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Racing with a pain-free shoulder for the first time in a year, Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, Ont., beat a strong field Friday to win the women's 100-metre freestyle at the Canada Cup short course swimming competition.

Leisel Jones broke two world records in Berlin. Olympic gold medallist Leisel Jones has finished the Berlin short-course World Cup meet with two world records after adding the 200 metres breaststroke success to her 100m triumph.

There was excitement and anticipation among Canadian athletes and sports officials following Friday's announcement that Toronto had been awarded the 2015 Pan Am Games.

The lessons Annamay Pierse learned in the pool at the 2007 Pan American Games laid the foundation for her world-record performance at last summer's world championships.

Loyola University Maryland's Mangione Aquatic Center, home of the Greyhounds' swimming and diving teams, was on center stage Tuesday night as it provided the venue for 14-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps to compete against NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal. In late August, ABC taped this season's final episode of "Shaq Vs.," a show in which ...

The cynics decided Mike Brown's nickname coming out of the 2004 Olympics in Athens ought to be "Golden Boy." He had finished sixth in the 200 metre breaststroke, the crowning individual achievement of Canada's Olympic swim team.

By Hideki Mochizuki, Swimming World Japanese correspondent KUMAMOTO, Japan, September 6. DURING the final day of competition at the Japan University Championships, Rie Kaneto smashed the Asian record in the women's 200 breast.

It's been a busy month for five LA Swim Club members. Rachel Nicol, Kyle Troskot, Jeffrey Nicol, Kayla Voytechek, and Zack McAllister have spent the summer travelling the globe representing Lethbridge, Alberta, and Canada.

Photograph by: AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON, After bronze and silver, there's only one colour remaining in Ryan Cochrane's inexorable march to the top of the podium.

Kenoraa s Katy Murdoch and her Team Canada relay team broke a world record on Sunday at the British Grand Prix swimming competition.

The Morning Swim Show News, August 10, 2009: Jack Brown on Getting 200 IM Finalists to Wear Briefs at US Open; Breaking Down 15 World Records Set in Five Days -- PHOENIX, Arizona, August 10.

PLYMOUTH Leander sensation Achieng Ajulu-Bushell has become the third-fastest 50-metre breaststroke swimmer in Europe.

Another world record for Pierse Annamay Pierse of Vancouver smiles after setting a world record in the short course 200-metre breaststroke on Friday at the British Grand Prix.

Another world record for Pierse Annamay Pierse of Vancouver smiles after setting a world record in the short course 200-metre breaststroke on Friday at the British Grand Prix.

Another world record for Pierse Annamay Pierse of Vancouver smiles after setting a world record in the short course 200-metre breaststroke on Friday at the British Grand Prix.

Another world record for Pierse Annamay Pierse of Vancouver smiles after setting a world record in the short course 200-metre breaststroke on Friday at the British Grand Prix.

Canadian swimmers broke eight national short-course records and won eight gold medals in 10 races Saturday at the British Grand Prix swimming competition in Leeds, England.

It was a world record day for Canada at the British Grand Prix swim meet Friday.

Another world record for Pierse Annamay Pierse of Vancouver smiles after setting a world record in the short course 200-metre breaststroke on Friday at the British Grand Prix.

Canada's Amanda Reason had the fourth-fastest time in the women's 50-metre breaststroke semifinals.