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British teenager stuns with 10m world gold
Forget about becoming Britain's first individual world diving champion, 15-year-old Tom Daley's toughest task on Tuesday was keeping his dad's emotions in check after the teenager won the 10m platform event in Rome with a near perfect dive.
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Aaron Peirsol breaks 200m backstroke world record
American Aaron Peirsol clocked 1min 53.08sec to break the 200m backstroke world record on Saturday, three days after his victory in reclaiming the 100m backstroke world record in the 2009 US Swimming Championships.
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Phelps breaks 100m butterfly world record
Olympic champion Michael Phelps broke the 100m butterfly world record with a time of 50.22 seconds at the US Swimming World Championship trials on Thursday.
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Records break at World Championship trials
Aaron Peirsol has reclaimed the 100m backstroke world record at the US World Championship trials, while 15-year-old Amanda Reason broke the women's 50 metre breaststroke world record at the Canadian trials.
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Lochte, Gangloff set the pace at US trials
Mark Gangloff burst through the one-minute barrier to win the men's 100m breaststroke in the second-fastest ever time. He will be joined at the World Championships by Ryan Lochte (pictured), who powered to victory in the 400m individual medley.
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Bousquet's 50m freestyle record validated
International swimming's governing body, FINA, approved Frederick Bousquet's 50-metre freestyle record, set when he was wearing a controversial high-tech suit that the FINA had not yet validated at the time of the race.
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Phelps narrows his focus for World Championship qualifications
After winning eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, Michael Phelps will take part in just four events at swimming's World Championship trials in the USA, including the less familiar 100m freestyle.
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Wildeboer Faber sets 100m backstroke record at Med Games
Spanish swimmer Aschwin Wildeboer Faber, 23, broke the men's 100 metres backstroke world record at the Mediterranean Games with a time of 52.38 seconds on the first leg of the 4x100m medley relay.
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Steffen swims fastest ever women's 100m freestyle
Double Olympic champion Britta Steffen set a new world record for the women's 100 metres freestyle in a time of 52.85sec at the German national championships.The previous record of 52.88 was held by Australian Libby Trickett.
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FINA quashes Alain Bernard's 100m record over swimsuit
France's 100m freestyle Olympic champion Alain Bernard has been stripped of his world record by swimming's governing body, FINA, which ruled against his Arena 'X-Glide' suit just hours after approving other "air-trapping" polyurethane outfits.
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