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US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 3 Finals: Michael Phelps refused to yield under unrelenting pressure from Ryan Lochte in a 200m freestyle final that ended 1:45.70 to 1:45.75 in the Olympic champion's favour...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 3 Finals: Missy Franklin on 58.85 and Matt Grevers on 52.08 in 100 back finals; Breeja Larson defeats world champion Rebecca Soni 1:05.92 to 1:05.99 in 100 breast, with Jessica Hardy locked out...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 3 heats: Michael Phelps on 1:57.75 in 200 'fly heats as he conserves energy for that 200m free clash later with Ryan Lochte; Allison Schmitt at the helm of 200 free in prelims marked by fund-raiser numbers...
USA Olympic Trials, Omaha, day 2 finals: Allison Schmitt moves to 3rd in world this year over 400m free on 4:02.84; along the way she tested Federica Pellegrini's shiny suited speed, turning in 1.58.34, 1.08sec inside world record pace, at 200m...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, day 2 finals: Brendan Hansen is back - 59.68 100m breaststroke win; Ryan Lochte retains psycho lead in the duel with Michael Phelps 1:46.35 to 1:46.37 in 200m free semi; Dana Vollmer takes 100 'fly in 56.50 ...
US Olympic trials, Omaha, day 2 heats: World champion Rebecca Soni warmed up with a 1:06.33 in 100m breaststroke prelims, the surprise a 1:06.52 that took 20-year-old Breeja Larson inside here 1:08.08 best; Lochte/Phelps show rolls on...
US Olympic Trials, Omaha, Day 2 finals: a torch was lit for the opening gambit of London 2012 as Ryan Lochte held off the rolling last lap thunder of Michael Phelps in the 400IM; Beisel world textile best 400IM; Vanderkaay makes in three snaps...
US Olympic trials, Omaha, day 1 heats: on 4:10.66 Ryan Lochte leads Michael Phelps, 4:14.72, his Baltimore teammate Chase Kalisz, on 4:15.78 and Tyler Clary, 4:15.88, through to 400IM final; Dana Vollmer on 56.59 100 'fly heats...
Cecil Colwin, coach, SwimNews columnist and one of the most prolific and knowledgeable of authors on the subject of swimming, has died aged 85...
The latest SwimNews Magazine is out as Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte square up; we talk to their coaches; the marathon line-up; Wilkinson on Komarnycky; Malar on retirement; Helmstaedt on bravery in the GDR...
David Carry, Antony James, Marco Loughran, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Stephanie Proud, Grant Turner and Chris Walker-Hebborn make home Games team; promise of making this the biggest team possible not met...
There were no additions to the Britain Olympic team for solo events on the last day of ASA Nationals in Sheffield but Adam Brown, of Hatfield, confirmed his eligibility for the 4x100m freestyle with a 49.16 victory in the 100m free...
Stephanie Proud, a Florida Gator, and Bath's Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, 16, added their names to the Britain Olympic squad at ASA National Championships in Sheffield this evening; Adlington's take that moment - 8:19, her 3rd sub-8:20 of year...
European swim league challenges Croatian move to set up an independent water polo league in which all teams would have to sign up to "a declaration on non‐participation in any other LEN European club competition"...
Two of the men who grew up together in the sport as school boys under the guidance of coach Chris Nesbit on the Australia Gold Coast, Chris Walker-Hebborn and Marco Loughran booked tickets to a home Olympic Games over 200m back today...
Benjamín Thomas Hockin Brusquetti is racing for Paraguay at London 2012, his journey to the Games this time somewhat different to the one he would have had on the way to Beijing 2008; Singapore selects two for London 2012...
Rebecca Adlington added a third event to her London 2012 schedule by winning the ASA national 200m freestyle title at Sheffield, England, for Olympic relay action; David Carry, faster than ever, joins squad in 400m free...
Swimming Australia has today cancelled a relay camp and 2012 Grand Prix scheduled for the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra this weekend "as a precaution" after two athletes at the AIS suffer whooping cough...
The psych sheet for US Olympic trials is out - and does just what its name implies: it gives folk heading for battle, and the rest of us, little more to go on than we already knew; Phelps enters 7; Lochte 11 - they won't swim them all...
News Round-Up: Schubert says Evans is a "long shot" at making London 2012; Evans explains why she did it and says its been a great journey; Der Speigel corrects erroneous pain killer report on Dale Oen; Amiens squad off to Tenerife...
