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Articles about swimming

Thorpedo gets first-swim jitters out of the way

Ian Thorpe has said he was glad he made a successful return to international swimming in Singapore after a five-year retirement period.

SA swimmers stack up the medals

The South African swimming team surpassed their medal total from the previous All Africa Games on Friday with one day in hand in Maputo.

SA swimmers grab gold at African Games

The South African swimming team added 12 medals to the 11 they won on Monday with four gold, three silver, and five bronze.

SA swimmers add 11 medals to All Africa Games tally

The South African swimming team added 11 medals on Monday to the four won by the triathletes at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.

Talent drought looms for SA swimming

Former swimming world record holder Gerhard Zandberg says Swimming South Africa needs to get its act together or they can expect an exodus of talent.

Long road to London for SA swimmers

There is plenty of work to be done if South African swimmers hope to step on the podium at next year's London Olympics.

SA swimmers shine in Europe

Preparations for next month's world championships in Shanghai are off to a good start with a 14-medal haul for SA's swimmers at Europe's Mare Nostrum.

To the water born

After an impressive showing at the Cana Aquatics Championships, Malesela Molepo could very well become South Africa's first black Olympic swimmer.

SA's Van der Burgh breaks world record to win gold

SA's Cameron van der Burgh broke his own world record to take gold in the men's 50m breaststroke final at the world championships on Wednesday.

Phelps says three-month suspension is fair

Michael Phelps says it's fair to be suspended for three months, the latest fallout from a photo showing him apparently inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

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Photos about swimming

Starting young
A coach and his charge during a diving training session in Beijing on Wednesday. As London begins the countdown to the 2...
Time for reflection
Pastor John Ennis on Thursday walks away after looking at a car that landed in a swimming pool of a residence in Joplin....
Tearing up the pool
Mark Randall competes in the men's 1 500m freestyle swimming heats during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on Friday....
All in a day's work
Competitors in the men's 100m backstroke final start their race at the Pan Pacific 2010 swimming championships in Irvine...
On pole
Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing celebrates by diving into the Red Bull Energy Station swimming pool after winning the Mon...


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