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Oh, it’s on.  This Saturday Craig Stevens and Grant Hackett will both compete in the Australian 10KM Open at Penrith for one of the two spots alloted the Australians for the World Open Water Championships in Seville, in which the Top 10 get automatic berths to Beijing.  It appears that there has been some words [...]

A good week for Croatia.

“Croatian woman swimmer Sanja Jovanovic on Saturday broke the European record in the 50 meters backstroke in 25-meter pools at the 35th international swimming meeting in Zagreb.

Jovanovic finished in 26.91 seconds, beating by one hun ???”

(Via People’s Daily Online Croatian swimmer sets European record in 50m [...]

“Rio de Janeiro – ‘Are you blind?’ Upon hearing this question from his 10-year-old grandson, Eduardo de Rose – head”

(Via Monsters and Critics Othersport News Trap unveils doping scandal in Brazilian swimming: .)

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“Olympic 400m champion Laure Manaudou proved to her critics that her 2008 Beijing Games campaign is very much on track on a record-breaking opening day at the FINA World Cup short course swimming champ [in Athletics & Swimming]“

(Via NewsIsFree: Swimming Manaudou hits back as records tumble in Berlin: .)

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oh no here comes another one!

“BALTIMORE, Maryland, November 6. A record formerly held by Michael Phelps fell at the NBAC Fall Festival this past weekend.

Austin Surhoff, 16, from Phelps’ stomping ground of th???”

(Via Swimming World Magazine Michael Phelps State Age Group Record Falls: .)

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(Via Nederlands Open Water Web – cold, wind, waves, currents and sunburn: long distance swimming, come in and join the fun! Girl, eight, swims 17km across Penang channel: .)

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