Dual Olympian Elka Graham will miss this year's world championships in Montreal after she was forced to undergo arthroscopic surgery in Melbourne on Thursday on a nagging right hip injury and will now not compete in the Autralian World Championship Trials.
Graham, one of Australia's leading middle-distance swimmers who won Olympic relay silver in Sydney in … Continue Reading→
PHOENIX, USA: THE fabled Fountain of Youth may be found in a pool near you, according to research by Indiana University's Dr. Joel Stager, an exercise physiologist, who has found that regular and fairly intensive swimming can substantially delay the decline of such age markers as blood pressure, muscle mass, blood chemistry and pulmonary function.
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In a u-turn that has shocked the swimming world FINA has decided to return the 2005 World Swimming Championships back to Montreal, less than a month after they stripped the Canadian city of the hosting rights.
Adam Faulkner. Photo: SWPix Adrian Turner. Photo: SWPix
Two of the senior members of Britain's team at the Athens Olympics have decided to call time on their swimming careers to pursue other … Continue Reading→
The organising committee for London's 2012 Olympics bid yesterday unveiled the winning design for the proposed aquatic centre. The facility, located within the site earmarked for the main Olympic precinct, will feature 2 50m pools and competition diving pit with seating for 20,000 spectators.
