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Beijing’s swimmers shrug off record winter lows
TEMPERATURES in Beijing plummeted to a three-decade low overnight last week, but that didn’t stop a hardy group of retirees plunging into icy waters to indulge in their bracing hobby of outdoor swimming. ...
January 17, 2021, Sunday

Peaty breaks world record
Britain’s Adam Peaty set a world record for the short course 100 meters breaststroke at the professional International Swimming League in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday, finishing in a time of 55.49 sec...
November 16, 2020, Monday

Japan’s Seto escapes Olympic ban over scandal
Four-time world champion Daiya Seto has been suspended for the rest of the year for breaching the Japan Swimming Federation’s sportsmanlike conduct standards due to a scandal over an extramarital affair...
October 15, 2020, Thursday

Ikee poised to return
Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee, who was set to be a star of the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics before she was diagnosed with leukemia, will return to competition for the first time since her illness later...
August 12, 2020, Wednesday

Australia coach Verhaeren to step down in September
Jacco Verhaeren said yesterday he will step down as head coach of Swimming Australia in September after nearly seven years in charge of the nation’s elite program....
June 4, 2020, Thursday

Abu Dhabi worlds delayed
This year’s short course world swimming championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, have been rescheduled to December 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, the sport’s governing body...
May 22, 2020, Friday

Lockdown athletes take up new hobbies
WITH sports still largely on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, athletes and coaches have been looking for ways to pass all that unexpected free time. We’ve heard plenty of familiar pursuits. Binge-watching ...
May 17, 2020, Sunday

Report: Sun appeals against ban
Disgraced Chinese star Sun Yang has lodged an appeal against his eight-year doping ban with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, according to a report which has been confirmed by a source close to the case....
May 6, 2020, Wednesday

Sun ‘not called up’ for national training camp
The Chinese Swimming Association yesterday denied media reports that Sun Yang has been called up for a national team training camp....
April 24, 2020, Friday

Van der Burgh infected
Former Olympic champion Cameron van der Burgh said he has contracted the coronavirus and added his voice to concerns for athletes’ well-being if the Tokyo Games went ahead....
March 24, 2020, Tuesday
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