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The distance swimming events provide some of the most compelling moments at the Olympics. Visit the Peak Performance Olympic blog to find out the latest news about the swimming in Beijing. We’ll share the latest swimming techniques used by professional swimmers and give you the best tips on how to improve your swimming performance

Peak Performance Olympic Awards

Written by Sam Bordiss on Tue, 2008-08-26 15:38 in Basketball Boxing Cycling Distance Drug Testing Field Events Football Gymnastics Jeremy Wariner Liu Xiang Michael Phelps Middle Distance Paula Radcliffe Pollution Rowing Sport Injuries Sprinting Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints Tennis Tom Daley Training Usain Bolt Weightlifting Yelena Isinbayeva

The 2008 Beijing Olympics closed out in predictably beautiful style. It’ll be a long time before we forget some of the fantastic performances produced in Beijing.

Marathon Swimmer's Delusional Dehydration

Written by Sam Bordiss on Thu, 2008-08-21 10:01 in Swimming Distance Training

Talk about a feisty debut. The 10km marathon swim brought us leg-pulling and tangled weeds in the women’s event yesterday.

Swimming Marathon Debuts In Style

Written by Sam Bordiss on Wed, 2008-08-20 10:55 in Swimming Distance

Like the women’s running marathon, the 10km swimming marathon promised a wonderful mixture of great determination and great performance.

US Swimming Explodes with the help of Michael Phelps

Written by Sam Bordiss on Tue, 2008-08-12 09:45 in Michael Phelps Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints

US Swimming explodes

The American swimming team are absolutely buzzing at the moment.

Swimming Finals Bring Gold Medals & World Records

Written by Sam Bordiss on Mon, 2008-08-11 10:58 in Michael Phelps Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints

It must be something they serve in the breakfast, because these morning swimming finals are producing some incredible races.

US Swimming lands with a bang

Written by Sam Bordiss on Mon, 2008-08-04 14:43 in Michael Phelps Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints

The US Olympic swimming team have arrived in their Singapore training camp and have already shrouded themselves in controversy.

Grant Hackett - Men's 1500m Freestyle

Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-07-31 10:54 in Grant Hackett Swimming Distance

Olympic Chances: No one would disagree that Grant Hackett is the overwhelming favourite to win his third gold medal in the men’s 1500m freestyle and in doing so become the first male swimmer to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event.

Katie Hoff - Women's Swimming

Written by matt.renton on Thu, 2008-07-31 10:36 in Katie Hoff Swimming Distance Swimming Sprints

Olympic Chances: Although her world record in the 400m IM was broken briefly by Stephanie Rice (in March 2008), Hoff reclaimed it in her Olympic trials at Omaha and is expected to claim gold in this event and the 200m IM in Beijing.