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Peaty Aims ‘under 57’ Secs In 100m Breaststroke Final

Adam Peaty plans to complete his 'project 56' on Monday by becoming the first to swim under 57 seconds in the men's...

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China’s Sun Yang Beats Rival Mack Horton In 400m Freestyle World Title

China's Sun Yang awkwardly embraced arch nemesis Mack Horton on the podium after beating the Australian Olympian at the...

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Sun Yang Gracious Despite Thrashing Horton

Sun Yang was gracious following his 400m freestyle victory at the world championships on Sunday as he took revenge over...

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USA Women Win 4x100m World Gold, Sjostrom Claims World Record

Katie Ledecky earned a second gold medal on Sunday at the world aquatics championships in Budapest by helping the...

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Ledecky Wins Historic Third Straight World 400m Freestyle Gold

Katie Ledecky of the United States made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman to win a third straight 400m...

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Syrian Refugee Mardini Returns To Hungary For World Swimming Champs

Two years on from sleeping rough in Budapest on a perilous trek from Syria to Germany, teenage refugee Yusra Mardini is...

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Horton Sets Up Sun Showdown At World Swimming Championships

Olympic champion Mack Horton set up a showdown with Chinese superstar Sun Yang on Sunday after the Australian squeezed...

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Horton, Sun Clash Gets World Swimming Champs Off To A Bang

Australia's Mack Horton and China's Sun Yang will resume their bad-tempered rivalry in the pool when the swimming...

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Brazil Court Dismisses Lochte Lying Charges

A Brazilian court dismissed charges of lying filed against Ryan Lochte after the US swimmer claimed that he was robbed...

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Dressel Takes Third US Title With 50 Free Win

Caeleb Dressel captured his third title of the US Swim Championships by winning the 50-meter freestyle Saturday in the...

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Ledecky Captures 400m Freestyle For Third Win At US Meet

Five-time Olympic champion Katie Ledecky won her fourth US 400-meter freestyle title Friday at the US Swim...

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China Swim Star Ning Zetao Fails To Qualify For World Title Defence

Chinese swim star Ning Zetao will not defend his 100m freestyle world title next month after failing to qualify for the...

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Ledecky Sizzles In 1,500m Freestyle In Santa Clara

World record-holder Katie Ledecky blazed to victory in the women's 1,500m freestyle at the Santa Clara Pro Swim on...

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India Says No Commonwealth Shambles At U17 Football World Cup

India has promised that this year's U17 football World Cup will avoid the errors of New Delhi's 2010 Commonwealth...

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Australian Olympians Miss Drug Tests

Olympic silver medallist Madeline Groves and two other Australian Olympic swimmers are facing possible two-year bans...

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Thousands of Revelers Celebrate Easter Holiday At Beaches

Ghanaians climaxed the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ with recreational activities as more than 1000 of...

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Pressure On Japan’s Swimming Champ Hagino After Loss At Home

Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino faces a fierce challenge from close to home in the 400 metres individual medley at this...

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Expectant Mom Vollmer To Race In Mesa Swimming Competition

Five-time Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Dana Vollmer isn't letting her latest pregnancy slow her down. The...

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Afghan Women Swimmers Defy Threats For Olympic Dream

There are just 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one which welcomes girls -- and it is facing militant threats for doing...