Recent Swimming Stories

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  Michael Phelps confirms Olympic retirement5 Aug 2012

  Swimming legend Michael Phelps confirmed he will not compete at the 2016 Olympic Games after taking his career haul to a staggering 22 medals on Saturday night. The most decorated Olympian of all-time, American swimming legend Michael Phelps has confirmed that he will not compete in Rio in 2016. Th...

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  Adlington admits to feeling Olympic pressure4 Aug 2012

  Rebecca Adlington admitted she has found the pressure of expectation "difficult to deal with" after losing her Olympic 800m title to the American Katie Ledecky on Friday night. The 23-year-old finished third in the final to claim her second bronze of the London Games, way behind the American teen...

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  Phelps wins 20th Olympic medal2 Aug 2012

  Michael Phelps ended his wait for an individual gold medal at London 2012 with an historic victory in the 200m Individual Medley at the Aquatics Centre. The American led from start to finish to win the race in a time of one minute 54.27 seconds, with United States team-mate Ryan Lochte claiming the...

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  Adlington v Friis betting - Adlington takes on Friis in 800metre final2 Aug 2012

  Rebecca Adlington produced the quickest qualifying time in the semi-finals of the 800metre freestyle as she looks to defend her Olympic crown in London this Friday. Adlington is seeking the third Olympic gold of her career as she looks to further her status as Britain’s most successf...

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  Jamieson targets on Glasgow gold2 Aug 2012

  Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson has set his sights on winning Commonwealth Games gold in 2014. The Scot, who set a new British 200m breaststroke record in the Olympic final, only just missed out on gold on Wednesday evening to a word record swim by Hungarian Daniel Gyurta. Jamieson's swim...

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  Jamieson leads Team GB bid for swimming gold1 Aug 2012

  The swimming meeting at the London 2012 Olympics continues tonight, with four finals schedule at the Aquatics Centre. Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis have gold in their sights ahead of the men’s 200m breastroke final, but the British pair could see their dreams of glory denied. Men's 200m breast...

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  London Olympics Swimming Schedule - Wednesday, August 11 Aug 2012

  Team GB will be looking to make another big splash on Wednesday night as Michael Jamieson and Andrew Willis both challenge for Gold in the pool. The British duo will be up against each other tonight after qualifying for the 200m breaststroke final. They didn’t only just qualify - they actually did ...

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  Big gamble on Aussie swimming star star D’Arcy30 Jul 2012

  Australia is getting right behind Nick D’Arcy ahead of the men’s 200m butterfly at the Olympic Games. The Aussie swimmer has attracted 74 percent of bets so far wagered on the race with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au. Despite Michael Phelps being the red-hot favourite at $1.20 for gold, only nin...