Swimming Distance

The Age
Swimmer Kenrick Monk learns hardest lesson
Herald Sun
Monk spoke yesterday about the humiliating fallout of revealing he lied to the police, the public, his family and friends about a skateboard accident that has wreaked havoc with his London Olympics campaign. It has taken months to not only repair his ...
Swimmer Monk moving on from big fibNinemsn
Monk has done penanceThe Age

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Sydney Morning Herald
Cowley protests to Swimming Australia
Adelaide Now
And Cowley's lawyer has also questioned the integrity of Swimming Australia. Cowley's letter comes as D'Arcy awaits the green light from Swimming Australia or the Australian Olympic Committee to compete at the London Games.
Simon Cowley questions Australian Swimming and the AOC over the handling of ...The Daily Telegraph
Bankrupt D'Arcy says he's assured of London place if he makes teamSydney Morning Herald

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Brisbane Times
Seebohm sets sights on Olympic gold
Sydney Morning Herald
Emily Seebohm laid out the early marker for her London Olympic rivals with a superb performance to win the 100m backstroke final at the NSW swimming championships in Sydney. The swim so early in preparations left Seebohm confident she could crack the ...
Emily Seebohm wins 100m backstroke final at NSW swimming championshipsHerald Sun
NSW State Championships: Emily Seebohm Rockets to World Best in 100 BackSwimmingWorldMagazine.com
'Itis' girl Seebohm hoping bad run of luck is overThe Age

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New York Times
Missy Franklin sets state and national records at 5A state swim championships ...
Denver Post
Today's Class 5A finals, which begin at 2 pm at the Edora Pool Ice Center in Fort Collins, feature about a dozen swimmers who have already qualified for this summer's Olympic Trials, including Franklin, and a wide-open team race.
Before the Olympic Trials, There's This Big High School MeetNew York Times
Colorado teen and Olympic hopeful sets national record in 200 Freestylekwgn.com
RESULTS: Missy Franklin sets State and National marks at State Swim meet9NEWS.com
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News & Observer
Swimmer dreams of Swedish medal
News & Observer
Ranked the 16th-best high school girls' swimmer in the United States, Stenkvist hopes to qualify for this summer's Olympics in London to compete for "her" country - Sweden. First, though, she will compete for her high school. She'll lead Panther Creek ...

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CTV.ca
Tyler McGill wins 100-meter butterfly
ESPN
... of France and Brazilian Olympian Thiago Pereira. McGill, a 24-year-old Illinois native, led throughout and finished in 52.58 seconds, nearly 1 second in front of Bousquet. The former Auburn swimmers continue to train in the Alabama college town.
Canadians rule pool at Missouri Grand PrixAFP
Canada Fields Strong Line Up for Swimming GPCTV.ca

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CTV.ca
Canada Fields Strong Line Up for Swimming GP
CTV.ca
COLUMBIA, Missouri - A handful of Canada's Olympic swimming hopefuls will be revving their engines this weekend at the US Grand Prix in Missouri as they put the hard months of training in the pool to the test. With just over a month until the Canadian ...
Olympic dream draws closerNiagarathisweek.com

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Olympic Medal Hopefuls Post Quick Times at New South Wales Championships
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
SEVERAL Australian Olympic swimming legends, as well as a few Asian standouts, raced today at the New South Wales state long course championships at the site of the 2000 Olympic swimming competition, posting many world-ranked times.

The Age
James Magnussen maintains momentum at NSW swimming championships
Herald Sun
... the NSW swimming championships. Magnussen notched his 14th consecutive 100m race win at Sydney Olympic Park but had to fight hard, clocking 49.02 seconds to touch out young gun Cameron McEvoy (49.44) and Tommaso D'Orsogna (49.46) on Friday night.
Missile picking up more speedThe Daily Telegraph
Missile keeps on winningSportal.com.au
Magnussen coach not fussed with NSW timesThe Age
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Sydney Morning Herald
Swimming-Olympic hopeful Trickett shows she's no 'fraud'
Reuters
By Nick Mulvenney | SYDNEY Feb 10 (Reuters) - Libby Trickett's quest to compete at a third Olympic Games received a major boost on Friday when the Australian swam her fastest time since coming out of retirement, a performance that made her feel less ...
Rice to shoulder load for Games tiltAdelaide Now
Injured shoulder an Olympics concern for Stephanie RiceSydney Morning Herald
Rice happy with recoveryFiji Times
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Australia's Olympic synchronised swimming team named
The Australian
QUEENSLAND quartet of Eloise Amberger, Sarah Bombell, Tamika Domrow and Samantha Reid head a nine-strong Australian synchronised swimming team named today for the London Olympics. Recognised as the country's best synchro performers, Amberger and ...
Olympic synchronised swim team namedHerald Sun

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New York Times
Before the Olympic Trials, There's This Big High School Meet
New York Times
At the United States Olympic swimming trials in June, Franklin, 16, will be a favorite to make the team for the London Games. After a five-medal performance at the world championships in Shanghai last summer, she is expected to contend for multiple ...

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ESPN
Michael Phelps: Swimming passion has returned
ESPN
Attention, swimmers preparing for the Olympics in London this summer: Michael Phelps is back, both mentally and physically. After winning 16 Olympic medals and being named American Swimmer of the Year eight times between 2001 and 2009, the 26-year-old ...
Swimmers stand a chance to miss Olympic GamesIPPmedia
AP Enterprise: US Olympic's London gym nearly doneSan Antonio Express

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AP Enterprise: US Olympic's London gym nearly done
Albany Times Union
A sparkling 21 million-pound ($33.2 million) gym at the University of East London that will be used by the US Olympic team during the London games is just about complete. In a few weeks, it will be ready for everyone from stars like swimming's Michael ...

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The Age
Magnussen coach not fussed with NSW times
The Age
The 20-year-old reaffirmed his billing as hot London Olympic favourite by clocking 48.05 seconds in the glamour event at last month's South Australian championships. The swim, fast enough to win gold at any Olympics bar Beijing 2008, ...
Magnussen, Coach, Call Out to 100m CompetitorsCTV.ca
Magnussen magnificent and happy to boast about itSydney Morning Herald
Pieter van den Hoogenband advises James Magnussen to compete in 200m freestyle ...bettor.com (blog)
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Olympic swimming hopefuls to compete at Mizzou
STLtoday.com
The road to London passes through Columbia, Mo., this weekend for swimmers hoping to make the 2012 Olympic team as the Mizzou Aquatic Center hosts the Missouri Grand Prix. Among those scheduled to compete are: 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 200 ...
Missouri Grand Prix offers Olympic swimming previewColumbia Missourian

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Labels and Labeling
Olympic swimmer to speak at Dscoop7
Labels and Labeling
Dara Torres, 12-time Olympic swimming medalist, will speak at Dscoop7 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center in Washington, DC, March 22-24 2012. 'Dara's accomplishments are tremendously inspirational to everyone who's ever felt like the ...

BBC Sport
Keri-Anne Payne's goals for 2012 - Olympic gold and a wedding ring
BBC Sport
In the latest of our weekly #olympicthursday series profiling leading British Olympic hopes in the build-up to the Games, BBC Olympic sports reporter Nick Hope speaks to two-time open water world champion swimmer Keri-Anne Payne .

Telegraph.co.uk
London 2012 Olympics: former skating gold medallist Robin Cousins gives ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Robin Cousins, the 1980 Olympic figure skating champion and veteran of the UK's most loved skating shows, is channelling his coaching talents in a new direction to help the preparations of Britain's synchronised swimming team.

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Scott Speedman fights to regain love in 'Vow'
Boston Herald
“I went to a high school for gifted athletes way back in '92,” Speedman, 36, said of being a long distance Olympic swimming hopeful in Toronto. “And it was too much, my body broke down.” After years of waking at 4:30 every morning to spend hours in the ...

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