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There was more to the women's 4x200m free at the European Championships than met Omega's electronic eye, it seems, as questions arise over the accuracy of a '0.00' Pellegrini takeover that suggests the camera lied...
European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary, day 5 finals: Sara Nordenstam and Ingvild Snildal paid homage to the memory of their late teammate Alex Dale Oen with victories for Norway over 200 breast and 100 'fly Their wins in the 200m breaststroke and ...
European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary, day 5 heats: triple Olympic silver medallist of 2008, Laszlo Cseh was fastest through to semis of the 100m 'fly this morning, his tally of 12 continental medals, 10 solo crowns among them, set to grow...
European Championships, Hungary, Day 4 finals: Boglarka Kapas's win over 800m free followed by victories for Katinka Hosszu (2:10.84, 200m IM), Daniel Gyurta (2:08.60, 200m breast), and Laszlo Cseh (1:54.85, 200m 'fly) ...
European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary, Day 4 heats: Gregorio Paltrinieri, 1500m free champion on 14:48 yesterday, followed up with qualification for the 800m final in which France's Sebastien Rouault will defend the crown ...
European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary, day 3 finals: Gregorio Paltrinieri, in his 18th year, and inside 15mins and 14:50 for the first time, takes 1500m crown for Italy; Sjostrom denies Steffen; Cseh clocks 1:56.66 champs record in 200IM...
European Championships, Debrecen, Hungary, day 3 heats: Ariana Barbieri, 23 this year, crushed the Italian 100m backstroke record in 1:00.26, a pb by 1.03sec, with Carlotta Zofkova also inside the previous Italian mark on 1:00.76...
European Championships, day 2 finals:Fabio Scozzoli (ITA), world championship silver medallist in Shanghai last year, dedicated his European title in the 100m breaststroke today to the late world champion Alex Dale Oen (NOR)...
Battle is looming between Olympic champion Britta Steffen (GER) and Sarah Sjostrom (SWE) in the 100m freestyle at European Championships in Hungary, the world record holder based in Berlin on 54.65, the Stockholm teenager on 54.68 in heats...
European Championships, Debrecen, Day 1 finals: Paul Biedermann (GER), on 3:47.84 in the 400m freestyle, and Katinka Hosszu (HUN), on 4:33.76 in the 400m medley, claimed the first two titles up for grabs at the seven-day meet...
If Team Norway will have felt a depth of sorrow like no other as the European Championships got underway in Hungary today, sadness came too in the shape over schism in the ranks of the Israeli team, an accusation of discrimination levied and denied ...
For world champion Jeremy Stravius, the European Championships may be the highlight of his post-world-title Olympic season on backstroke, a chance to prove himself capable of bouncing back after finishing 3rd at French trials...
News Round-Up: "I've never taken being pushed around very well ... I'm not going to take any rubbish from anyone" - Magnussen; Braun joins Torres and West in 40-something club at trials; tales from Mount Isa...
"Maybe I could be confident in who I am and what I am and just try to just move forward. If I was wet cement before, now it's dry and I'm a boulder and I'm going to start rolling downhill" - Anthony Ervin, 2000 Olympic champ back for more...
News Round-Up: Bowman on shadow boxing, with Phelps, Lochte, Magnussen and Cielo; Brazil offers $50k to any London 2012 champions; Skinner to leave GBR; Petria Thomas swims for MS cause; Olympic perspective from Davenport ...
At least 21 solo European titles will not be defended when racing gets underway at the continent's long-course showcase championships in Debrecen, Hungary, on Monday...
Olympic silver medallists in the marathon at Beijing 2008, Keri-Anne Payne and David Davies pulled out at half-way of a LEN open water cup 10km in Eilat today - just as they had planned to do; wins for Bolshakov (RUS) and Risztov (HUN)...
The CEO of Swimming New Zealand Mike Byrne is reported to have cleared out his office in readiness for quitting after an independent review of the sport in his country recommended that the entire board resign and CEO role overhauled...
Jason Dunford, a pioneer of African swimming, has moved back to Europe and the ADN Swim Project after completing a masters degree in Earth Systems at Stanford - and a masters in life courtesy of coach Skip Kenney...
News Round-Up: coach Skip Kenney, 69, is waving goodbye to Stanford after 33 successful years; those avoiding Heathrow Airport; Neethling and Le Clos behind Virgin's SWIM; a tale of two Yannicks; Kitajima tops bill at Seven Hills meet in Rome...
