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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, September 30. NORTH Shore swimmer Andrew McMillan came from behind to upset his New Zealand team-mates to win the 400m freestyle on the third night of finals at the New Zealand Spring Competition in Christchurch tonight.
The 24-year-old McMillan followed his win in the 200m to emerge in the final 35m to edge out Michae...
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, September 28. NORTH Shore swimmer Hayley Palmer enjoyed a busy and successful second night of finals at the New Zealand Spring Competition in Christchurch tonight.
Palmer, 20, won three titles in an exhausting night, including a New Zealand record at the QEII Leisure Centre.
The world championship semifinalist took ...
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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, September 27. NORTH Shore swimmer Andrew McMillan continued his rebirth in the sport, producing the eye-catching display on the opening night of finals at the New Zealand Spring Competition in Christchurch tonight.
McMillan, originally from Central Otago and later moved under the late Duncan Laing in Dunedin, took out ...
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand, August 24. SWIMMING New Zealand has instituted a private sanction on national team member Daniel Bell after an alcohol-related infraction upon the completion of the 2009 FINA World Championships according to a report by the
NZPA.
Bell, who has competed since Worlds with three medals and a pair of national records ...
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GUAM, January 11. THE Junior Pan Pacs meet record book continued to be rewritten at a feverish pace during the final day of swimming in Guam. Meanwhile, American Lia Neal lowered her 50 free U.S. National Age Group record. Additionally, Paige Schultz took down a Canadian National Age Group standard.
While swimming in the pool has come to an en...
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GUAM, January 10. THE third day of swimming at the Junior Pan Pacs held in Guam featured a handful of meet records taking a tumble.
Women's 400 free
Australia's Ellen Fullerton held off a pair of Americans to grab the middle distance title with a time of 4:11.00. That effort held off Andrea Taylor of the U.S., who grabbed silver...
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GUAM, January 9. THE supernova of U.S. swimming, Dagny Knutson, continued to per her stamp on the swimming community as she clinched three gold medals during the second day of swimming at the Junior Pan Pacs.
Meanwhile, several meet records took some serious hits with the U.S., Australia and Japan doing most of the damage.
Women's 100...
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GUAM, January 8. RISING star Dagny Knutson led an American charge on the first day of the Junior Pan Pacific championships, held in the U.S. territory of Guam. Japan and the United States each lead with three gold medals in the four-day meet.
Women's 200 free
Knutson started the meet with a blazing fast 1:57.73 in the 200 free, erasi...
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SINGAPORE, November 1. PRELIMINARY swimming of the second day of action at the Singapore stop of the FINA World Cup circuit came to a close.
Women's 100 freestyle
Ru...
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SINGAPORE, October 31. THE fourth stop of the FINA World Cup series came to a close in Singapore.
Men's 100 freestyle
World-record holder Stefan Nystrand of Sweden le...
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SYDNEY, Australia, October 25. THE final preliminary session of the FINA World Cup stop in Sydney, Australia came to a close.
Men's 1500 freestyle slower seeds
Austra...
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SYDNEY, Australia, October 24. THE first day of swimming came to a close during the third stop of the FINA World Cup held in Sydney, Australia.
Men's 100 freestyle
S...
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MONTERREY, Mexico, July 12. DAGNY Knutson of the U.S. and Daniel Bell of New Zealand have certainly been making a name for themselves during the World Youth Championships held in Monterrey, Mexico. At the completion of today's swimming, Knutson held four gold medals, while Bell owned a title trifecta.
Russia's Elena Sokolova opened the ...
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MONTERREY, Mexico, July 11. DAGNY Knutson certainly has picked a grand stage to announce her arrival as a swimmer to be reckoned with heading into the next four years. Among some of the best and brightest of tomorrow, Knutson already has her third title at the World Youth Championships held in Monterrey, Mexico.
Knutson remained on fire at the ...
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MONTERREY, Mexico, July 10. NO single country dominated the third night of swimming at the World Youth Championships. However, plenty of budding young stars stepped strong into the limelight throughout the evening in Monterrey.
South Africa's Heerden Herman earned the first title of the night with a time of 8:01.77 in the men's 800 free...
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MONTERREY, Mexico, July 9. THE second night of competition at the World Youth Championships came to a close in Monterrey, Mexico.
Russia's Elena Sokolova dominated the women's 800 free to start the second night of swimming. She checked in with a time of 8:32.75 to emerge with the title. Katie Gardocki of the U.S. placed second in 8:37....
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MONTERREY, Mexico, July 8. SOME of the top youngsters in the world took the grand stage at the FINA World Youth Championships today held in Monterrey, Mexico.
Top-flight young Russian star Danila Izotov smoked the men's 400 freestyle with a time of 3:51.81, while Italy's Alex Di Giorgio (3:53.19) and Poland's Krzystof Pielowski (3:5...
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MANCHESTER, England, April 12. NINE world records, along with more than 20 meet and 50 continental records, have been set thus far at the FINA World Short Course Championships. All...
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MANCHESTER, England, April 9. IN the final major international meet before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, swimmers take to the water in the FINA World Short Course Championships with th...
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MELBOURNE, Australia, January 5. WHILE many successes highlighted the second day of swimming at the Victorian Championships held in Melbourne, Australia, the most surprising occurrence happened to be a loss.
When you are the reigning queen of the breaststroke like Lethal Leisel Jones, where your lone opponent is typically the clock, it is a st...
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