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Kukla pleading ignorance to hype

18 Oct 09 | SHE'S been compared to superfish Ian Thorpe and golden girl Libby Trickett but Yolane Kukla is just enjoying the ride for now. ''It's a bit exciting being compared to [Thorpe and Tric

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Pine in prime and master of his own destiny

10 Oct 09 | Canberra swimmer Adam Pine entered the World Masters Games months ago as he thought it might be a good transition into his retirement. The three-time Olympian certainly didn't expect to

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Olympic medallists hope to make a splash at AIS

16 Sep 09 | Beijing Olympic silver medallist Hayden Stoeckel hopes a move to the Australian Institute of Sport will help resurrect his swimming career.

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The suit that never was ...

01 Aug 09 | Step back in time to 1988. A much younger Laurie Lawrence and 17-year-old Lara Hooiveld are standing on the Olympic pool deck in Seoul, South Korea. It's a few days before the competition is due ...

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Phelps beaten by Bousquet in 100 free showdown

18 May 09 | France's Frederick Bousquet beat Beijing Olympic hero Michael Phelps in a 100-meter freestyle final Sunday at the Charlotte UltraSwim, delivering the US star's second loss in a row.

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Triple treat for Trickett in pool

10 May 09 | LIBBY Trickett continued her extraordinary record in Duel in the Pool meets with the second and third-fastest times in women's 100m freestyle history last night.

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Sullivan back to his old self after Olympic blues

10 May 09 | EAMON Sullivan hopes last night's swim at Canberra's Duel in the Pool marked a return to his ''old self'', despite not going close to his world beating times.

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Sullivan enjoying challenge of chasing records

09 May 09 | Swimsuits, Frenchmen and world records Eamon Sullivan has had enough of talking about them.

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Australian men hope to take duel crown

08 May 09 | It's a mostly new-look Australian men's swim team that will take on Japan at the AIS pool this weekend but one that could even up the ledger with the women.

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Chasing different strokes

02 May 09 | Olympic silver medallist Brenton Rickard is preparing for his final competitive swim as a Canberra-based swimmer.

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D'Arcy continues fight to swim for Australia in Rome

09 Apr 09 | Nick D'Arcy's legal team has swung into action in a desperate bid to clear a path for the swimmer to compete at this year's Rome world titles. His fate is set to again be played out in the courts...

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D'Arcy dumped from team amid claims he was misled

08 Apr 09 | Nick D'Arcy is expected to quit swimming after claims the controversial butterflier was misled for more than a year. |

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D'Arcy kicked off world championship team

07 Apr 09 | Controversial swimmer Nick D'Arcy has been kicked off the Australian swimming team for the 2009 world championships in Rome after he was found guilty of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm in court last month. |

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