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Nowacki wins first senior British swimming title
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Nowacki wins first senior British swimming title

BBC Sport

Supercharged GOAT-level swim‑genius Adam Ramsay-Peaty is the Messi of breaststroke | Barney Ronay
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Supercharged GOAT-level swim‑genius Adam Ramsay-Peaty is the Messi of breaststroke | Barney Ronay

The three-time Olympic champion is brilliant, charismatic, relatable, basically the best British athlete of all-time. But he’s also a victim of the decline of m

The Guardian18 Apr
Scott powers to impressive medley win in London
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Scott powers to impressive medley win in London

Double Olympic champion Duncan Scott wins the men's 200m individual medley title at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.

BBC Sport18 Apr
GB's Ellard breaks S14 100m freestyle world record
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GB's Ellard breaks S14 100m freestyle world record

Paralympic champion William Ellard sets a new world record time to take gold in the S14 mixed class 100m freestyle final at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championshi

BBC Sport16 Apr
Peaty looks to future after winning 50m British title
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Peaty looks to future after winning 50m British title

Three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty continues his fine form by winning the 50m breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.

BBC Sport15 Apr
Nowacki, 18, on giving Peaty 'a proper race'
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Nowacki, 18, on giving Peaty 'a proper race'

Filip Nowacki said it was "amazing" to race three-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty at the GB Championships.

BBC Sport15 Apr
The marketing manager trying to match father's world record
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The marketing manager trying to match father's world record

Adam Wilkie, a marketing manager and the son of Olympic swimming champion David, is chasing his father's world record time in his memory.

BBC Sport14 Apr
Peaty wins British 100m title as he looks to LA
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Peaty wins British 100m title as he looks to LA

Olympic champion Adam Peaty wins the 100m breaststroke at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.

BBC Sport14 Apr
Adam Peaty hails father-in-law Gordon Ramsay as inspiration with focus on 2028 Olympics
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Adam Peaty hails father-in-law Gordon Ramsay as inspiration with focus on 2028 Olympics

Swimmer: ‘I take a lot of guidance. I look up to him a lot’ Peaty married Ramsay’s daughter Holly in December Olympic champion Adam Peaty has hailed father-in

The Guardian14 Apr
Peaty on his return to the pool, LA 2028 and Gordon Ramsay's speech
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Peaty on his return to the pool, LA 2028 and Gordon Ramsay's speech

Two-time Olympic champion Adam Peaty discusses his latest return, his path to the LA Olympics and Gordon Ramsay's wedding speech.

BBC Sport14 Apr
‘Disgraceful’: anger as World Aquatics allows Russia to compete under flag again
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‘Disgraceful’: anger as World Aquatics allows Russia to compete under flag again

Restrictions have been in place since 2022 invasion Ukrainian athlete says move will spread propaganda Swimming has agreed to allow Russian and Belarusian ath

The Guardian13 Apr
Russian swimmers permitted to compete under flag
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Russian swimmers permitted to compete under flag

Athletes from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete in senior World Aquatics events under their countries' flags as the body lifts a ban on their participa

BBC Sport13 Apr
'We'll see what happens' - Wiffen open to move
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'We'll see what happens' - Wiffen open to move

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen says "we'll see what happens" over his future training base after he won 800m gold at the Irish Open with a "pretty awful" time.

BBC Sport12 Apr
Peaty in action at Aquatics GB Swimming Championships live on BBC
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Peaty in action at Aquatics GB Swimming Championships live on BBC

The Aquatics GB Swimming Championships get under way on Tuesday, 14 April with Olympic and Paralympic champions Duncan Scott, Alice Tai, Adam Peaty, Freya Ander

BBC Sport11 Apr
Wiffen claims 1500m title at the Irish Open
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Wiffen claims 1500m title at the Irish Open

Daniel Wiffen claims the 1500m freestyle title at the at the Irish Open Swimming Championships in Bangor's Aurora.

BBC Sport8 Apr
Dolphins, stingers and ‘salt tongue’: an epic ocean swim around New Zealand’s east coast
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Dolphins, stingers and ‘salt tongue’: an epic ocean swim around New Zealand’s east coast

Jono Ridler has battled loneliness and fatigue as he aims to break the record for the longest unassisted staged swim – and raise awareness about fragile marine life First he hears a faint chatter coming from the ocean depths, then clicks and squeaks as the creatures draw closer. From the murky edges of his goggles they appear, swift and agile, darting within 10cm of his bare outstretched arms and following him for a time, as he swims hundreds of metres off the coast of New Zealand. Jono Ridler,

The Guardian26 Mar
No bonus for iconic world record is ludicrous - McEvoy
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No bonus for iconic world record is ludicrous - McEvoy

Cameron McEvoy says it is "crazy" he has not received a financial reward for setting a world record in the men's 50m freestyle.

BBC Sport25 Mar
Radical swim training approach pays off for Cameron McEvoy with ‘really special’ record
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Radical swim training approach pays off for Cameron McEvoy with ‘really special’ record

Australian says he has ‘barely done much swimming’ since August Longstanding 50m splash and dash record broken last week in China Cameron McEvoy knew he was fast, but he surprised both himself and the world of elite swimming when he hit the wall at the end of the 50m freestyle at the China Open on Friday. The clock read 20.88sec, securing the Australian a lifelong goal. The Queenslander had broken a longstanding world record, set in the era of now-banned super-suits, by three hundredths of a

The Guardian25 Mar
McEvoy breaks long-standing 50m freestyle world record
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McEvoy breaks long-standing 50m freestyle world record

Australian Cameron McEvoy breaks Cesar Cielo's long-standing men's 50m freestyle world record, set during swimming's 'supersuit' era.

BBC Sport20 Mar
Don’t Be Prey review – invigorating tale of swimming entrepreneur aiming to avoid being shark food
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Don’t Be Prey review – invigorating tale of swimming entrepreneur aiming to avoid being shark food

Mark Sowerby battles bad feelings by tackling brutal channel crossings – the Oceans Seven – around the world The title of this invigorating documentary about open-water swimming seems at first to be a wry note-to-self regarding something competitors essentially have no control over: the possibility of becoming shark food. But, as practised by Australian waterman Mark Sowerby, it turns out to a surprisingly deep and empowering maxim about choosing to accept apprehensions and fears, and not being

The Guardian16 Mar
LA 2028 in sights, but Edinburgh first on agenda for triple gold medallist Dean
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LA 2028 in sights, but Edinburgh first on agenda for triple gold medallist Dean

Triple gold medallist Tom Dean, who uprooted his life to move to Stirling last year, has the 2028 Olympics in his sights.

BBC Sport12 Mar
Barclay latest British athlete to join Enhanced Games
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Barclay latest British athlete to join Enhanced Games

Swimmer Emily Barclay becomes the third British athlete to join the controversial Enhanced Games, set to take place in May.

BBC Sport26 Jan
Katie Ledecky clocks second-fastest 1500m free ever in Pro Swim win
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Katie Ledecky clocks second-fastest 1500m free ever in Pro Swim win

Ledecky posts second-fastest 1500m time ever American wins by more than a minute in Austin Finke, McIntosh and Marchand also shine Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women’s 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series event in Austin, Texas, with a dominant victory. Ledecky was untouchable as she cruised to victory in 15min 23.21sec, more than a minute in front of 16-year-old runner-up Brinkleigh Hansen, who touched in 16

The Guardian15 Jan
Enhanced Games switch was 'no-brainer' - McCusker
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Enhanced Games switch was 'no-brainer' - McCusker

Swimmer Max McCusker says it was a "no-brainer" to compete in the inaugural Enhanced Games next year.

BBC Sport19 Dec
Second Irish swimmer signs up for Enhanced Games
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Second Irish swimmer signs up for Enhanced Games

Max McCusker becomes the second Irish Olympic swimmer after Shane Ryan to join the controversial Enhanced Games.

BBC Sport9 Dec
GB win three golds at European Championships
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GB win three golds at European Championships

Great Britain finish third at the European Short Course Swimming Championships with three golds among 11 medals in Lublin, Poland.

BBC Sport7 Dec
Wiffen wins third European medal with 800m bronze
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Wiffen wins third European medal with 800m bronze

Daniel Wiffen puts in a strong recovery to claim a bronze medal in the 800m freestyle final at the European Short Course Swimming Championships.

BBC Sport6 Dec
Nowacki breaks European junior record again
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Nowacki breaks European junior record again

Jersey teenager Filip Nowacki breaks the European junior 200m breaststroke record for the second time in successive days

BBC Sport6 Dec
Paralympian Applegate announces retirement
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Paralympian Applegate announces retirement

Double Paralympic champion Jessica Jane Applegate says she is still finding out who she is outside of sport after deciding to retire from swimming.

BBC Sport5 Dec
Nowacki 'shocked' to break European junior record
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Nowacki 'shocked' to break European junior record

Filip Nowacki says he is "shocked" to break the European junior short course record in the 200m breaststroke.

BBC Sport5 Dec
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