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Liu among 10 to erase records, Phelps flops again

Sports | Swimming
2009-11-17

THE eagerly awaited clash between Michael Phelps and double world champion Paul Biedermann failed to materialize on Sunday when the American missed out on a place in the 200m freestyle final. Among the 10 record...

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Records take a dip in Berlin

Sports | Swimming
2009-11-16

GERMANY'S double world champion Paul Biedermann shrugged off a nagging injury to break Grant Hackett's long-standing short course world record in the 400-meter freestyle at a World Cup event in Berlin on Saturday....

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Liu and Zhao set records, Phelps flops

Sports | Swimming
2009-11-13

CHINA'S Liu Zige has set a world record in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the short-course World Cup meet in Stockholm, Sweden. Liu won in 2 minutes, 2.5 seconds on Wednesday, beating the previous record...

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Hardy erases her own record

Sports | Swimming
2009-11-12

WEARING a torn swimsuit, Jessica Hardy of the United States broke her own world record in the women's 50-meter breaststroke by nearly half a second yesterday at a short-course World Cup meet in Stockholm. Hardy...

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Phelps misses 2 of 3 finals

Sports | Swimming
2009-11-11

WEARING an old-style swimsuit, Michael Phelps missed out on two finals and barely qualified for a third yesterday at a World Cup short-course meet in Stockholm in Sweden. Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals...

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Zhao Sets New Mark

Sports | Swimming
2009-11-11

CHINA'S Zhao Jing has set a world record in the women's 50-meter backstroke at the short-course World Cup meet. Zhao won a qualifying heat yesterday in 26.08 seconds, beating the previous record of 26.17 set...

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Japan cheers as Kitajima set for a return to pool

Sports | Swimming
2009-10-23

JAPAN'S multiple Olympic swimming champion Kosuke Kitajima will return to competition next month, ending a 15-month break since last year's Beijing Games, organizers said yesterday. The 27-year-old will swim...

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Liu sets new mark in 200m fly

Sports | Swimming
2009-10-22

OLYMPIC champion Liu Zige set a world record en route to her 200m butterfly title at the National Games in Jinan, Shandong Province, yesterday. The Chinese sensation powered home in an amazing 2:01.81, shaving...

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Japan Pours Cold Water On Fashionistas

Sports | Swimming
2009-10-22

JAPAN'S swimmers could face lifetime bans if they dye their hair, wear an earring or have brightly decorated fingernails. Japanese officials have launched a strict policy to prevent athletes turning up for competitions...

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Manaudou walks away from pool at 22

Sports | Swimming
2009-9-19

FORMER World and Olympic swimming champion Laure Manaudou has retired at the age of 22. "I quit. This hasn't been an easy decision to take," the Frenchwoman told yesterday's edition of Le Parisien newspaper....

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French swimmer Manaudou retires

Sports | Swimming
2009-9-18

FRANCE'S greatest swimming champion of all time, Laure Manaudou, has retired at the age of 22. "I quit. This hasn't been an easy decision to take," the former World and Olympic champion told today's edition...

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Peirsol predicts more records will fall

Sports | Swimming
2009-8-27

RECORDS smashed at the 2009 world championships in Rome are likely to be broken as early as next year despite a ban on polyurethane swimsuits taking effect from January 1, says world and Olympic champion Aaron Peirsol....

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Phelps cited

Sports | Swimming
2009-8-16

OLYMPIC gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an invalid, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about 75 minutes before he was involved in an accident, Baltimore police said on Friday. The accident...

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Phelps unhurt in vehicle collision

Sports | Swimming
2009-8-15

OLYMPIC gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps escaped without injuries after the car he was driving collided with another vehicle in Baltimore on Thursday night, police said. The female driver of a Honda Accord was...

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Schipper snaps 100 butterfly record

Sports | Swimming
2009-8-13

JESSICAH Schipper set a shortcourse world record for the women's 100-meter butterfly at the Australian championships in Hobart, Tasmania, yesterday. The 22-year-old Schipper was timed in 55.68 seconds, beating...