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| UpdatedFINA reveals Olympic gold medallist Kylie Palmer was originally cleared 18 months ago of the alleged doping violation that now threatens to derail her swimming career.
Topics: swimming, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedKylie Palmer withdraws from the Australian swimming team after being provisionally suspended for an alleged doping offence.
Topics: swimming, sport, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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Ukrainian marathon swimmer Olga Beresnyeva has tested positive for EPO after her London Olympics sample was retested by the IOC.
Topics: sport, olympics-summer, swimming, doping-in-sports, ukraine
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| UpdatedDouble world champion James Magnussen has been ruled out of defending his 100 metres freestyle title in Kazan with a shoulder injury.
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| UpdatedFederal Treasurer Joe Hockey announces a 50-centimetre extension for a Darwin swimming pool but it is unclear if the pool is actually in need of extra length.
Topics: budget, federal-government, local-government, swimming, parap-0820
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A Launceston teenager secures a spot in the Australian swimming team for the World Junior Championships after winning three gold medals at the national titles in Sydney.
Topics: swimming, launceston-7250, tas
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Michael Phelps has won the 100-metre freestyle against rival Ryan Lochte in the Pro Swim Series meet in Arizona.
Topics: swimming, sport, united-states
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| UpdatedBritain's Adam Peaty has set a new men's 100 metres breaststroke world record with a time of 57.92 seconds at the London Aquatic Centre.
Topics: swimming, sport, united-kingdom
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Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps has made a victorious return to the pool, winning the 100 metres butterfly in Mesa, Arizona, in his first race back after a six-month ban following a drink driving conviction.
Topics: swimming, sport, united-states
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Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps has led the way into the 100m butterfly final at the Mesa Pro Swim meeting in his first race since August.
Topics: swimming, sport, united-states
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Three defending champions will spearhead Australia's 38-strong team for July's world swimming championships in Kazan.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000
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Thomas Fraser-Holmes found some relief in claiming the 400m individual medley to end a mediocre swimming championships campaign.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedThomas Fraser-Holmes admits he could not handle the expectation at the national swimming championships.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, newcastle-2300
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| UpdatedJames Magnussen denied Cameron McEvoy a historic sprint triple crown by winning the national 50m freestyle title.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedCate Campbell has defied a disrupted preparation to claim yet another national 100m freestyle crown in Sydney.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Fresh off upstaging James Magnussen in the 100m final, Cameron McEvoy has qualified fastest in the national 50m freestyle heats.
Topics: swimming, sport, homebush-bay-2127, nsw, australia
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Michael Phelps will return to competition next week in Arizona after serving a six-month suspension following a drunken-driving conviction.
Topics: swimming, sport, united-states
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| UpdatedPerennial bridesmaid Bronte Campbell has upstaged her sister Cate to qualify for the 100m women's freestyle final at the swimming championships.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, australia, nsw
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| UpdatedCameron McEvoy has again upset dual world champion James Magnussen to win the national 100m freestyle title.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Cate Campbell has taken inspiration from Grant Hackett to qualify fastest in the 100m freestyle heats at the national championships.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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Electric 16 year-old Kyle Chalmers and defending champion Cameron McEvoy helped consign dual world champion James Magnussen to fourth place in qualifying for the final of the 100 metres freestyle at the Australian Swimming Championships.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedA 100-year-old Japanese woman becomes the world's first centenarian to complete a 1,500-metre freestyle swim, 20 years after she took up the sport.
Topics: human-interest, swimming, sport, japan, asia
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James Magnussen has shrugged off scrutiny of his coaching switch to swim the fastest 100m freestyle heat at the national championships.
Topics: swimming, sport, homebush-bay-2127, nsw, australia
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Maria Tutaia made two dramatic shots to steal a draw for the Northern Mystics against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the trans-Tasman netball league.
Topics: swimming, sport, new-zealand
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| UpdatedGrant Hackett has capped his comeback by qualifying for the 2015 world titles in Kazan.
Topics: swimming, sport, sydney-2000, nsw, australia