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Olympic Swimming Central
The swimming competition in the Olympic games is one of the most followed part of the Summer Olympics. Swimmers will compete for the gold, silver, and bronze medals in a variety of swimming events, from 50-meter freestyle races to the 10-kilometer open water race.
Olympic Swimming Medals - Men's 50 Meter Freestyle Olympic Medalists
Olympic Swimming Medals - Men - Freestyle - 50 Meter - Men's 50 Meter Freestyle Olympic Swimming Medalists
Your Road to the Olympic Swimming Team - How to Become An Olympic Swimmer
So you have Olympic Swimming dreams? GREAT! Not many make it, but if you never try, you never will! The first step is to get swimming. You could join a local swim team with your park and recreation department, school, YMCA, or a USA Swimming club.
What is Olympic Swimming?
What is Olympic swimming? It is one of the more popular Summer Olympic sports. Olympic Swimming is also one of the oldest Olympic events. Olympic swimmers must use one of four different swimming styles or techniques (or all four strokes in some races) to swim a certain distance, with the fastest swimmer earning an Olympic Swimming gold medal.
Biggest Controversies in Olympic Swimming History
Biggest Controversies in Olympic Swimming History
Greatest Moments in Olympic Swimming History
Greatest Moments in Olympic Swimming History
Olympic Swimming Rules, Judging, and Officials
Olympic Swimming Rules, Judging, and Officials
Your Road to the Olympic Swim Team - How to Become An Olympic Swimmer
Your Road to the Olympic Swim Team - How to Become An Olympic Swimmer
Updates on the 2008 Beijing Olympic Swimming Venues
FINA has released an update on the 2008 Olympics, including aquatics venue information and a schedule of the upcoming aquatics test events. Test events are meets or races in the new facility to give athletes a chance to experience them and also serve as dry (wet?!) runs for the venues.
Work Surges Ahead On London 2012 Olympic Aquatics Center
Work is surging ahead on the site of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre following the handover of the Olympic Park this summer. The ODA said today that 90 per cent of the buildings on the site have been demolished, thousands of tonnes of contaminated soil has been cleaned, work is underway widening the waterways beside the site and a contractor has been appointed to remove railway sidings for a logistics centre
Download the USA Swimming Desktop Communicator
Swim fans, you can download the AT&T - USA Swimming Desktop Communicator, which includes an RSS news feed and is customizable to provide users with breaking U.S. swimming news, bringing swimming fans anytime, anywhere access to the sport as top competitors gear up for Olympic competition next August in Beijing.