Stephanie Rice steals Schipper’s 100 m butterfly title
March 19th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 19(ANI): Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice booked a place at the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi when she hit top form by upsetting former world champion Jess ... 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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Can Olympic champion Phelps continue where he left off?
July 22nd, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Rome, July 22 (DPA) Can American swimming superstar Michael Phelps continue where he left off?No - but that is by his own choice as, unlike the Beijing ... Read more...
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Can anybody upstage Phelps in Rome?
July 22nd, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Peter Auf der Heyde
Rome, July 22 (DPA) The swimming competition at the Olympics in Beijing last year was completely dominated by American superstar Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals ... Read more...
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Rice to test controversial Jaked speed suit
June 28th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, June 28 (ANI): Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice will test the controversial Jaked speed suit this week in order to switch from the Speedo LZR suit, which she used to claim three ... Read more...
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Stephanie Rice can’t find the ‘perfect’ swimsuit!
May 17th, 2009 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 17(ANI): It looks like triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice has become a bit choosy when it comes to her swimming suits.Rice has offers of more than 1 million dollars ... Read more...
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Triple Olympic gold medallist Rice well placed in swimsuit wars
May 2nd, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 2 (ANI): Triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice is the best known swimmer in the world without a personal swimwear sponsor, and would be in a winning position during the ... Read more...
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What’s causing all the swimming records to fall?
August 13th, 2008 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Beijing, Aug 13 (DPA) World-class swimming is drowning in record- breaking performances. More than 60 new records have been set so far in the 2008 season, and the Olympic competition in Beijing ... Read more...
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Olympians can legally use gadgets to boost performance
August 10th, 2008 - 7:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): A mere split second can spell the difference between success or failure at Olympics, prompting more athletes to look towards technology. Now, at this years g ames, ... Read more...
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Veterans lead the Japanese charge (Preview)
July 15th, 2008 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 15 (Xinhua) Athens Olympic champions will lead the Japanese Olympic delegation to Beijing, aiming to create a new medal record to follow their stunning performance in 2004. Powered by a ... Read more...
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Japanese swimmer Kitajima confident of winning gold
July 15th, 2008 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, July 15 (Xinhua) The gold quest of Japan's swim king Kosuke Kitajima looks less rough in the Games this year as his arch rival American swimmer Brendan Hansen failed to book ... Read more...
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Experts design world’s fastest swimsuit
March 1st, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by admin
New York, March 1 (IANS) It's being touted as the fastest swimsuit in the world. And within a week of its launch, athletes wearing it have broken three world records! The swimsuit ... Read more...
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Speedo designs worlds fastest swimsuit
February 29th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by admin
Washington, February 29 (ANI): A revolutionary new swimsuit designed with the help of a specialised computer modelling technique developed at The University of Nottingham is being hailed as the worlds fastest swimsuit. ... Read more...
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