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MOSCOW, Russia, November 6. THE final night of finals at the FINA World Cup stop hosted by Moscow featured three more world records taking a tumble...
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Column by John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, October 12. THIS year marks the 10th year of competition this decade, and as a way to celebrate that anniversary,
Swimming World will be publishing the results of its Swimmer of the Decade balloting in the December issue. The process asked various
Swimming World contributors to suppl...
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Column by John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, September 14. TWO weeks ago, this column tossed out the argument that Michael Phelps was the most dominant athlete in the world. The reactions to that assessment were wide-ranging, many in disagreement and some on the same page. Whichever way the readers of this site went, there was a quality dial...
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CRANBURY, New Jersey, August 3. IMAGINE for a moment that you've taken a trip to the zoo. As part of the visit, you're likely not going to agitate the animals in the Big Cat House. So, why did Michael Cavic think it was sensible to tug on the tail of Michael Phelps, the undisputed king of the swimming jungle?
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PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20. SWIMMING, diving and synchronized swimming news from the United States and Europe highlight today's news segment on
The Morning Swim Show.
Following is the complete transcript of the show, hosted by Peter Busch. Click the button on the right to view the video.
The USA Swimming sectionals featured a surpri...
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KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 18. THE third night of swimming at the USA Swimming Sectionals held in Knoxville, Tenn., featured an American record from Bryan Lundquist. The time gave the Tennessee's Allan Jones Aquatics Center its first American record since the facility opened recently.
While representing the Stingrays, Lundquist decided to ...
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Click here for the latest Swimming World coverage of the U.S. National Championships, including on-the-spot interviews!
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BELGRADE, Serbia, July 9. TWO continental records fell during the fifth day of swimming at the World University Games held in Serbia. Meanwhile, likely the fastest 50 breast semifinal field in history occurred to close the curtains on a scintillating evening.
Men's 1500 free finals
Poland's Przemyslaw Stanczyk clocked a Games re...
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PHOENIX, Arizona. July 9.
MORNING Swim Show host Peter Busch gives his Day 3 Finals predictions for the USA Swimming National Championships:
So, I was wrong to doubt Aaron Peirsol. Won't happen again. Yesterday, I predicted that the emperor of backstroke would have to wait until Rome to reclaim his world record.
Other than that mi...
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BELGRADE, Serbia, July 5. THE first night of long course meter swimming at the World University Games featured several national records falling by the wayside. Meanwhile, Ryosuke Irie set up a potentially incendiary final in the men's 100 back.
Men's 400 free finals
Poland's Przemyslaw Stanczyk held off a hard-charging Chad ...
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Column by John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, June 22. AS the summer begins to heat up, and with the World Championships in Rome just around the corner, it seemed an appropriate time for some random musings about the sport.
**As successful as Richard Quick was as a coach, evident in his Olympic guidance and the record 13 NCAA championships...
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MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada, June 20. MICHAEL Phelps nearly shot down Ian Crocker's world record in the men's 100 fly at the Quebec Cup this evening.
Phelps ripped off a time of 50.48 to just miss Crocker's global mark of 50.40. Maybe that much ballyhooed moustache cost Phelps a chance at the world record this evening?
Phelps went o...
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May 7. THE second morning of long course meter finals at the Maria Lenk Trophy meet held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil featured even more South American records coming off the board.
After initially being one-upped by Kaio Almeida's exhibition swim last night, Gabriel Mangabeira was the last man standing with the men'...
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By John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey. APRIL 27. WHAT the heck does fast mean anymore? Do we really have any idea? Is something fast because the time is a world record, or buzzes in the vicinity of a global standard? Or, does fast have to be measured – as in, can you please describe the garment used for the in-question performance?
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MONTPELLIER, France, April 25. AS anticipated as the men's 100 free was the other night, the men's 100 fly final had a similar feel tonight, as many expected Spaniard Rafael Munoz Perez to set a new world record. Munoz put on a great show, but came up just short of Ian Crocker's 50.40, finishing in 50.46. The crowd was treated to a supe...
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MALAGA, Spain, April 5. DURING the final day of competition at the 2009 Spanish Open Championships, Rafael Munoz took down the long course world record in the men's 50 fly.
Munoz clocked a 22.43 in the sprint event to shoot down Roland Schoeman's record of 22.96 set in 2005.
Additionally, Munoz clocked a sterling time of 50.58 in the...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 28. THE final day of prelims came to a close at the NCAA Division I Men's Championships held in College Station, Texas. Auburn put together a strong morning to set the t...
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LONG BEACH, California, March 6. ANOTHER American record took a fall at the Pacific 10 Championships as Stanford's Austin Staab scorched the men's 100-yard fly event. Meanwhile, California's Damir Dugonjic shot down the NCAA and U.S. Open record in the 100-yard breast. Dugonjic later teamed up with his fellow Golden Bears to break th...
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 28. THE Texas men's and women's squads walked away with both team titles at the 2009 Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championships at the Mizzou Aquatics Center in Columbia. The Longhorn men have won all 13 conference championships to date, while the women earned their ninth title and first since 2006.
Thirty-four...
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COLUMBIA, Missouri, February 25. NO. 3 Texas opened the Big 12 Championships with a bang Wednesday evening, as the Longhorns toppled school and conference records in the 200-yard medley and 800-yard freestyle relays to take an early lead in the four-day event at the Mizzou Aquatics Center.
After two events, the Longhorns hold an 80-68 lead ove...
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