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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European swimming: Seven golds decided on penultimate day
May 27th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Debrecen (Hungary), May 27 (IANS) Spain picked up two gold medals, Italy and Germany a gold medal apiece while Slovenia, Poland and Serbia won their first gold on the sixth ... Read more...
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Lochte overtakes Phelps for gold in World Swimming Championships
July 26th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, July 26 (IANS) American Ryan Lochte won the gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle at the 2011 World Swimming Championships Tuesday, overtaking countryman and Olympic champion Michael Phelps ... Read more...
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Phelps not invincible as FINA moves to level things
December 13th, 2009 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Dec 13 (DPA) When several world records were broken in the run-up to the FINA world championships in Rome, it was clear that the season would be dominated not so ... Read more...
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Four world records set on final day of World Swimming Championships
August 3rd, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 3 (DPA) The final session at the Foro Italico at the world swimming championships in Rome saw four world records being broken to take the tally for the eight-day ... Read more...
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Roll of honour at the World Swimming Championships
August 3rd, 2009 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 3 (DPA) The following is the list of all the medal winners from World Swimming Championships that concluded here late Sunday.
MEN50m freestyleGold: Cesar Cielo Filho (Brazil) 21.08 secSilver: Frederick ... Read more...
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Six world records takes Rome total to 35
August 1st, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, Aug 1 (DPA) Six world records in the evening session at the world championships in the Foro Italico here took the total for the meet to 35.
At the last 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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Records tumble on first day of swimming World Championships
July 27th, 2009 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Rome, July 27 (DPA) The first day of the swimming competition at the world championships in Rome saw a flood of world records, as three of ... Read more...
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Records tumble on first day of world swimming championships
July 27th, 2009 - 5:19 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 27 (DPA) The first day of the swimming competition at the world championships in Rome Sunday saw a flood of world records, as three of the four gold medals ... Read more...
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Park eliminated in 400m, Swedish sensation Sjostrom sets record
July 26th, 2009 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 26 (DPA) South Korean defending champion Park Taehwan Sunday failed to make it to the finals of the 400 metres freestyle at the world championships, while the first championship record ... Read more...
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Defending champion Park Taehwan fails to make final
July 26th, 2009 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, July 26 (DPA) South Korean defending champion Park Taehwan Sunday failed to make it to the finals of the men's 400 metres freestyle at the world championships in Rome.
Park, who also ... Read more...
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