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Adam Peaty targets world record in 100m breaststroke at 2018 Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

Adam Peaty targets world record in 100m breaststroke at 2018 Commonwealth Games

Adam Peaty is optimistic he can break his own world record at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.The 23-year-old has won two world and two European titles, Great Brita...

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England's Adam Peaty opts out of Commonwealth Games 200m breaststroke
Dec 07, 2025

England's Adam Peaty opts out of Commonwealth Games 200m breaststroke

Olympic breaststroke champion Adam Peaty has chosen not to race in Thursday's 200 metres at the Commonwealth Games to focus on his specialist 100 and 50m events...

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Ben Proud disqualified from Commonwealth Games 50m butterfly
Dec 07, 2025

Ben Proud disqualified from Commonwealth Games 50m butterfly

English world champion Ben Proud will not defend his men's 50m butterfly title at the Commonwealth Games after his appeal against his disqualification was throw...

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England's Adam Peaty beaten by Cameron van der Burgh in 50m breaststroke
Dec 07, 2025

England's Adam Peaty beaten by Cameron van der Burgh in 50m breaststroke

England's Adam Peaty suffered a rare second place as Cameron van der Burgh successfully defended his Commonwealth Games 50m breaststroke title on Monday., compl...

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Swimming coach Emma Collings-Barnes shares her story in Lesbian Visibility Week
Dec 07, 2025

Swimming coach Emma Collings-Barnes shares her story in Lesbian Visibility Week

Emma Collings-Barnes is the Director of Swimming at .The Devon school's program is one of the most successful in the country, having produced over 80 internatio...

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World Aquatics Championships postponed until 2022
Dec 07, 2025

World Aquatics Championships postponed until 2022

The International Swimming Federation has announced next year's World Aquatics Championships have been postponed from 2021 to 2022.The event in Fukuoka, Japan,...

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Pride In Water: British Swimming launches new LGBT+ network in aquatic sports
Dec 07, 2025

Pride In Water: British Swimming launches new LGBT+ network in aquatic sports

You won't see 'Team LGBT' listed on the official Rio 2016 medal table - but out athletes enjoyed an outstanding Olympic Games four years ago. - a success rate o...

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Alice Dearing: Britain's only black elite swimmer looking to challenge cultural myths
Dec 07, 2025

Alice Dearing: Britain's only black elite swimmer looking to challenge cultural myths

"I have heard myths such as black people can't swim, our bones are too dense, we sink when we get into the water. It's not meant for us...."As Great Britain's o...

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Adam Peaty: Lockdown training could help me win Tokyo Olympics gold
Dec 07, 2025

Adam Peaty: Lockdown training could help me win Tokyo Olympics gold

Adam Peaty says the unique circumstances of 2020 with lockdown training and competition in the bubble of Budapest at the International Swimming League could act...

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Adam Peaty: Great Britain swimmer breaks 100m breaststroke world record
Dec 07, 2025

Adam Peaty: Great Britain swimmer breaks 100m breaststroke world record

Adam Peaty set a world record for the 100 metres breaststroke at the professional International Swimming League (ISL) in Budapest on Sunday.The 25-year-old Brit...

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