Olympics: South Africa’s Van Der Burgh sets world record in 100m breaststroke
July 30th, 2012 - 4:28 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh took the Olympic 100 metres breaststroke gold in a world record time Sunday.Van der Burgh, 24, got a fast ... Read more...
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List of American swimmers for London Games
July 3rd, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 3 (IANS) The US swimming team for the London Olympics was decided after the Olympic trials ended Monday:Men
50m freestyle: Cullen Jones, Anthony Ervin
100m freestyle: Nathan Adrian, Cullen ... Read more...
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Indian swimmer Khade qualifies for 2012 Olympics
July 27th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Indian swimmer Virdhawal Khade has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in the 100-metre freestyle event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai Wednesday.Khade ... Read more...
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Indian swimmers win gold, not Olympic berth
July 6th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Indians Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal won gold medals at the 7th Singapore Open Swimming Championships, a qualifying event for the 2012 London Games, but ... Read more...
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World champion Rickard says majority of Oz swimming team will go to Delhi
September 29th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sep 29 (ANI): Amid the Australian swimmers concerns over security and health at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, World champion Brenton Rickard has said the majority of the swimming team will board ... Read more...
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England announce first lot of swimmers for CWG
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington, world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth will spearhead England's challenge in the swimming competitions at the Commonwealth Games here in ... Read more...
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Olympic and world champions among first lot of 29 England swimmers for CWG
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington and world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth will spearhead England's challenge in swimming competitions at the Delhi Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth ... Read more...
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Plethora of records at World Swimming Championships
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 3 (DPA) An astounding 43 world records were set at the World Swimming Championships that concluded at the Foro Italico here late Sunday.
July 26 (6 world records):Sarah ... Read more...
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World records set at the swimming world championships
July 31st, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 31 (DPA) A list of the world records set at the Foro Italico in Rome by the end of Thursday's events. The competition ends Sunday.
Sunday July 26 (Six world ... Read more...
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Van den Burgh was worried after winning
July 30th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Rome, July 30 (DPA) Although South African Cameron Van den Burgh had just won the world championship in the 50m breaststroke and broken his own world record in ... Read more...
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World records set at the swimming world championships
July 30th, 2009 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 30 (DPA) A list of the world records set at the Foro Italico in Rome by the end of Wednesday's events. The competition ends Sunday.
Sunday July 26 (6 world ... Read more...
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High-tech swim suits lead to amazing records in World Championships
July 28th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 28 (DPA) Swimmers feel that the new performance-enhancing high-technology suits being used by most competitors played a big part in the flood of world records that were being broken ... Read more...
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Records continue to tumble at world championships
July 28th, 2009 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 27 (DPA) The final session in the swimming competition at the world championships in Rome Monday saw more records being broken, following the setting of three new world earlier ... Read more...
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Phelps swims to ninth gold, US and China grab four golds each
August 12th, 2008 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 12 (DPA) US superstar Michael Phelps won the 200m freestyle in world record time Tuesday, making him only the fifth Olympian in history to have won nine golds. It was ... Read more...
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Second Phelps win as records tumble, Spanish cyclist doped out
August 11th, 2008 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 11 (DPA) Four world records tumbled in a remarkable second day of Olympic swimming Monday as American superstar Michael Phelps' attempt to win an unprecedented eight gold medals stayed on ... Read more...
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Beijing - a new watershed for Indian swimmers
August 8th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) For Indian swimmers, Beijing Olympics will mark a new beginning. The country, which could field just one swimmer in the previous edition of the Games at Athens, has ... Read more...
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