Paralympics: China’s gold rush continues
September 8th, 2012 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 8 (IANS) China kept up its gold-taking momentum here at the Paralympics, boosting its gold total to 83.The Asian giant clinched 13 gold medals Friday, reports Xinhua.Meanwhile, Australian ... Read more...
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Golden girl in Paralympic pool
September 5th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Boasting two gold medals and a new world record at the London Paralympics, the 17-year-old British swimmer Eleanor Simmonds has long held the limelight in the ... Read more...
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Paralympics: Chinese fencers shine, Australian swimmer wins sixth gold
September 5th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) China's gold tally reached 53 at the Paralympics thanks to wheelchair fencing, while Australian para-swimmer Jacqueline Freney took her sixth gold medal from her sixth event ... Read more...
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Olympics: US teen prodigy claims gold in 800m freestyle
August 4th, 2012 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) America's 15-year-old freestyle prodigy Katie Ledecky blew away the field for gold in the women's 800 meters freestyle at the Olympics Friday.Ledecky clocked an American ... Read more...
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Olympics: South Korea’s Park reinstated for final after disqualified (Lead)
July 29th, 2012 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) South Korean swimming sensation Park Tae Hwan won an appeal against disqualification in the men's 400m freestyle heats and was reinstated for Saturday evening's final of ... Read more...
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South Korean swimmer disqualified from 400m freestyle
July 28th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan will miss the chance to defend his men's 400metre freestyle title at the London Olympics Saturday after he was disqualified ... 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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Comeback Evans fails to qualify at US swimming trials
July 1st, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) Former Olympic champion Janet Evans had to end her comeback as the 40-year-old finished 53rd out of 65 swimmers in the 800-metre freestyle preliminaries at ... Read more...
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Hungary top medals table at Euro swimming
May 28th, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Debrecen (Hungary), May 28 (IANS) Hungarian swimming stars Laszlo Cseh and Katinka Hosszu won their third gold medals of the week to ensure the country finished on top of the ... 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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Troubled waters: Delhi belly too much for Hurley to stomach
October 5th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 5 (ANI): Australian swimmers Rob Hurley and Ryan Napoleon have fallen victims to the infamous "Delhi Belly" after eating a bad meal in the Games Village.They were left racing ... Read more...
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CWG Medals Results, Day 1
October 4th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Results of the eight events that were decided on the opening day of the Commonwealth Games here Monday.Swimming
200m Freestyle Women Finals Final
Rank Name ... Read more...
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CWG swimming: Indian men qualify for 4×100m freestyle relay
October 4th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) India's men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay swimming team qualified for the finals after they finished sixth in the heats at the Commonwealth Games here Monday.The team comprising ... Read more...
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Monday’s Commonwealth Games schedule
October 4th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Following is the schedule on the opening dau of competitions at the Commonwealth Games.
Tennis (India matches)Singles (men): Rohan Bopanna vs Robert Buyinza (UGA); (women): Poojashree ... Read more...
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French Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou retires
September 18th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Sep 18 (DPA) The first French female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal, Laure Manaudou, has announced her retirement, French media reported Friday.
"I have all the titles. I have had ... 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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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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Italy applauds its heroes, Phelps crushed by Biedermann
July 29th, 2009 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 29 (DPA) Italian swimming fans applauded two swimming heroes at the world championships after Alessia Filippi won gold in the women's 1,500m freestyle and Federica Pellegrini smashed her own ... Read more...
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Biedermann crushes Phelps in world swimming championship
July 29th, 2009 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 28 (DPA) Superstar Michael Phelps crashed to a rare defeat Tuesday when he was beaten in the final of the men's 200m freestyle at the world swimming championship in ... Read more...
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Olympic champion cyclist Hoy awarded Knighthood
December 31st, 2008 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 31 (IANS) Cyclist Chris Hoy, the first British athlete for 100 years to win three gold medals at the same Olympics Games, has been awarded Knighthood.It is a double celebration ... Read more...
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German swimmer gatecrashes US victory parade
August 15th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 15 (DPA) Germany's Britta Steffen gatecrashed an American victory parade Friday as she took the women's 100m freestyle-the only non-American to win a gold medal in the Olympic swimming competition ... Read more...
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The secret behind Michael Phelps phenomenal success revealed
August 13th, 2008 - 5:13 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, August 12 (ANI): Swimmer Michael Phelps, who won his third gold on the third day since the Beijing Olympics kicked off last Friday, says that he never made breaking ... Read more...
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Designer shoes dream propelled Brit swimmer to Olympic gold!
August 12th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12 (ANI): For most sportsmen, its hard work and determination that earns them success, but in case of Rebecca Adlington, a world-class swimmer, the case is bit different.Adlington, ... Read more...
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Australians and US share swimming spoils
August 10th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 10 (DPA) The long-awaited medal clash between the US and Australia ended in a draw on the first day of the Olympic swimming competition Sunday, with each taking gold and ... 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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