Schmitt wins women’s 200m freestyle
August 1st, 2012 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, August 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US swimmer Alison Schmitt stormed to grab the gold in the women's 200 metres freestyle final at the London Olympics.Schmitt clocked an Olympic record time ... Read more...
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Olympics: France stun US to snatch swimming relay gold
July 30th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The French stunned the heavily favoured US and Australian teams to win Olympic gold in the men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay Sunday.The US had ... Read more...
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Olympics: France stun US to snatch swimming relay gold
July 30th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The French stunned the heavily favoured US and Australian teams to win Olympic gold in the men's 4x100 metres freestyle relay Sunday.The US had ... Read more...
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Lochte impressed by Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen at Olympics
July 29th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Ryan Lochte, winner of the men's 400m individual medley, admitted Sunday that China's Ye Shiwen had been a topic of conversation over the dinner table ... Read more...
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National Games: Swimmer Richa Mishra finishes with 16 medals
February 19th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 19 IANS) Delhi swimmer Richa Mishra Saturday bagged two silver medals to finish with a rich haul of 16 medals in the 34th National Games. ... Read more...
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Richa betters her Games record, wins ninth gold (Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 17 (IANS) Delhi's Richa Mishra bettered her previous National Games record by wining the ninth gold in the swimming event in the current edition of the games here Thursday.Richa Thursday ... Read more...
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Asian Games: Khade wins heat, fails to qualify for 100m freestyle
November 17th, 2010 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 17 (IANS) Indian swimmer Virdhaval Khade, who won the historic bronze medal Tuesday, won the third heats in the 100 metres freestyle event but failed to qualify for the finals ... Read more...
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Khade’s medal will inspire gen-next of Indian swimmers: Khazan
November 16th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Indian swimming great Khazan Singh Tokas feels Virdhawal Khade's bronze at the Guangzhou Asian Games will inspire the country's next generation of swimmers to win more international ... Read more...
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Asian Games swimming: Khade in men’s 50m butterfly final
November 16th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Guangzhou, Nov 16 (IANS) Virdhawal Khade Tuesday qualified for the men's 50-metre butterfly final in the Asian Games at the Aoti Aquatics Centre here Tuesday.Khade topped his heat by clocking 24.56 ... Read more...
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Phelps scores two in three in first outing in Britain
December 19th, 2009 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 19(ANI): American swimmer Michael Phelps had a mixed first outing in Britain at the Duel in the Pool in front of a sell-out crowd in Manchester on Friday.Phelps, swimming ... 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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