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“ADIDAS may be about to follow Nike’s flight from professional swimming. The German company, which has poured tens of millions of dollars into the sport over the past 10 years, warned it could abandon competitive swimming [...]

“CHICAGO, June 23 (Reuters) – A revolutionary bodysuit has divided the world of swimming into the haves and the have nots just weeks before the Beijing Olympics, testing relationships between federations, athletes and rival suppliers.

Australian and U.S. swimmers and others wearing the Speedo LZR Racer suit have set 38 world records since its introduction in [...]

“British Swimming has nominated 36 swimmers for the GB team for this September’s Beijing Paralympics.

The team features a mix of youth and experience from 13-year-old Eleanor Simmonds up to Jim Anderson, 45, who won four golds in Athens in 2004.

Team GB topped the swimming medal standings at the Athens Paralympics with 52 medals, including 16 [...]

“The Speedo swimsuit partly developed at Otago University is causing controversy at the European swimming championships.

World records continue to fall in the build-up to the Beijing Olympics by swimmers wearing the Speedo LZR Racer suit.

French swimming officials want a high level of debate over the suits, and are questioning whether they are providing buoyancy.”

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“EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) %u2014 A Serb swimmer was suspended Friday for the remainder of the European swimming championships for wearing a T-shirt proclaiming ‘Kosovo is Serbia’ at a medal presentation ceremony. His team said it plans to appeal.

A disciplinary panel meeting of the European swimming league, LEN, ruled the T-shirt worn by Milorad Cavic as [...]

“EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Alain Bernard overturned the old order today when he bolted off with Pieter van den Hoogenband’s 100m freestyle world record which had resisted all-comers for nearly eight years.

Dutchman Van den Hoogenband had pulled out of the morning’s heats due to illness but it was a shock for all at the Olympic champion’s [...]