disgraceful" and "unfair"....
Today, SwimNews launches its 2012 Olympic Games special, complete with an event-by-event guide to all 32 races at the London Aquatics Centre, stunning picture gallery, German language service and a trawl through history...
Sprint Tsar Alex Popov, a Russian member of the International Olympic Committee, has openly criticised the way the doping case surrounding Cesar Cielo and three Brazil teammates was handled last year; athletes unhappy...
"No, I'm not afraid of Cielo. I'm aware he's one of my main competitors. There's also James Roberts from Australia who is faster [this year] than Cesar so I've also got him to worry about" - James "The Missile" Magnussen...
Australian triple golden girl of 2008 Stephanie Rice insisted today that she's ready to defend her two medley crowns when racing gets underway at London 2012 this Saturday...
Missy Franklin will celebrate any success she might have in her seven events at the London Aquatics Centre for eight days from Saturday with an Olympic rings tattoo...
News Round-Up: "The more cheats we can catch is the better for the clean athletes," IOC President Jacques Rogge tells AP; Hackett refutes Cotterell claim that a sleeping pill lost him a third Olympic crown over 1500m in Beijing...
