March 16, 2020
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These are unsettling times but what does not change is the ability of elite athletes to produce world-class performances in the face of uncertainty. So it was at the Edinburgh International Swim Meet where Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank and Jacob Peters all stood atop the podium, rankings rattled. James Guy went 51.84 in the morning heats of the 100 fly before bypassing the final as planned, the focus now on the coming weeks with coach Dave McNulty at the National Centre Bath. Molly Renshaw and Jocelyn Ulyett had a last-length tussle as both women went 2:25 in the ...
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Duncan Scott 48.49 100 free, now 2nd in world rankings ...
March 15, 2020
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Edinburgh International Swim Meet concluded tonight with several of Great Britain’s brightest swimming stars taking to the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Adam Peaty threw down a monster 58.13 last night in the men’s 100m breast and followed that up with a 50m breaststroke tonight in 27.14 for another gold. Peaty was quicker in the morning, establishing himself as the top-seeded swimmer in 26.86, a mark just .03 outside the 26.83 he posted at the McCullagh International. Tonight, he led a quartet of Olympic-caliber swimmers with a final time o ...
March 14, 2020
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Adam Peaty clocked the fastest 100m Breaststroke time in the world this year as he broke his own Edinburgh International Swim Meet record.
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Adam Peaty fastest in world this year as he sets new record at Edinburgh #swimming
March 14, 2020
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Tom Dean and Laura Stephens delivered stand-out performances on the first day of the Edinburgh International Swim Meet . While swim meets across the world were postponed or cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it was business as usual in Scotland as many of the British team gathered for the three-day competition. This would ordinarily present an opportunity for some hard racing on the road to the British Championships, which double as Olympic trials, next month in London. This, though, is no ordinary year with Tokyo 2020 increasingly under threat. The competi ...
