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European Aquatics Stands Firm With Ukraine Against Tide Of IOC Compromise: Bar On Russia Remains

Editorial – The most significant announcement at the annual gathering of the European Aquatics regulator in Madeira this weekend was missing from the official press release: the old Continent is...
Craig Lord 2023-09-17 8 minutes
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Lewis Pugh Swims 500Km Of The Hudson To Remind Us: ‘Rivers Are The Arteries Of Our Planet’

Lewis Pugh, the British endurance swimmer and first UN patron of the oceans, added another mighty swim in support of healthy arteries, veins, valves and the source of life on...
Craig Lord 2023-09-14 8 minutes
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When A Woman Olympic Relay Champ Gets Dragged Into The “Carnage” Of A Cut & Spat In An Impossible “Love Triangle”

Editorial – Under a banner declaring “Carnage”, we learn that Adam Peaty is “bloodied after horror punch-up with Team GB teammate Luke Greenbank over girlfriend jibe”, the story in a...
Craig Lord 2023-09-05 5 minutes
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World Aquatics Leaders Vote To Allow “Neutral” Russia & Belarus Athletes Back In … Despite The Fallacy Of Neutrality

Editorial, first reaction to the news release at the foot of this file: World Aquatics has opted to let athletes from Russia and Belarus back into global competition on the...
Craig Lord 2023-09-04 5 minutes
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Milák is Back – ‘Programmed For Pain’ & Hungry To Take Swimming To ‘Dimension Never Seen Before’

Kristóf Milák, “programmed for pain” and hungry to get back to best and better, returned to the pool for training this morning at Budapest’s Duna Arena for the first time...
Craig Lord 2023-09-04 No comments 3 minutes
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Hector Pardoe Breaks 26-Year-Old World Record In 10.5-Mile Lake Windemere Crossing

Hector Pardoe, Britain’s top open-water marathon swimmer, broke a 26-year-old World record when crossed a 10.5-mile stretch of Lake Windemere on Saturday in 3 hours 40 minutes and 28 seconds...
Craig Lord 2023-09-03 No comments 3 minutes
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When It’s “Increasingly Difficult For Serious Journalists” To Cover Sport … Part III: Trust

Editorial – Part 3 – In the last part of our long essay on things that make it “Increasingly Difficult For Serious Journalists” to cover Olympic sport, we turn to...
Craig Lord 2023-09-02 No comments 13 minutes
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Adam Peaty & Kristof Milak Prepare To Make Their Way Back From Mental-Health Lows In World-Cup Race Tests

Olympic champions and World record holders Adam Peaty and Kristof Milak are set to make their return to international racing at the World Cup series in Europe this autumn after...
Craig Lord 2023-09-02 3 minutes
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Wilde Times At Swimming Australia: To Lose 1 President May Be Regarded As A Misfortune; To Lose 4 in 3 Years Looks Like Carelessness

Swimming Australia, already steeped in a clash of constitutions with World Aquatics, is once again on the head-hunt for a new president – its fifth in the last three years...
Craig Lord 2023-09-01 1 comment 2 minutes
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When It’s “Increasingly Difficult For Serious Journalists” To Cover … Part II: Swimming

Editorial, Part II – in Part I yesterday, we looked at the massive imbalance in mainstream media coverage of athletics and swimming World Championships this summer and why the mixed...
Craig Lord 2023-08-30 5 comments 12 minutes
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When It’s “Increasingly Difficult For Serious Journalists To Cover” Sports

Editorial, Part 1 – The World Athletics Championships ended Sunday in Budapest, the location doubtless contributing to track and field’s ability to attract far greater (think in the order of...
Craig Lord 2023-08-29 No comments 13 minutes
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Obituary – John Devitt, The Gentleman Aussie Sprinter Who Defied The Clock To Claim Olympic Gold At Rome 1960

The World of swimming mourns John Devitt, the Australian two-time Olympic and three-time Commonwealth Games freestyle champion. John, much loved and known as one of the old-world gentlemen of world...
Craig Lord 2023-08-18 1 comment 10 minutes
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Swimming Mourns Helen Don Duncan (Smart), Britain & England Ace Who Passed Away Suddenly This Week At 43

Tributes have been paid to Helen Smart (née Don Duncan), the former Olympic swimmer for Great Britain and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist for England who died suddenly this week at...
Craig Lord 2023-08-18 No comments 3 minutes
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In The Depths Of An Australia Vs World Aquatics Clash Of Constitutions

Australia will have its champions in the pool at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games even if national federation Swimming Australia proceeds with plans to defy World Aquatics in a clash...
Craig Lord 2023-08-17 2 comments 10 minutes
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Pilot Open Category To Be Tested In 50 & 100 races At Berlin World Cup

World Aquatics, the global regulator that introduced rules in June 2022 aimed at ring-fencing women’s sport for females in June 2022, will test a new Open category at the Berlin...
Craig Lord 2023-08-16 4 minutes
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Seine Water Quality Forces Cancellation Of Paris Open Water Showcase As World Aquatics Puts Safety First

Poor water quality in the River Seine, where the Olympic swimming marathon will take place a year and two days from now, has forced cancellation of the World Aquatics Open...
Craig Lord 2023-08-06 4 minutes
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Why Australia Did Not Only Win On Gold Count But Was The Best Team At World Championships

Editorial: Australia’s status as the No1 swimming nation at the 20th World Championships that ended last weekend was not only secured on gold count alone but as the best team...
Craig Lord 2023-08-05 No comments 5 minutes
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Cate Campbell Fires Broadside At USA With “Sore Losers” Jibe After Broadcaster’s Bellyflop On Medals

There’s more than a touch of tongue in cheek about the moment Cate Campbell took a swipe at the USA and labelled the Americans “sore losers” after the official U.S....
Craig Lord 2023-08-01 4 minutes

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