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Phelps back in pool, training for 2012 Olympics

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:00:25 EDT

Michael Phelps says he has started training earlier than at any time since 2007, before his record-setting Beijing Olympics.

Jellyfish thwarts Nyad's ultramarathon attempt

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:18:15 EDT

Endurance athlete Diana Nyad says she was disappointed and frustrated that her dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida was dashed by the searing pain of Portuguese man o' war stings.

Aussies Thorpe, Trickett set for World Cup competition

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:18:40 EDT

Ian Thorpe and Libby Trickett, two of Australia's top swimmers of the past decade, will return to international competition at three World Cup meets in Asia in November to prepare for next year's London Olympics.

Nyad takes another shot at Cuba-to-Florida swim

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:01:08 EDT

Endurance athlete Diana Nyad is preparing for a second attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida and set a world record at the age of 62.

Wilkinson: A journalistic slap in the face

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 20:51:50 EDT

Julia Wilkinson took offence to a recent story on CBCSports.ca that criticized Canada's track and field athletes. Here's the swimmer's response.

Doping samples from swim worlds all clean

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:48:37 EDT

Swimming governing body FINA says all 362 doping tests from last month's world championships in Shanghai have come back negative.

Canadian MacLean grabs gold at junior swim worlds

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:07:16 EDT

Toronto's Brittany MacLean won the gold medal in the women's 200-metre freestyle on Sunday to cap a 14-medal performance for Canada this week at the FINA world junior swimming championships.

Canada earns 2 gold at junior swim worlds

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:03:58 EDT

Toronto's Brittany MacLean won the gold medal in the women's 400-metre freestyle and Canada added a victory in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay Friday at the FINA world junior swimming championships.

Canadians swim to University Games silver

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:32:58 EDT

Tera van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., and Hilary Caldwell of London, Ont., won silver medals Friday on the last night of swimming action at the 26th Summer Universiade in China.

Van Landeghem wins silver at junior swim worlds

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:49:36 EDT

Winnipeg's Chantal Van Landeghem won the silver medal in the women's 100-metre freestyle on Thursday at the FINA world junior swimming championships.

Canada's Bobrosky wins gold at junior swimming worlds

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:17:56 EDT

Calgary's Chad Bobrosky won the men's 200-metre freestyle event Wednesday at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

Wilkinson: Olympic year begins now

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:28:22 EDT

The Olympic year starts now for Canadian swimmer Julia Wilkinson, who took all of 10 days off before jumping back in the pool to resume training. Find out how Julia spent her vacation, and what she's doing to prepare for London 2012.

Canada wins 3 silver medals at junior swimming worlds

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:33:03 EDT

Chad Bobrosky of Calgary won two of Canada's three silver medals Tuesday to open the FINA world junior swimming championships.

Canada's Weinberger wins 10K Olympic test swim

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:28:17 EDT

Canada's Richard Weinberger won the first swim test event for the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday in a 10-kilometre race in Hyde Park's Serpentine. The Victoria swimmer finished ahead of Germany's Thomas Lurz, while world champion Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece finished third.

Woman, 61, begins Havana-to-Florida swim

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:07:21 EDT

Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad stroked through the Florida Straits, trying to accomplish at 61 years old what she failed to do at 28: swim more than 166 kilometres from Havana to Key West.