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Teen makes Russian swimming history in Rome
Rome :: Italy | 4 months ago
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She stormed to victory in a world record time of 30.09 seconds, shaving 0.14 seconds off the previous best, set less than a month ago. Efimova became the first Russian female swimmer ever, and the first Russian since 2003, to win a world title in the...
Tags: world records, Michael Phelps, swim championships, world swim, U.S, Rome, France, medley relay, golds medals, world championships
Swimming records falling fast at World Championships
Rome :: Italy | 4 months ago
Credibility Kukors, who broke the world record she set on Sunday in the semifinals, didn't even qualify for the event at the recent U.S. nationals, placing third at Indianapolis. She only got into the individual medley at worlds when teammate Elizabeth Pelton withdrew...
Tags: world championships, Rome, Aaron Peirsol, world records, Hannah Miley, Liam Tancock, swim championships, individual medley, 100m backstroke, world swim
Feigen falls short of world championships
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility San Antonio's Jimmy Feigen maintained his standing Friday as the fastest 19-year-old at the USA National Swimming Championships. It just wasn't good enough for a ticket to Rome later this month to compete for the United States in the world championships.
Tags: Aaron Peirsol, world record, Ryan Lochte, world championships, Rome, 200m backstroke, swim championships, peirsol broke, Beijing, using swim
Knee pain limits Olympian Torres to 50 freestyle
Rome :: Italy | 4 months ago
Credibility For the first time in a long time, Dara Torres is feeling her age...Nagging pain in the 42-year-old's left knee likely will prevent her from competing in the 100-meter freestyle at the national championships, a world championships qualifier that runs...
Tags: maccabiah games, Israel, Indianapolis, U.S. National Championships, Jason Lezak, olympic gold, Michael Phelps, USA Swimming, swim championships, gold medalist
Canadians make splash at Australian swim championships
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
Credibility Canada turned in a solid day Thursday at the Australian age group swimming championships, capturing four medals at the showdown in Sydney. Winnipeg's Chantal Vanlandeghem and Toronto's Jacqueline Keire took silver in their respective events, while Calgary's...
Tags: swim championships
Focused Adlington eyes World gold
Sheffield :: United Kingdom | 8 months ago
Credibility Double Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Addlington insists success at this summer's World Championships in Rome cannot be taken for granted. Adlington stormed to the 800m freestyle title at the British Swimming Championships this week but says she will not...
Tags: Ross Davenport, world championships, Rome, swim championships
Medallists set for British Champs
Sheffield :: United Kingdom | 8 months ago
Credibility 16-20 March Coverage: Listen live from 1750-2000 GMT on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, Monday to Thursday and the BBC Sport website on Friday Olympic medallists Rebecca Adlington, David Davies and Jo Jackson are all in action on day one of the British...
Tags: Jo Jackson, Rebecca Adlington, world record, Joanne Jackson, 400m freestyle, Sheffield, Federica Pellegrini, beijing olympic, medallists rebecca, swim championships
Whirlwind week for Phelps' mum
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Thursday August 21, 2008 Debbie Phelps, mother of record-breaking swimmer Michael, became a recognisable face during her son's amazing run. Debbie Phelps sat in a luxury hotel suite with a view of the Manhattan skyline on Wednesday, a parade of TV cameras...
Tags: Michael Phelps, Debbie Phelps, NBC Universal, golds medals, Beijing, swim championships, phelps glow
Kitajima duly wins Olympic swimming berth
Tōkyō :: Japan | about 1 year ago
Credibility Athens dual gold medallist Kosuke Kitajima on Wednesday easily won his ticket for the Beijing Olympics with a win in the men's 100-metre breaststroke at Japan's national swimming championships. Also qualifying for the Summer Games in August were Olympic...
Tags: Kosuke Kitajima, Beijing, beijing olympic, Tatsumi International Swimming Center, Saori Haruguchi, Athens, Maiko Fujino, Takeshi Matsuda, swim championships, Yuta Suenaga
Lochte smashes fourth world record
Manchester :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility Ryan Lochte claimed his fourth world record and fourth gold medal as the world record count soared to 15 on the last day of the world short-course swimming championships. Lochte, who had lost his 200 backstroke title and world record to Austria's Markus...
Tags: American Ryan Lochte, world recorded, Lochteï, Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry, world short, course swim, swim championships, fourth gold, short course, gold medals
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