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One Missile, One Rocket, One Targett and One Chef to make the Aussie broth boil beyond the mighty United States for gold in the 4x100m freestyle - but watch for stupid mistakes, says relay coach John Fowlie...
Olympic 50m freestyle champion Cesar Cielo has refused to talk about the warning he received after testing positive for a banned substance last year - "I am here to swim fast, nothing more to talk about," says Brazil sprinter...
The Olympic Village in London was given a seal of approval today from British swimmers who got over the "Disneyland effect" on a two-day stopover at their Games home before they headed north to their 7-day holding camp in Edinburgh...
Eight years on from gold over 400m free, silver in the 800m free and bronze in the 100m backstroke, Laure Manaudou, France's first and only woman Olympic swimming champion, rates fun over laurels at her third Olympic Games...
A local news agency reports that "a serial pervert spied on China's Olympic swimmers from a toilet cubicle after sneaking into the women's changing rooms at a Leeds sports centre"...
They're all at it, we're led to believe: 10,000 super-fit young men and women locked in party mode for two weeks of unbridled passion...
Cameron van der Burgh aims to fulfil a childhood dream of Olympic gold at London 2012; 100m breaststroke ace in good spirits despite break in back home that saw thieves make off with his world-championship medals...
James The Missile Magnussen is under fire from Aussie teammate James The Rocket Roberts: "I always say anyone is beatable. Anything can happen on any given day and nothing is a certainty in sport"...
USA Swimming's work with Disney and Pixar has gone global: Natalie Coughlin, Nathan Adrian and Anthony Ervin line up with Aussie Leisel Jones and Brit Gemma Spofforth to sing Just Keep Swimming and get more folk in the water...
"The way I feel is that the better the field is in London, the bigger the result if I'm able to win it, so I'm really glad to have Cesar there. Certainly it is not a grudge match at this point." - James Magnussen on Aussie holding camp...
News Round-Up: the story of Lia Neal and parents "brought together by poignant variations of the American dream" as told by the NY Times; Irish dad, 47, is first to complete a seven-channel bridge-the-world swim...
Missy Franklin, 17 and missing her parents on her first Olympic camp at the start of being away from home, tells AP today that she's thrilled with "everything" about her experience - even the drawing of blood for anti-doping agents...
"If you look at any elite sport in Australia, the payments are made based on achievements" - says the Missile in support of a scheme that may grant him 10 tens what some teammates will get if they don't win medals at London 2012...
Ian Thorpe appears on Aussie TV this evening in a documentary about his failed attempt to make the London 2012 Games; e wanted to ensure that he did not drag regret through the rest of his life over his decision to retire in 2006...
The names of China's team of 27 women and 24 men, 51 in all, for London 2012 have been confirmed, Sun Yang at the helm and a handful of anomalies in the mix; No1 and No2 swimmers missing - and a marathon swimmer reborn...
If Britain's Rebecca Adlington retains the Olympic 800m free crown in London on August 3, she may not only opt for retirement but could spend the rest of her life as reigning champion as gender equality race schedule looms...
As Swimming Australia grant its Olympic team $10,000 each as their latest pay deal weeks out from London 2012, swimmers' rep Daniel Kowalski says promises have been broken and not enough is being done to keep athletes in the sport...
The Quebec Cup provided a last staging post for world-class swimmers heading to London 2012, coach Mike Bottom's Club Wolverine squad to the fore and Wu Peng (CHN) on 1:54.91 in the 200m 'fly for 4th best in the world this season...
Russia topped the medals table at the European Junior Championships after five days of racing in Antwerp, with Italy, Germany, Britain and Hungary following on; Gabriele Detti (ITA) and Mariya Baklakova (RUS) best of meet...
Camille Muffat gave the home crowd on the last day at the Paris Open reason to send her off to the 2012 Olympics with hope in their hearts: she won the 400m free in her 6th sub-4:05 of the season, a 4:04.42; Agnel on 1:46.09 200m...
