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Michael Fibbens, the British short-course record holder over 100 meters freestyle, has been temporarily suspended from swimming after testing positive for a banned stimulant. The A sample of the test, taken from Fibbens, 29, at the British round of the world cup in Sheffield last month, showed the s...

The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has announced a relaxation of Regulation 411 which previously banned swimwear that covered the whole body. The ASA was established in 1869 and continues to be one of three national aquatic governing bodies in the British Swimming Federation, along with the Scot...

Long Swim the Queen: Elizabeth II's Swimming History Queen Elizabeth II, now 92, used to be quite the swimmer. Those who saw her swim described her as a “very strong and graceful swimmer,” and she inspired many other children in the British Empire to follow her good example. Her Majesty began her sw...

LONDON, England, June 3. THE London Aquatic Center, the site of the 2012 Olympic swimming and diving competitions, will be the home of a new high performance training group that will be led by rising coach Lisa Bates. Bates is currently working at the Middlesbrough Swimming Club, but will start her ...

By Craig Lord The head coach of the Great Britain swim team and the director of swimming for England have been suspended pending an inquiry into the findings of an internal audit that is said to have uncovered "financial issues that raised concerns". Clive Rushton, senior coach to Britain, and Mike ...