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  • Keri-Anne Payne almost quit the sport in 2006

    Keri-Anne Payne almost quit the sport in 2006

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    Keri-Anne Payne almost stepped away from swimming after missing out on a medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games but her mum Pat admits it’s a relief she stuck at it with an Olympic gold on home soil her potential reward. Read The Sport Review

  • 33è Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 – Promo

    33̬ Trofeu Ciutat de Barcelona 2012 РPromo

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    Part of the Mare Nostrum 2012 series, hosted by Club Natació Sant Andreu, the club of Erika Villaécija, bronze winner in the 1500 freestyle at Debrecen 2012. This weekend June 2nd and 3rd, see event details here, including start lists featuring swimmers like Rebecca Adlington, Erika Villaécija and Mireia Belmonte, Keri-Anne Payne, Kristel Kobrich, Sergey…

  • Search for a Speedo Star with Keri-anne Payne

    Search for a Speedo Star with Keri-anne Payne

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    In an aim to inspire the UK to swim, Cancer Research UK and Speedo UK have launched a national ‘Search for a Speedo Star’ competition which will give everyday people the opportunity to become an athletic superstar; raising money for Cancer Research UK in the process. Via the17thman

  • Keri-Anne Payne cashing in on the Olympics

    Keri-Anne Payne cashing in on the Olympics

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    According to The Daily Mail, British 10K marathon swim gold medal favorite Keri-Anne Payne has generated income of of £500,000 this year from her sponsors, Links of London, British Gas, Speedo, Max Factor and Oral-B. Up £200K from 2011, which compared to a lot of other swimmers wasn’t bad either. Via OpenWaterSwimming.com

  • 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…

  • Keri-anne Payne on her Olympic bid

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    Olympic open water swimming silver medallist and world champion Keri-anne Payne has launched the British Gas Great Swim Series 2012 and confirmed that the British Gas Great London Swim on Saturday 26th May and the British Gas Great North Swim on Friday 22-24th June will feature in her training plan for the summer. Read more…

  • Keri-Anne Payne – Life in the Open Water

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    Share in Keri-anne Payne’s journey from moving in to the testing and rigorous sport of open water swimming to becoming a 2 time World 10km Champion and Olympic Silver medallist, courtesy of BGswimming.

  • Keri-Anne Payne and Chad Ho win Midmar Mile

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    Chad Ho became the first man to win three Midmar Mile titles in a row on Sunday, while Keri-Anne Payne clinched a record seventh successive crown in the women’s race in Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal. Here below, we see Keri-Anne Payne and Ashley Twichell sprint to the finish, filmed by a remote controlled quadcopter helicam. Via…

  • Keri-Anne Payne reveals setback in Olympic preparation

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    Two-time world 10K open water champion Keri-Anne Payne has revealed that the triumphs of 2011 have left her struggling for fitness in this crucial Olympic year. Via SkySports “I’ve not had as good a start to the season as I had last year. Unfortunately I’ve had a string of injuries – I had a bad…