Swimming
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Top dog Jamieson will not stop looking over his shoulder
More than the games &bull Dec 14, 2011WITH twice as many swimmers as there are Olympic British men's breaststroke places up for grabs, the battle for London 2012 is far from over for Michael Jamieson, and despite sitting top of the pile right now, the Scot admits he is taking nothing for… Full Story »
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London 2012: Ed Moses wants to make US swim team, recapture glory of 2000 Games - Washington Post
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Back in the glory days, when he was the nation's top breast stroker and a world-record holder, Ed Moses didn't aspire to anything less than record times and first place. Now, 11 years removed from the Olympic gold and silver… Full Story »
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Injury setback for Purdue as she plots Olympic ambitions
More than the games &bull Dec 10, 2011Purdue had keyhole surgery on her knee in May to remove tissue that had been affecting the joint but she was still able to take second place in the Great Edinburgh Run in October. I'm glad it has happened now… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: Sport England to miss legacy target as Games fail to inspire youngsters
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Dec 8, 2011
The London Olympics will miss one of its major legacy ambitions after Sport England effectively admitted that it will miss its target of getting one million more people into regular sport by 2012. The figures also reveal falling participation in… Full Story »
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Blow for London 2012 legacy plans
BBC - Olympic Sports &bull Dec 8, 2011
London 2012 legacy targets have been dealt a blow following Sport England's announcement that the number of people playing sport aged 16-19 has fallen. Across the country, 6.927m people are now playing sport three times a week - a rise… Full Story »
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Olympic Swimmers Debut Speedo Fastskin3 for London Games
Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Dec 1, 2011
With each new day, companies are rolling out the fashions that we can expect to see come July, during the 2012 Olympic Games. The latest launch comes from the swimming category. The revolutionary new Speedo FASTSKIN3, unveiled yesterday, is the… Full Story »
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Graphic: Speedo's new Fastskin3 swimwear explained
London 2012 Olympics &bull Nov 30, 2011
More: Olympic swimming records set to tumble at London 2012 as Speedo unveil Fastskin3 swimwear system How have suits changed since Beijing 2008? Olympic swimming records Video: amateur swimmer tests the Fastskin3 Full Story »
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@MichaelPhelps I hope you raise the bar even higher for swimming in London 2012.
London 2012 &bull Nov 22, 2011This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged 2012, bar, higher, hope, london, michaelphelps, raise, swimming. Bookmark the permalink. Pleasure Zone! RT @_itsnicole: being the richest school in Harrison County, West Virginia is a lot like being the smartest retarded… Full Story »
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Children in Need: Hard times bring out Britain's charitable spirit
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Nov 19, 2011
On this very day in November 2007, before the bubble of prosperity burst before the astonished eyes of those we thought to be financially prudent, I complimented the British public for once again responding magnificently to the BBC's Children in… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: life is a balancing act for kayaker Tim Brabants - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 18, 2011
When Tim Brabants sliced through the Thames in his K1 kayak while training for the 2008 Olympics, he encountered drunken groups singing the Hawaii Five-O theme song and hurling bread rolls and other picnic leftovers at him. They have to… Full Story »
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Goodhew urging Britain's swimmers to stand up and be counted
More than the games &bull Nov 15, 2011OLYMPIC gold medallist Duncan Goodhew is urging Britain's swimmers to stand up and be counted at London 2012 after revealing they will be hard pushed to better their medal total from Beijing. Rebecca Adlington led the way as Britain won six medals in the Far… Full Story »
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Leading Artists Unveil London 2012 Olympics Posters [Pics] - PSFK
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Nov 7, 2011
Twelve posters that will become the familiar face of the London 2012 Olympic Games and designed by leading British artists, including four Turner prize-winners, have been unveiled. The posters range from an azure swirl of paint suggesting aquatic sports from… Full Story »
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Afghanistan Water Polo team to train in Newport Beach California
SportsFeatures.com - Olympics Features &bull Nov 4, 2011LAURA WALDEN in LAUSANNE / Sports Features Communications LAUSANNE: The Afghanistan Water Polo (AWP) team is launching its chase for their London 2012 Olympic Dream in a Southern California high school swimming pool with their first US training run. This… Full Story »
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Thorpe aiming to swim in 2012 Olympics
FOX Sports - Olympics &bull Nov 4, 2011
After five years away from competition, Australia's five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe made his comeback to international swimming Friday morning - qualifying for the final of the 100-meter individual medley at a World Cup meet in Singapore. London Olympics… Full Story »
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Creating a lasting legacy
London 2012 - Official News &bull Oct 19, 2011
With the Olympic Games approaching, East London is undergoing a dramatic change that will provide a lasting legacy and enhance future opportunities for those who live in the shadows of the Olympic Park. The latest edition of the Olympic Review has visited the city of the London 2012 Olympic Games . Six years ago, when news broke of London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games , work immediately began on laying the foundations for a legacy that would have a lasting impact far beyond the Closing Ceremony on 12 August 2012. A wealth of benefits The tangible benefits… Full Story »
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Swimming: FGCU's Beaubrun makes big step toward 2012 Olympics - Naples Daily News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Oct 18, 2011
Swimming: FGCU's Beaubrun makes big step toward 2012 Olympics Naples Daily News Beaubrun bested her previous national record of 1:11.34, which she set at the World Championships this summer in China. "In the preliminaries she had a poor swim and… Full Story »
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CASSIE PATTEN COLUMN: Olympic medallist talks frankly about her decision to quit swimming so close to London 2012
More than the games &bull Oct 18, 2011LONDON 2012: Howzat? Either your browser has JavaScript disabled, or cannot use JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript to be able to use our newsletter signup form. Full Story »
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@Jillzarin come watch @PCSwimCamp swimmers from Boca Raton /Fort Lauderdale swim in London 2012 while you're over there! 284 days to go!
London 2012 &bull Oct 17, 2011@Jillzarin come watch @PCSwimCamp swimmers from Boca Raton /Fort Lauderdale swim in London 2012 while you're over there! 284 days to go! Continue reading Full Story »
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Going the Distance, women's 800m freestyle in swimming
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Oct 14, 2011Kate Ziegler of the United States competes in the Women's 800m Freestyle Final during Day Fifteen of the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center on July 30, 2011 in Shanghai, China. Each of them won Olympic medals in the 800-meter freestyle, the longest race that women swim in the pool at the Olympics and an event U.S. swimmers dominated for over three decades. It's hard to read results and not see the U.S. in the top three." To see the Europeans swimming well, I know we've got it here." Two of the brightest hopes in the 800… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Nine out of ten who applied for Paralympic tickets will be successful
More than the games &bull Oct 14, 2011ONLY one in ten of those who applied for Paralympic Games tickets will be unlucky in ballots held for oversubscribed events, London 2012 organisers have announced. Payments will start to leave the accounts of those who applied next Tuesday and… Full Story »
