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May 11 - Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: Curtains Close on Meet With More Records

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 11. A few more records fell during the final day of swimming at the Maria Lenk Brazil Trials held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tatiana Barbosa nearly posted an Olympic A cut en route to breaking the South American reco...
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May 10 - Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: South American Record Book Torched

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 10. SWIMMERS hit their stride at the Maria Lenk Brazil Trials as South American records fell at a high rate throughout the day.

Liliane Guiscardo took down the South American record in the women's 50 breast with ...
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May 9 - Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: Gabriella Silva Sets South American Record

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 9. GABRIELLA Silva clocked a South American record in the Maria Lenk Brazil Trials in the women's 50 fly at the meet held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Silva punched the pad in a time of 26.69, narrowly defeating Da...
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May 8 - Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: South American Records Tumble

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 8. THE second day of the Maria Lenk Brazilian Trials featured a few continental records being rewritten.

Guilherme Guido nearly dipped under 25 seconds in the men's 50 back as he clocked a time of 25.04 that set ...
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May 7 - Maria Lenk Brazil Trials: Cesar Cielo Clocks Strong Time

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 7. THE Maria Lenk Brazilian Trials opened in grand fashion today as several meet records took a tumble.

Cesar Cielo posted a pair of sub-22 times, with his preliminary effort of 21.90 setting the men's 50 free me...
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May 7 - Swimming Canada Announces World Youth Games Roster

OTTAWA, Canada, May 7. SWIMMING Canada officially announced its team for the 2nd FINA World Youth Championships. The 24-member team will travel to Monterrey, Mexico to compete against the world's best youth swimmers from July 8-13.

The ...
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May 6 - IOC Bans Political Statements from Athletes During 2008 Beijing Games

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 6. THE International Olympic Committee recently released a clarification to its protest rules within the IOC's code of conduct for athletes, according to a report by the Associated Press.

The AP is reportin...
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May 6 - Swimming Canada Names Olympic Coaching Staff

OTTAWA, Canada, May 6. SWIMMING Canada announced its coaching staff nomination for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Canada 27-member team will be led by National Coach Pierre Lafontaine, Head Coach Tom Johnson, as well as six coaches, Jozse...
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May 6 - Olympic Preview: Men's 400 Freestyle

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, May 6. THE past two Olympics, the 400-meter freestyle has been the domain of Ian Thorpe, the Australian star now in retirement. So, come Beijing, a different man will ascend to the top of the podium. Who will ...
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May 5 - Dutch Announce Beijing Roster

By Oene Rusticus, Swimming World European correspondent

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands, May 5. THE Royal Dutch Swimming Federation has announced its 2008 Beijing Olympic Roster.

Here are the swimmers invited to the Olympics:

Women
Linda...
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May 4 - Belgium Nationals: Men's 800 Free Relay National Record Falls

MOLENBEEK, Belgium, May 4. THE final session of action at the Belgium National Championships held in Molenbeek came to a close today. The team of Olivier Landauer, Pierre Romanini, Pholie Systermans and Yoris Grandjean crushed the Belgium record ...
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May 4 - Swedish Grand Prix Final, Stockholm: Johan Johansson, Simon Sjodin Double, Stefan Nystrand Sizzles

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 4. DURING the last finals session of the Swedish Grand Prix held in Stockholm, Johan Johansson and Simon Sjodin both doubled. Meanwhile, Stefan Nystrand put on a show in the men's 50 free.

Johansson first surfaced wi...
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May 3 - Belgium Nationals: Kimberly Buys Doubles on Third Day

MOLENBEEK, Belgium, May 3. THE third day of swimming at the Belgium National Championships held in Molenbeek featured Kimberly Buys doubling up with a pair of victories.

Buys began the first part of her double with a conquest of the women's...
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May 3 - Swedish Grand Prix Final, Stockholm: First Final Recap, Results

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3. THE first day of finals at the Swedish Grand Prix Final held in Stockholm is in the books.

Stefan Nystrand, who owns the national record with a smoking 47.91 from August, cruised with a victory in the men's 100 fre...
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May 3 - New World Record in 50 Free? Hilarious Video Says So

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 3. WE usually do not post things like this, but due to the recent barrage of world records and conversations about ways to achieve faster times, here is a video called the "Swimmer," which has been making the round...
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May 2 - Belgium Nationals: Second Day Comes to Close

MOLENBEEK, Belgium, May 2. THE second day of swimming at the Belgium Nationals came to a close in Molenbeek.

National-record holder Nina Van Koeckhoven nipped Griet Buelens in the women's 200 free, 2:03.48 to 2:03.85, for the win to start t...
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May 2 - Italian Swimming Federation Looking Into Swimsuit Technology

ROME, Italy, May 2. ACCORDING to an article published by ABCNews, the Italian Swimming Federation will be taking a look into the impact of the introduction of new swimsuit technology on the recent spate of world records.

Monica Nista re...
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May 1 - Belgium Nationals: Griet Buelens Lowers 200 Fly National Record; Men's 400 Free Relay Record Falls

MOLENBEEK, Belgium, May 1. DURING the first night of swimming at the Belgium Nationals, Griet Buelens dropped her national record in the women's 200 fly. The men's 400 free relay record also fell.

Buelens crushed her previous record wi...
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May 1 - Men's All Time Top Performers-Performances in Long Course Meters

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 1. WITH the U.S. Olympic Trials right around the corner, Swimming World superfan Bill Bell is back with his men's all-time top performers and performances.

Today, we offer his unedited list for the men over lon...
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April 30 - Women's All Time Top Performers-Performances in Long Course Meters

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30. BILL Bell, a Swimming World superfan, just sent us his most recent update to his all-time top performers and performances lists.

Today, we provide his unedited list for the women over long course meters.

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April 29 - Swimming World Magazine Looking to Hire Media and Journalism Interns

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29. Swimming World Magazine is looking for interns who would like to gain experience in reporting news via print, digital, video or audio media for the 2008-09 academic year.

Now entering its third year, Swimm...
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April 29 - Olympic Preview: Women's 400 Freestyle

By John Lohn

CRANBURY, New Jersey, April 29. Will a sub-4:00 performance in the 400-meter freestyle be required to win gold in Beijing? That's one of the highlight questions heading into this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing. A star-st...
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