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BERLIN, Germany, November 14. THE first day of finals at the FINA World Cup stop hosted in Berlin featured five world records, upping the total for...
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Column by John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, November 9. WE'RE counting down the days. A little less than two months remain before the high-tech suit craze comes to a close and the sport is no longer ruled by the material on swimmers' skins. To date, more than 200 world records have been set since Speedo unveiled the LZR Racer in Feb...
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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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Guest editorial by John Craig
PHOENIX, Arizona, October 10. MOST parents want the best for their children, both academically and athletically. And, many parents push their children, both in school and on the playing field. It is widely acknowledged that too much pushiness can backfire psychologically. Is it possible that it can also backf...
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SYDNEY, Australia, September 28. CITING L'Equipe's continued failure to appear in front of the New South Wales State Supreme Court, Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe decided to drop a defamation suit against French newspaper
L'Equipe according to an Associated Press report out of Australia.
Thorpe had sued L'Equipe and repo...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, September 1. NEW world record holder in the 200 and 400 meter freestyles, Paul Biedermann, is featured on the cover of the September issue of
Swimming World. With his performances at the World Championships Biedermann replaced two of the sport's greatest names, Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe, in the record book.
Clic...
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Column by John Lohn
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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CRANBURY, New Jersey, July 20. THE swimming portion of the World Championships is just days away, so it's time for some predictions on what will shake out in Rome. The task won't be an easy one, considering the suit charade that has thrown the sport for a major loop. But, we'll give it our best shot and see...
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SYDNEY, Australia, March 21. THE fifth day of swimming at the Australian Long Course Championships featured several close calls with national records, including one held by Ian Thorpe.
World-record holder Sophie Edington opened the evening with a swift time of 27.89 in the women's 50 back. The time challenged her global standard of 27.67. ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb 8.
THE Morning Swim Show returns with a new studio and more episodes on Monday. The show will go live at 9:30am PDT, 10:30am MST, 12:30pm EDT and will showcase a crop of new features that will allow our viewers to be a part of the only
LIVE daily Internet show dedicated to aquatic sports.
Viewers will be able...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 31. OVER the next week,
Swimming World Magazine will take a look back at the
Flash Stories from the past year. Today, here are the top stories that earned that special designation in November and December:
NOVEMBER
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 12. THE European championships are the focus of today's edition of
The Morning Swim Show.
Host Peter Busch showcases some of the fast swims from the first day of the European short course championships in Croatia, in which France's Amaury Leveaux broke the world record in the 50 freestyle and Paul Bieder...
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EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, December 7. RANDALL Bal nearly added another world record to his 50 back standard from earlier in the Eindhoven Cup when he blasted the 100 back with a time of 52.59. That performance finished just shy of Aaron Peirsol's global standard of 52.54 set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Joeri Verlinden opened the last ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 3. ALMOST two years to the day since Tito Morales penned the following article for
Swimming World, Michael Phelps was
named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year yesterday.
We thought it worthwhile to let our rea...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. WHILE one of the honorees in the
Swimming World Magazine World Swimmers of the Year was a no brainer, the other came down to a much more competitive vote according to our expert panel in the December issue of
Swimming World Magazine.
Click play below for a multimedia look Inside Swimming World M...
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BERLIN, Germany, November 16. THE final session of the 2008 FINA World Cup circuit, taking place in Berlin, Germany, sent the series out in a big way as three world records fell.
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BERLIN, Germany, November 16. GERMANY's Paul Biedermann became the first person under 1:41 as he broke Ian Thorpe's world record of 1:41.10 in the men's 200 freestyle at...
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