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  • The World Swimming Time Zone is now GMT+8 hours

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    All the best swimmers in the world are now flocking along the China Standard Time zone, waking up at approximately 7 AM in Shanghai, midnight in London, 7 PM the day before in New York and 4 PM the day before in San Francisco. The Brits are in Osaka, the Americans at the Gold Coast…

  • USC Olympian count closing to 20

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    It is an established tradition for Olympic athletes to get the rings tattoed on themselves after participating in the world’s ultimate sporting spectacle, and nowhere is this more apparent than at USC. That’s because coach Dave Salo has amassed a training group that is pushing close to 20 Olympic swimmers. Rebecca Soni (USA) Jessica Hardy*…

  • 3 national records on first day of Japanese trials

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    After having to cancel the Japanese Long Course Championships due to the earthquake and tsunami catastrophe, the Japanese swimming federation still managed to put together a high qualify Shanghai 2011 trials meet in Hamamatsu. Yosuke Miyamoto became the first Japanese to swim under 15:00 in the men’s 1500 freestyle, with a 14:57.56, compared to Ryoji…

  • USA Today projects Friis to win 800 free at London 2012

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    USA Today has this interesting “Olympic Medal Tracker” on their site, where they use an algorithm to project the winners in each medal event for the 2012 London Olympics, based on an athlete’s results in events such as world championships and World Cup. With emphasis that it doesn’t predict how the medals will play out…

  • Sympathy messages from the stars to Japan

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    Japanese breaststroker Kosuke Kitajima has a very touching list of sympathy messages here on his website, that shows how close-knit the international swimming community really is. There is a message from Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen, who won silver behind Kitajima at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. From American Jessica Hardy who knows Kitajima personally, Oussama Mellouli…

  • Kitajima Breaks 200 Breaststroke World Record

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    Two days after wearing a T-shirt stating “I am the swimmer”, in protest against the Japanese Swimming Federation restricting Japanese swimmers to use only Mizuno, Descente or Asics swim suits, Kosuke Kitajima breaks the 200 meter breaststroke world record, wearing a Speedo LZR Racer at the Japan Open. The new world record is 2:07.51, beating…