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  • London 2012 day 4 prelims: Aussie arsenal firing again

    London 2012 day 4 prelims: Aussie arsenal firing again

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    On this fourth day of London 2012 Olympic swimming preliminaries, James “the Missile” Magnussen found form again, placing 4th and 48.38 in the men’s 100 freestyle with USA swimmer Nathan Adrian fastest in 48.19, South Africa’s Gideon Louw in 48.28 and the Netherlands Sebastiaan Verschuren 3rd in 48.37, James “The Rocket” Roberts also qualifying for…

  • The British Olympics competition preparation plan announced

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    With the London Olympics less than 100 days away, British swimmers are preparing to race on the international circuit, including the Europeans in Debrecen in May, the Mare Nostrum Series in June, the OW Marathon qualifier in Setúbal in June and the Santa Clara International Grand Prix in May/June, before the last chance to book…

  • 3 new names on British Olympic roster, Gandy adds another event

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    On the 5th day of British Trials, Andrew Willis and Michael Jamieson managed to qualify for the olympics in the 200 breaststroke, with a time of 2:09.33 and 2:09.84 respectively. Ellen Gandy added 200 butterfly to her Olympic program with a time of 2:06.01, and Jemma Lowe also qualified in this event with a 2:06.37.…